Published In instituted inter partes reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the petitioner can use its post-institution reply to respond to the patent owner’s post-institution response and to the Board’s decision to institute. However, the PTAB’s Consolidated...
Published New York, New York—October 31, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of LKQ Corporation et al. v. GM Global Technology Ops. LLC, No. 2021-2348,...
Published LONDON – International IP firm Mewburn Ellis today released a report on the Validation State system, a newer feature of the European Patent (EP) system employing ‘Validation Agreements’ to secure and validate European patent protection in four Emerging...
Published In a recent legal development, telecom giant Ericsson has taken legal action against Lenovo and its mobile phone subsidiary, Motorola. The lawsuit accuses Lenovo of infringing on Ericsson’s 5G patents and obstructing negotiations over mutual licensing...
Published Last month, Ken McCallum, the director general of MI5, issued a stark warning to UK businesses: Chinese cyber spies are watching closely and targeting organizations of all sizes to steal innovations. The threat of espionage has always been prevalent against...
Published As of 1 November 2023, the “10-day rule” will be abolished and will no longer apply to deadlines that are triggered by communications issued by the European Patent Office (EPO) on or after that date. Background and current situation Some deadlines set by the...
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