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China’s 100 most innovative companies in 2018

Clarivate Anayltics’ comprehensive report examines the most
innovative companies in China and the trends which are
accompanying the growth.

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Blockchain technology in the context of intellectual property

Dominik Thor, CEO and founder of Vaultitude, highlights the
efficiency of Blockchain and the additional benefits it brings
in the management and protection of IP.

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$50m of your profit is lost to banks: Here’s how to take it back

Wolfgang Danner of Billtrader Pty Ltd outlines the huge monetary loss IP professionals are currently facing and details the Billtrader platform that has helped companies find a solution to these age-old problems.

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The USMCA: Good news for intellectual property rights holders

A multi-disciplined team from Torys explain the changes UMSCA has brought to Canadian IP law.

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Eligibility Examination at the USPTO compared with the EPO

Michael Stott and Sean Leach, Partners at Mathys & Squire, highlight the differences of Eligibility Examination as they currently work in the USPTO and EPO.

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Shifting sands of claim construction at the PTAB

Partners Ken Adamo and Eugene Goryunov, and Associates Brian A. Verbus and Bruce H. Ratain in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, examine the processes and past case studies that highlight claim construction at PTAB.

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IP Trend Monitor: The impact of digitalization on the management of IP

A joint effort of the Dennemeyer Group and CTC Legal Media, the first “IP Trend Monitor” study is focused on the impact of digitalization on the management of IP.

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Keeping generics off the market under German law

Dr. Johannes Druschel, associate, and Christoph Krieger,
a research fellow at Baker McKenzie, highlight the laws which
keep generics off the German market.

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Patent application and prosecution in the African Union

Henry Feh, Partner at SCP Global Africa IP, highlights the
patent application and prosecution in the African Union by
discussing how to proceed with each of them.

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Overview of practice matters after amendments of Russian legislation

Elena L. Davydova of INEUREKA LLC Patent Department discusses practice matters after recently introduced amendments of Russian legislation, and how to maximize the procedure.

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Appeal on patent and other IP cases will be heard by the Supreme Court

Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zheng of Unitalen comment on the new
decision by the National People’s Congress to give IP cases
hearings with the Supreme Court.

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German case law on infringement and validity: Update on notable decisions

Stefan Schohe and Michael Rüberg of Boehmert & Boehmert summarize rulings on infringement by foreign companies, injunctions in FRAND cases and other notable decisions.

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Qualcomm claim Apple’s iOS 12.1.2 still violates iPhone ban

Dec 18, 2018

Apple today released iOS 12.1.2 which carries software changes to address the contentious patent which is involved with their ongoing legal battle with Qualcomm. The iOS update reportedly fixes issues addressed with the patent, however, Qualcomm says it violates the...

Nichia begins proceedings in Germany against Everlight subsidiary

Dec 18, 2018

After the final judgment of the Düsseldorf District Court (docket number 4b O 132/16) finding for infringement of YAG patent EP 936 682 (DE 697 02 929) of Nichia Corporation (“Nichia“) by WOFI Leuchten Wortmann & Filz GmbH (“WOFI”), Nichia recently requested WOFI...

Article of the Week #1: How does Eligibility Examination at the USPTO currently compare with the EPO?

Dec 18, 2018

The EPO has again topped the rankings of the world’s five largest patent offices by users for the quality of its patents and services in Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Magazine’s 2018 survey. In contrast, the U.S. patent system has fallen to 12th place in the US...

Article of the week #2: Appeal on patent and other IP cases will be heard by the Supreme Court

Dec 18, 2018

On October 26, 2018, the thirteenth session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted, at the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee, the “Decision on Several Issues concerning Judicial Procedures for Patent and Other Intellectual Property Cases” (hereinafter...