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Clarivate acquires Rowan TELS to enhance support for patent practitioners
Delivering integrated, AI-enabled solutions specifically designed for patent preparation and prosecution LONDON, July 22, 2024 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced it has acquired Rowan TELS Corp....
One-stop SEPs Resource Hub launched by UK IPO
The Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Resource Hub aims to be a ‘one-stop-shop’ for businesses in the UK seeking guidance on how to navigate the SEP ecosystem. Guidance includes technical standards and Standard Development Organizations, Standard Essential Patent...
UK Intellectual Property Office welcomes new IP Minister
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) welcomes the announcement that Feryal Clark MP has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, with responsibility for IP. The IPO’s CEO, Adam Williams,...
Womble adds patent partner, continues growth of Denver office
DENVER (July 18, 2024) – Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Jason Vick has joined the firm’s Denver office as a partner in the Patent Prosecution and Litigation practice. A registered patent attorney, Vick focuses his practice on domestic and foreign patent...
ArentFox Schiff adds IP litigation partner in San Francisco
The coast-to-coast expansion of ArentFox Schiff’s nationally recognized Intellectual Property practice continues with the addition of Partner Ehsun Forghany in the San Francisco office. Forghany’s arrival follows the recent addition of a 17-member IP and Litigation...
UK IPO celebrates first filing in new digital service
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) marks a ‘game-changing moment’ as the first patent is filed in the new ‘One IPO’ service. The IPO is celebrating a landmark moment, with the first patent application successfully filed on the new fully digital ‘One IPO’...
World’s largest wireless telecommunications operator China Mobile joins Open Invention Network
Chinese companies have become increasingly sophisticated regarding patents. According to the country’s top intellectual property regulator, China National Intellectual Property Administration, the number of invention patents granted in China in the first four months...
Clarivate reveals first year of Unitary Patent Court litigation activity
Consistency in infringement cases with an average of 10 filings per month London, UK - July 10, 2024 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today launched the report One year later in the UPC: First insights from...
PCB Byrne announces the promotion of Olga Bischof to its equity partnership
Olga Bischof joined PCB Byrne in 2023 as a consultant partner and brings with her a wealth of commercial litigation and arbitration expertise, having represented clients in disputes in all divisions of the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and pursuant to the rules of...
Carpmaels & Ransford announces further Life Sciences promotions with new Senior Associates
Carpmaels & Ransford is pleased to announce the promotion of Alexander Wilson and Michelle Montgomery to Senior Associates, effective from 1 July 2024. Wilson has extensive experience in handling all stages of patent prosecution, as well as EPO opposition and...
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