USPTO prepares to restore PTAB authority over patent challenges
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is set to return responsibility for merits-based decisions on patent challenges to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), reversing a policy that centralized institution decisions under Director John Squires. The USPTO is...
Clarivate’s IPOne connects trusted patent, trademark, and litigation intelligence to Claude
New Derwent patent and Darts-ip litigation connections give IP professionals access to curated patent and litigation intelligence alongside CompuMark trademark data. London, UK, November 11, 2026 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative...
Netflix renews bid to suspend DivX patent injunction after EPO revocation
Netflix has made a second application to the Unified Patent Court (UPC) seeking to suspend an injunction obtained by US technology company DivX over a video-streaming patent, following the European Patent Office's (EPO) decision to revoke the patent in separate...
India Patent Strategy 2027: From Filing to Enforcement: March 23, 2027
Join LKS and Insight IP Litigation Support for a practical panel discussion on protecting, prosecuting, and enforcing patents in India. Aimed at international businesses and the counsel advising them. India is a key market for international patent owners, but the...
Clarivate and Sterne Kessler announce partnership to develop AI-enhanced patent workflow solutions
Advancing how teams work more efficiently and make better-informed decisions across the patent lifecycle London, UK, October 13, 2026 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a co-development partnership...
Jones Day adds five partners in Australia across five different practices
September 29, 2026 - The global law firm Jones Day today announced that five partners have joined the Firm in Australia, bolstering Jones Day's capacity to serve clients across a broad range of complex domestic and cross-border matters. The new partners are: Brisbane:...
Christopher Stothers to join Carpmaels & Ransford as litigation Partner from Freshfields
Heavyweight patent litigator will bolster Carpmaels & Ransford's rapidly growing Litigation team as firm marks its 250th anniversary London, September 17, 2026 - Carpmaels & Ransford, the leading European intellectual property firm, has appointed Christopher...
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USPTO prepares to restore PTAB authority over patent challenges
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is set to return responsibility for merits-based decisions on patent challenges to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), reversing a policy that centralized institution decisions under Director John Squires. The USPTO is...
Netflix renews bid to suspend DivX patent injunction after EPO revocation
Netflix has made a second application to the Unified Patent Court (UPC) seeking to suspend an injunction obtained by US technology company DivX over a video-streaming patent, following the European Patent Office's (EPO) decision to revoke the patent in separate...
Clarivate’s IPOne connects trusted patent, trademark, and litigation intelligence to Claude
New Derwent patent and Darts-ip litigation connections give IP professionals access to curated patent and litigation intelligence alongside CompuMark trademark data. London, UK, November 11, 2026 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative...
India Patent Strategy 2027: From Filing to Enforcement: March 23, 2027
Join LKS and Insight IP Litigation Support for a practical panel discussion on protecting, prosecuting, and enforcing patents in India. Aimed at international businesses and the counsel advising them. India is a key market for international patent owners, but the...
Winter IP Conference 2026: Thank you for making it a success!
On 5 November 2026, we were delighted to welcome intellectual property professionals from around the world to the Winter Intellectual Property Conference 2026 at the London Conference Centre. Bringing together leading voices from across the global IP community, this...
US extends Vietnam IP investigation as tariff threat looms over manufacturers
The United States has extended its investigation into Vietnam’s intellectual property protection and enforcement by three months, keeping the possibility of additional tariffs on Vietnamese exports alive and raising concerns for international manufacturers and global...
UKIPO closes legacy online patent renewal service
The UK Intellectual Property Office has closed its legacy online patent renewal channel, requiring patent owners and representatives to use its newer IP account-based service for renewals from November 9, 2026. The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has formally...
Stanford and 10x Genomics sue Waters at UPC over gene analysis patent
Stanford University and 10x Genomics have filed a patent infringement action against Waters at the Unified Patent Court, targeting technology for analyzing gene activity. Stanford University and biotechnology company 10x Genomics have launched a patent infringement...
Is your foreign filing patent strategy stuck in 2010?
Ask any in-house IP team how they handle foreign patent filings, and the answer is usually some version of the same workflow they have used since 2010. A spreadsheet in combination with a long email chain and a roster of foreign agents scattered across multiple...
Fifth Circuit overturns Motorola’s attempt to obtain evidence for European patent litigation
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed an order allowing Motorola to obtain confidential patent acquisition documents from Advanced Standard Communication (ASC), finding that the request risked circumventing evidence-gathering decisions already...
Snap wins key ruling on scope of RAND patent pool trial against Dolby
The UK High Court has ordered the first trial in Snap’s licensing dispute with Dolby and Access Advance to follow broadly the structure proposed by Snap, with proceedings scheduled to begin in November 2027. The court may determine the appropriate reasonable and...
Celltrion and Samsung Bioepis target Merck’s Keytruda patents in South Korea
South Korean biosimilar developers challenge formulation patents that could delay competition for Merck’s blockbuster cancer drug until 2032. South Korean biosimilar developers Celltrion and Samsung Bioepis have challenged patents covering the formulation of Merck’s...
Former Samsung IP chief jailed after patent trade-secret ruling
South Korean appeals court upholds three-year sentence for Ahn Seung-ho over confidential patent analysis used in dispute against his former employer A South Korean appeals court has upheld a three-year prison sentence for former Samsung Electronics IP Center chief...
EPO revokes DivX streaming patent after UPC injunction against Netflix
European Patent Office reaches opposite conclusion on patent validity as Netflix appeals UPC ruling covering 18 member states The European Patent Office (EPO) has revoked a DivX patent covering progressive playback of streamed media, creating a significant development...
Gilbert Hyatt sues USPTO director over 280 claims in decades-old patent application
Inventor challenges rejection of claims in an application filed in 1995, renewing questions over prosecution laches and the limits of patent examination. Inventor Gilbert Hyatt has filed a new lawsuit against US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John...
Buying speed: IP acquisitions in the age of AI code generation
Public and private market investors demand double-digit growth from enterprise and business-to-business (B2B) software companies, including software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers. Organic growth rarely meets those targets, so strategic acquirers use their balance...
Skechers claims partial victory in UPC patent dispute over hands-free shoes
Munich court ruling reportedly found infringement by certain Skechers footwear, while the company says most challenged styles escaped liability. Skechers has claimed a major legal victory in a European patent dispute over hands-free footwear, arguing that a Munich...
Call for evidence: IPO-led FRAND Opinion Service
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has today launched a call for evidence seeking views on whether its proposed IPO-led FRAND Opinion Service could help parties in SEP licensing negotiations. The proposed service would give parties access to a voluntary,...
Virsec launches patent fight against Microsoft over Windows security technology
The cybersecurity company has filed a patent infringement complaint in Texas asserting two patents covering runtime memory-corruption detection and correction, with Microsoft security documentation among the exhibits. Cybersecurity company Virsec Systems, Inc. has...
MIT targets Amazon over cloud-security patents
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology alleges that Amazon Web Services infringes two patents covering hardware-based identification and cryptographic security, in a dispute involving Synopsys technology used in cloud infrastructure and connected devices. The...
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