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’...
Patent law and litigation without Chevron deference
In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court overturned Chevron in a 6-3 decision, thereby eliminating nearly 40 years of Chevron deference to administrative agencies. Based on Section 706 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the majority held that...
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...
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’...
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Innovation and genetic resource access are balanced in biotechnology and intellectual property
The field of biotechnology has experienced explosive growth in recent years. This dynamic discipline sits at the crossroads of biology and technology, offering various applications designed to improve human life and the environment. One of the key pillars of modern...
Com Laude announces appointment of Ben Crawford as CEO
25 June 2024 - London - Com Laude, leading global provider of internet domain name management and online brand protection to many of the world’s foremost brands, today announced the appointment of Ben Crawford as Chief Executive Officer and Director. The news follows...
IBM settles patent infringement lawsuit against Rakuten over e-commerce technologies
Recent court filings reveal that International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Rakuten have reached a settlement in their legal dispute. IBM filed the complaint in 2021 alleging that the e-commerce website violated e-commerce-related patents. The settlement brings...
Clarivate launches IP Collaboration Hub
Enabling users to save time and reduce risks in the IP filing and prosecution process London, UK - June 24, 2024 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today launched the IP Collaboration Hub™ at the 2024 Clarivate...
Womble adds patent prosecution & litigation partner in Greenville, SC
Womble Bond Dickinson today announced that Allison L Ko has joined the firm’s Greenville, South Carolina, office as a partner in the Patent Prosecution and Litigation group. She has extensive experience managing global patent and trademark portfolios, including...
Maucher Jenkins welcomes Michael Jaeger to the partnership
Maucher Jenkins is delighted to welcome new partner, Michael Jaeger, to the firm. Jaeger joins us from another respected firm of patent and trademark attorneys, and he specializes in telecommunications, medical devices, and space technologies. Jaeger qualified as a...
Promotion expands Adamson Jones’ services for chemistry-based clients
Patent and trademark attorneys Adamson Jones has enhanced its services for clients with chemistry-based intellectual property (IP) with the promotion of patent attorney Katherine Wright to senior associate. Wright, who has worked at the Nottingham-based company for...
Farewell to SCiFi Foods: IP, insolvency, and opportunity
Cultivated meat – growing animal cells in culture and harvesting the results as food – has exploded over the last 10 years. However, between technical hurdles and a challenging funding landscape, many commentators have suggested that the fragmented sector will see a...
Divisional applications in Russia: does the story continue?
On June 4, 2024, the Russian Supreme Court issued a decision that finalized the litigation between KRKA, d.d., Novo mesto (Slovenia), and AstraZeneca AB (Sweden) on invention patent 2643764. About half a year earlier, on January 2, 2024, the Italian Supreme Court...
Open Invention Network expands patent protection for largest cross-license in history
Open Invention Network (OIN) oversees the largest patent cross-license in history, with more than 3,800 participants. The cross-license covers basic software componentry across a spectrum of vertical industries that include security, networking, cloud computing,...
ArentFox Schiff adds 17-member technology and life sciences industry team in Boston
June 11, 2024 — ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the addition of 17 attorneys and specialists, including eight partners and three counsel, to its Boston office, expanding the firm’s nationally recognized Technology, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property, and...
Perkins Coie adds IP partner Chris Marando in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 10, 2024) — Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that experienced patent litigator Chris Marando has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) and Patent Litigation practices as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Marando's arrival...
A novel twin-litigation strategy: how France can help sidestep the jurisdiction wrangling issue
Patent owners and implementers have struggled to litigate global FRAND rates when negotiations do not lead to a license. FRAND, the concept that a patent owner who participated in creating technical standards used by all companies in an industry should license their...
Stuff You Should Know About IP podcast: new episode out now!
CTC Legal Media is very excited to announce that, after a long hiatus, the Stuff You Should Know About IP podcast is back with a brand new episode! Hosted by Ray Guarnieri and Thomas J. Colson, episode 50 focuses on eight intellectual property challenges startups must...
Eckert Seamans expands IP practice with addition of member Noland Cheung and team
PITTSBURGH (June 6, 2024) – National law firm Eckert Seamans has welcomed an experienced team of intellectual property attorneys to its Pittsburgh office, including Member Noland J Cheung, Special Counsel Gary F Matz, Associates Mark A Mazza and Cody J Madison, and...
Mewburn Ellis is first European IP firm to earn Great Place To Work Certification™
Mewburn Ellis is the only IP firm to be recognized within the UK so far LONDON – Mewburn Ellis, one of Europe’s leading Intellectual Property firms, has officially been named a Great Place To Work™ 2024 by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace...
USPTO on trial: patent office sued for patent infringement
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been sued for allegedly infringing on six patents it previously granted. The patents involved are two-factor authentication systems belonging to two individual inventors and are now being contested by Factor2 Multimedia....
ABG IP strengthens its firm with 10 new partners
MADRID, Thursday 30 May 2024 - The Spanish intellectual property (IP) firm ABG Intellectual Property has appointed 10 new partners, adding to the six partners it already had to date. This action involves the internal promotion of professionals who work in different...
Pfizer triumphs over AstraZeneca in cancer drug patent dispute
In a landmark ruling, the US District Court for the District of Delaware has ordered AstraZeneca to pay Pfizer $107.5 million in damages for infringing on patents related to the lung cancer drug 'Tagrisso.' This case marks a significant victory for Pfizer in the...
Womble grows leading IP practice with patent partner Young Seok Koo
LOS ANGELES (May 21, 2024) – Womble Bond Dickinson today announced that Young Seok Koo has joined the firm as a partner in the Patent Prosecution & Litigation Practice Group. A registered patent attorney, he focuses his practice on US and foreign patent...
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