Published India’s patent office has released draft examination guidelines for pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent applications, incorporating recent case law and developments in technology and patent practice. The Office of the Controller General of Patents,...
Published A US federal court has entered a consent judgment and permanent injunction protecting Rothy’s footwear designs, adopting stipulated findings that 10 design patents and trade dress rights associated with The Point and The Flat shoes are valid and...
Published China is introducing new measures aimed at addressing intellectual property challenges associated with artificial intelligence (AI), 3D scanning, sophisticated counterfeiting, and potentially abusive litigation, according to a new report. China’s...
Published BRICS intellectual property offices are deepening cooperation on patent examination, with a study examining ways to streamline processes, reduce backlogs, and improve the exchange of patent search results between member offices. The development follows the...
Published I will never forget the year I was up for partner. I was a patent litigator at a big firm, and I planned to work as hard as possible and prove myself. Instead, I had an experience that changed my legal career and my life – I landed in the hospital with a...
