Realistic costs ought to be awarded considering ever-increasing litigation expenses
Background The plaintiffs, AstraZeneca, filed a suit (CS (Comm.) 101/2022) at the Delhi High Court seeking a permanent injunction to restrain the defendant, Westcoast Pharmaceutical Works Limited, from infringing their patent IN 297581. The patent was for the novel...
Clarivate launches AI-powered patent search solution in Derwent
Faster and more relevant results to empower critical IP decision-making London, UK - December 12, 2024 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the launch of AI Search in Derwent™. Combining artificial...
Roche v. Zydus: the role of claim mapping in patent infringement cases
The recent judgment dated October 9, 2024, by the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG & Anr. v. Zydus Lifesciences Limited, CS(COMM) 159/2024 [Neutral Citation: 2024:DHC:7868}, has brought the process of claim mapping to the forefront in patent...
A top 100 global innovators deep dive into the medical and biotechnology sector
Clarivate shares its latest report, A Top 100 Global Innovators Deep Dive into the Medical and Biotechnology Sector. The report provides a deep dive into the Medtech sector within the data behind the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators™ 2024 report and uncovers the...
EUIPO unveils five-year strategy focused on providing high-quality IP services while fostering competitiveness, innovation, and economic growth in Europe
The plan, adopted at the EUIPO's Management Board and Budget Committee meetings, will come into effect on 1 January 2025 One of the priorities is to enhance the customer experience by delivering high-value IP products and services while further improving...
EIP welcomes Xiaofan Chen as new Partner to strengthen China capabilities
EIP is delighted to announce the appointment of Xiaofan Chen as a new partner, further enhancing its capabilities in the Chinese market. Chen brings nearly two decades of experience as a Chinese-qualified patent attorney, having worked with both Chinese and...
AA Thornton joins forces with Venner Shipley
London, United Kingdom - 19 November 2024 - Leading intellectual property firm AA Thornton is joining forces with Venner Shipley. From 1 December, the combined firm, with a headcount totaling 230 people, will operate under the Venner Shipley name. Aiming to help...
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Open Invention Network, Microsoft, and The Linux Foundation mark five years of successfully challenging PAE patents
In 2019, Open Invention Network (OIN), Microsoft, and The Linux Foundation sponsored Unified Patents’ newly created Open Source Zone. The goal was to leverage prior art to challenge patents owned by patent assertion entities that could impact the open-source software...
Skadden announces 2024 new partner class, including IP Litigation partner
Skadden is pleased to announce that Leslie A Demers has been named a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation group in New York. Demers concentrates her practice on complex litigation and arbitration involving patents, trade secrets, and other...
EPO broadens ability to protect known ‘substances or compositions’ in medicine
In decision T 1252/20, the European Patent Office (EPO) has broadened the ability to protect known substances or compositions, for use in medicine. In the UK and Europe, patent claims to ‘methods’ are not permitted if the method is surgical, therapeutic, or...
The largest patent prosecution firms in Mexico
The intellectual property scene in Mexico experienced significant growth from 2018 to 2022. According to data from IP Pilot, a total of 89 patent prosecution firms in Mexico handled 72,632 patent filings during this period. Following the pandemic, the market quickly...
IP and tech transactions partner Emmett Weindruch joins Holland & Knight in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 4, 2024) – Holland & Knight welcomes Emmett Weindruch as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group in Charlotte. Most recently, Weindruch was a partner at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC. Weindruch’s transactional practice focuses on preparing...
Two patent attorneys join the partnership at Withers & Rogers
Two talented, young patent attorneys have been promoted to the partnership at European intellectual property firm, Withers & Rogers, as part of its ongoing strategic expansion. The newly promoted partners are Helen Henderson and Nicola Anderson, who joined the...
Reddie & Grose reveals new Chairman together with a raft of senior promotions
London, Cambridge & Munich, 3 April 2024 – Reddie & Grose LLP, the internationally renowned firm of European and United Kingdom patent, trademark, and design attorneys, is excited to announce the appointment of Steve Howe as its new Chairman, alongside a...
Powell Gilbert promotes two partners across UK and Ireland
The addition of Bryce Matthewson and Peter FitzPatrick brings the total number of partners to 15 for the leading IP litigation firm LONDON, 2 April 2024 — Leading IP law firm Powell Gilbert has announced the promotions of Senior Associates Bryce Matthewson and Peter...
PUMA v. EUIPO: Rihanna’s Instagram post invalidates shoe design
Patents are a golden shield not only for the inventors but also for the ever-growing corporate world. However, there is one mistake that many inventors make that could risk their chances of securing a patent. In this article, let's analyze anticipation laws of patents...
PTAB upholds validity of all claims of OpenSesame’s patent
OpenSesame is a leading-edge technology company located in Portland, Oregon. In 2010, it invented and filed a patent application for an unconventional remote learning system titled “Open and Interactive E-Learning System and Method.” After a thorough examination, that...
Key Charpentier/Doudna CRISPR patent upheld by China National Intellectual Property Administration
Patent CN201380038920.6 upheld in response to invalidation challenge Dublin, Ireland, 26 March 2024 – ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr Emmanuelle Charpentier, today...
Strengthening IP rights in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine to support EU accession
EU4IP, a new EU-funded cooperation project on intellectual property (IP) matters, was launched by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in partnership with the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti), the State Agency on...
Lewis Silkin makes record number of partner promotions
LONDON – Law firm Lewis Silkin has announced the promotion of nine new partners. These come from across the firm’s practice group offerings, including the Employment, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Financial Services Regulatory and Corporate, Commercial,...
Questel partners with tech company ipQuants
Paris, March 26, 2024 — Questel, a global leader in intellectual property (IP) management solutions, is delighted to announce its strategic partnership with the innovative Swiss-based company, ipQuants. By harnessing the potential of automated workflows and artificial...
Recent amendments in Indian Patent Rules 2024: enhancing patent procedure and protection
In the dynamic landscape of intellectual property rights, patents stand as pillars of innovation, providing inventors with exclusive rights to their creations. Patents not only incentivize inventors to bring their ideas to fruition but also foster economic growth by...
CWB Board appoints Halim Shehadeh as Group CEO, Shehadeh forms leadership team
CWB emerged as an unrivaled super-regional IP firm in 2023 following the merger of leading intellectual property specialists Cedar White Bradley, Hahn & Hahn, and PETOŠEVIĆ Group. With 29 offices, 150 practitioners, and 250 employees, CWB now services and manages...
Dr Kristina Shampanier joins BRG’s Economics & Damages Community
LOS ANGELES – Global expert services and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group (BRG) announced today that Dr Kristina Shampanier has joined its Economics, Disputes & Investigations business line as a managing director in Los Angeles. A respected authority on...
Norton Rose Fulbright introduces Technology Transactions team and leadership
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced the launch of its Technology Transactions practice team in the United States. Partner Sean Christy will serve as the US Head of Technology Transactions, leading this group of lawyers providing sophisticated...
Report launched into UK’s IP-backed finance landscape
Greater access to IP-backed finance could help firms, especially SMEs, leverage their IP to scale and grow A new report launched in London today finds the UK meets the right conditions to make IP-backed lending to SMEs viable The report – produced by the World...
Intellectual property partners join Frost Brown Todd’s Los Angeles office
Frost Brown Todd has added attorneys Anne Wang and Lauren Schneider as partners in its Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm’s Los Angeles office. “Anne and Lauren are highly skilled and respected IP lawyers who bring a wealth of diverse industry experience...
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