Pharmacyclics LLC v. Deputy Controller of Patents: the evolving landscape of divisional applications in India
The Calcutta High Court's recent judgment in Pharmacyclics LLC v. Deputy Controller of Patents marks a pivotal moment in Indian Patent Law, offering a clear and definitive interpretation of Section 16 of the Indian Patents Act. For years, a persistent ambiguity...
CTC Legal Media welcomes new Editor-in-Chief, Elizabeth Jordan
CTC Legal Media is thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Jordan as the new Editor-in-Chief of The Trademark Lawyer and The Patent Lawyer magazine. Elizabeth shares her excitement in taking on the new role: “I was previously the editor of Global Railway Review and Building...
Beyond stability and mixtures: patent law challenges for biologics in India
A patent application filed for a formulation or composition typically involves at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) that is combined with various excipients. The excipients are substances that serve as carriers, stabilizers, solubilizers, preservatives,...
Major consultation to strengthen UK’s £100 billion design sector
A major Government consultation launched today by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) aims to modernize Britain's design protection system and strengthen the UK's position as a global design powerhouse. Industry analysis estimates that the design sector...
Honigman welcomes life science IP litigators Joseph Mahoney and Erick Palmer
June 2, 2025 - CHICAGO – Honigman LLP announce that Joseph Mahoney and Erick Palmer joined its Chicago office as partners in the Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation Practice Group of the IP Department. Mahoney and Palmer are the seventh and eighth partners to join...
Pinsent Masons broadens London IP bench with triple partner hire
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons announces the hire of three intellectual property (IP) partners and a legal director to its IP team in London. Joining from Deloitte Legal, partners Rachael Barber and Jeremy Harris and legal director Richard Reeve-Young will...
Ward Hadaway enters the West Midlands with new office in Birmingham
UK Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway has opened its fourth office in Birmingham, marking its first location outside the North of England. The new office, which adds to the organization’s bases in Leeds, Manchester, and Newcastle, is situated in the newly refurbished...
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Skadden adds IP and technology litigator Bijal Vakil in Palo Alto
PALO ALTO, CA (December 5, 2024) — Skadden is pleased to welcome Bijal Vakil to the firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property Litigation Group. Based in Palo Alto, Vakil advises clients on contentious patent matters, trade secrets disputes, and complex US and...
Taylor Rose wins significant contract with Andrews Property Group
London 4 December 2024 – Taylor Rose, the leading independent law firm, has announced it has secured an exclusive three-year contract with Andrews Property Group (“Andrews”). The agreement will see Taylor Rose provide its residential property services across three key...
The final round: UK Supreme Court grants leave to appeal to Emotional Perception AI Limited
Emotional Perception AI Limited (EPAIL) has been granted leave to appeal by the UK Supreme Court in its ongoing battle to secure a patent for its music recommender system using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN). This follows appeals in two instances after the UK...
Paul Hastings adds prominent patent litigator in London
LONDON (December 2, 2024) – Further expanding its top-of-market global IP practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that intellectual property litigator Alex Morgan has joined the firm as a partner in London. Morgan advises clients on high-value cross-border patent...
AIIC Group acquires 15 percent stake in Taylor Rose Australia
Joint venture with GTC Legal was announced in April 2023 and is now comfortably the biggest legal consultancy firm in Australia. Taylor Rose Australia has tripled its annualized revenues and added 100 more consultants over 18 months. London, 2 December 2024: AIIC...
Use of terms “payment” and “transactions” does not automatically classify an invention as a business method
The case involves an appeal by COMVIVA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT)492/2022) against the decision of the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs. The Controller refused the patent application titled "Methods and Devices for Authentication of an...
Apple v. Masimo: the clash over pulse oximetry patents
Why would a trillion-dollar company leading the smartwatch market challenge a barely known watch? In this case, Apple sued Masimo for patent infringement, targeting its health watch which has negligible sales. In October 2024, a Delaware jury ruled that Masimo’s watch...
Gotta catch ‘em all: an update on the Nintendo-Pocketpair lawsuit
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company made waves in the video game industry when they jointly announced a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketair, Inc. back in September 2024. Their press release cryptically alleged that Pokémon competitor and monster-catching game...
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...
Best practices for drafting strong patent claims
In the life span of any business, the investment goes way beyond the financial aspects. It's the years of dedication, contemplating, experimenting, and actively refining your idea of a product or service cut through the market. From the moment an idea is born,...
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...
Mewburn Ellis is the world’s first IP firm to be awarded an EcoVadis Platinum Medal
Leading European Intellectual Property firm awarded the highest rating in sustainable business practices assessment LONDON - European intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis has achieved a significant milestone by earning the first Platinum medal for an IP firm...
Anaqua to be acquired by Nordic Capital, a leading technology & payments private equity investor
BOSTON, November 18, 2024 – Anaqua, a leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services, today announces that Nordic Capital, an experienced private equity investor in Technology & Payments globally, has...
Barnes & Thornburg names Scott Simmonds as intellectual property department chair
November 14, 2024 - INDIANAPOLIS – Barnes & Thornburg announced today that Scott M Simmonds has been named chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department, where he will lead one of the largest and fastest-growing intellectual property (IP) practices in the...
Brown Rudnick continues strategic growth with addition of eight-person IP litigation group based in Houston
HOUSTON, November 13, 2024 – Brown Rudnick announced today it has grown its international litigation practice with the addition of an eight-person IP Litigation group led by three partners based in the firm’s Houston office. The group is led by patent litigation...
Rouse expands offering in South Africa to provide full-service support for international and domestic clients
Creates a full-service IP law firm for both international and domestic South Africa businesses Expansion builds on Rouse Africa established in 2015 Principal Waldo Steyn to lead the new IP law firm London, 12 November 2024 – Rouse, the leading International IP...
UK Government decides not to reduce or limit R&D tax credits
The UK Government’s 2024 Budget, while squarely focused on tax increases and revenue measures, suggests a pragmatic recognition by the new Labour administration that sustainable tax receipts are ideally underpinned by economic growth and wealth creation. In a global...
How I would use AI to steal your design… and what you can do about it
To protect our designs, ideas, and innovations, we must think like an infringer. May AI allow bad actors to knock off your design… and get away with it? First, we need to understand AI-assisted design. Like all new tech, AI will follow Amara’s law. We overestimate the...
Calcutta High Court issues IP Division Rules
The Calcutta High Court recently adopted the much-awaited Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2023 (Calcutta IPD Rules), making it the third High Court in India, after Delhi and Madras, to implement specialized regulations for IP matters. While the Calcutta...
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