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...
Dolby v. Lava: security deposit at pro tem stage
In the suit DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB & ANR. v. LAVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (CS(COMM) 350/2024 with I.As.) before the Delhi High Court, the Plaintiff is a patent holder for a representative group of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), including three active patents...
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...
Apple v. Masimo and the ITC: a test of patent rights, product design, and trade enforcement
Patent lawyers watching the Apple v. Masimo case unfold at the Federal Circuit are seeing a live example of key issues in US patent enforcement. These include the scope of ITC exclusion orders, the role of product design in infringement analysis, and the growing trend...
Harry Strange joins the partnership at Withers & Rogers
One of the firm’s experts on matters of software engineering and AI-related patentability has been promoted to the partnership at European IP firm Withers & Rogers. With a doctorate in machine learning and a background in software engineering, Harry Strange joined...
Reddie & Grose announces trio of promotions
London, 7 April 2025 - Reddie & Grose, the specialist UK and European intellectual property law firm, is delighted to confirm it has appointed two new Partners and one Senior Associate in its latest round of promotions. The promotions, which took effect from 1...
Solve Intelligence is bringing AI to the $100B+ patent industry
Since starting in Y Combinator 18 months ago, the startup’s revenue has grown 25% month-on-month. Today, Solve Intelligence’s platform is being used by over 200 IP teams across the US, Europe, and Asia. Their customers include top law firms and enterprises, such as...
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Watch this space: Apple Watch set for redesign following Masimo patent dispute
As previously reported, in October of 2023, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that certain pulse oximetry features of the Apple Watch infringed two of Masimo’s patents. Along with the infringement holding, the ITC issued a limited exclusion order,...
The brick-making machine case: doctrine of equivalence in patent infringement cases
This article delves into the intricate legal analysis of the doctrine of equivalence in patent infringement cases, focusing on the recent judgment in Snpc Machines Private Limited v. Mr Vishal Choudhary by the Delhi High Court. The doctrine of equivalence plays a...
The impact of 3D printing on IP law: potential challenges and solutions
3D printing, an innovative manufacturing process, fabricates three-dimensional objects layer by layer, guided by computer-generated designs. This additive methodology involves the sequential stacking of material layers to sculpt intricate 3D components, a departure...
Ricoh and ERS Genomics enter into CRISPR/Cas9 license agreement
CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology contributes to the expansion of the creation of novel disease model Tokyo, Japan, and Dublin, Ireland, March 13, 2024 — Ricoh Company, Ltd. today announced a non-exclusive licensing agreement in the USA and Japan with ERS Genomics...
Electrolux joins the Open Invention Network
The reach of open-source software is extensive. It is in every conceivable device that people use – which increasingly includes appliances. You can’t have smart devices without an operating system, and the de facto operating system in appliances is Linux, paired with...
The state of incorporation by reference at the Federal Circuit post-Promptu
On February 16, 2024, the Federal Circuit reminded the bar that arguments cannot be incorporated by reference except in narrow circumstances. In a precedential order, the court chastised counsel whose brief had incorporated by reference an argument from a companion...
Proposed “reasonable pricing” march-in factor risks chilling innovation in attempt to leverage Bayh-Dole to lower drug prices
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published a Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (framework). The framework instructs federal agencies to consider “unreasonable pricing” as a factor in...
Questel achieves new AI milestone with qatent acquisition
Paris, March 8, 2024 — Questel, a global leader in intellectual property (IP) management and technology services, is proud to announce the acquisition of qatent, a tech company whose use of artificial intelligence (AI) has broken new ground in the IP sector. This...
Ambrose, Mills & Lazarow grows IP Group with patent prosecutor, litigator Yuan Liang
March 7, 2024, Reston, VA — Ambrose, Mills & Lazarow, PLLC, a boutique law firm that focuses on corporate and intellectual property law, is pleased to announce that Yuan Liang has joined the firm’s IP Group as a partner. Liang brings more than a decade of...
BofA patents increase nearly 70% in five years
Committed to client-focused innovation, Bank of America now holds nearly 6,600 patents Most US patents of any financial services company in the country More than 7,300 inventors around the world Nearly 1 out of 5 patents granted last year related to AI and machine...
WIPO Global Awards 2024 nominations now open
Nominations for the 2024 WIPO Global Awards are now open: How to Apply: WIPO Global Awards 2024. This year’s awards recognize exceptional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups that make smart use of intellectual property (IP) and positively...
Businesses save record amount of corporation tax through Patent Box scheme: £1.4 billion in relief in just a year
Relief could be made more generous to encourage innovation UK companies spending on R&D still lags behind the United States, Germany, and Japan The amount of tax saved by businesses through HMRC’s Patent Box scheme has increased by 23% over the last five years,...
USPTO issues inventorship guidance on AI-assisted inventions
The USPTO recently issued inventorship guidance for inventions assisted by artificial intelligence (AI). The guidance explains that “AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable.” However, a natural person must have provided a “significant contribution”...
Banning patents on plants produced by NGTs could damage innovation and jobs in Europe
Biotechnology is one of the key technologies with a significant potential to boost Europe’s competitiveness, whilst providing solutions that contribute to reaching the EU’s sustainability ambitions, according to many including the EU Commission. A new regulation for...
Clarivate reveals Top 100 Global Innovators 2024
New report introduces rankings for the first time; Samsung Electronics leads the list Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today revealed its 2024 list of Top 100 Global Innovators™ – organizations leading the world in technology...
Wiggin and Dana welcomes IP trial lawyer Kate Cassidy to its New York office
Wiggin and Dana LLP announced today that seasoned litigator Kate Cassidy has joined the firm’s growing New York office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. Cassidy extends the capabilities of the firm’s Life Sciences Practice Group as...
K&L Gates strengthens IP practice with Charlotte partner addition
Charlotte – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Vincent Galluzzo to the firm’s Intellectual Property practice area as a partner. Galluzzo joins K&L Gates’ Charlotte office from Crowell & Moring LLP where he served as co-chair of the firm’s Trade Secrets...
Mewburn Ellis strengthens the firm with five new partner promotions
Leading European Intellectual Property firm promotes five members of its team to the partnership within its engineering and life sciences teams in the UK and Germany LONDON – Intellectual Property firm Mewburn Ellis today announces the appointment of Anna Mudge, Ben...
Open source adoption in fintech grows, more financial services firms seek patent peace
The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) conducted its third-annual survey to understand the state of open source adoption, contribution, and readiness in the financial services industry. Its findings demonstrate an increase in open-source participation on the part...
UK IPO publishes update and forward look on SEPs work
Standards and standard essential patents (SEPs) are of growing importance to the UK economy and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is committed to ensuring the current SEPs framework functions effectively to encourage innovation and promote competition. In the...
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