Midea Group joins the Open Invention Network community
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What is settled and what are our expectations after iRhythm?
The March 26, 2025, memo from the US Patent and Trademark Office director significantly changed the way the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) handles institution decisions by establishing a bifurcated process under which the acting director—rather than panels of...
Sonos v. Google: where’s the prejudice?
In the much-anticipated appeal of Sonos v. Google, oral arguments recently unfolded before the Federal Circuit, involving the doctrine of prosecution laches. The district court decision surprised many, as it marked the first time prosecution laches had been used to...
Simple technical modifications can constitute an inventive step
This article covers an Appeal, C.A. (COMM.IPD-PAT) 60/2024, filed by Dong Yang PC, Inc. a Korean company against the decision of Controller of Patents and Designs (Controller) whereby it rejected Dong Yang PC, Inc. (Appellant) Patent Application No. 2554/DEL/2013...
Quarles adds Rory Foster, Tammy VanHeyningen, and Matt Duchemin to IP leadership team
April 14, 2025 (Madison, Wis.) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced today a series of changes to the leadership team for its Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group. All of the appointments are effective immediately. Rory Foster will become...
Fenwick launches Boston office with leading life sciences IP team
April 14, 2025 - Fenwick has welcomed the addition of three new intellectual property partners—Drs Matthew Pavao, Heidi Erlacher, and Chen Chen—and announced the opening of a new office in Boston, expanding its footprint in one of the world’s most active regions for...
Former PTAB Vice Chief Judge Melissa Haapala joins Sterne Kessler
Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2025) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox announced today that Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge Melissa Haapala has joined the firm as counsel in its Electronics Practice Group. Haapala brings...
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Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 27 to partnership
15 April 2024 — Herbert Smith Freehills today announced the promotion of 27 new partners globally – another strong promotion round for the firm. Many of the new partners focus on areas that are aligned with the firm's vision and which the firm has prioritized under...
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...
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