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...
What do patent drafting and Jell-O™ have in common?
If predicting the future were easy, most readers of The Patent Lawyer would be using their powers to buy lottery tickets, not keeping abreast of global patent law updates. Predicting the future, however, is precisely the task attorneys are faced with when drafting a...
Government launches SEPs consultation to boost UK innovation
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has today launched a consultation on potential measures to address challenges in the UK's Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) ecosystem. A patent that protects technology that is essential to implementing a technical standard...
Trade secrets and software: secrecy over public right to exclude
As software systems become central to business innovation, trade secret law is crucial for protecting them. The need to protect software and algorithms presents unique challenges for businesses that have long relied on patent protection. The nature of software often...
Maucher Jenkins opens new office in Berlin-Adlershof
Maucher Jenkins has arrived in the German capital. With the opening of its new office in Berlin, it is now directly available to its clients on-site. Adlershof is one of Germany’s leading science and technology parks. Universities, research institutions, companies,...
Edwin Coe boosts IP team with the addition of two experienced partners
London, March 20, 2025 – Edwin Coe is thrilled to announce the appointment of partners Dennis Lee and Lakmal Walawage to its Intellectual Property team. Lee has a great deal of experience and expertise in IP rights, licensing, business contracts, digital and...
McDermott appoints new IP practice leadership, opens San Diego office
March 18, 2025 – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the appointment of Douglas (Doug) Carsten and Jennifer Mikulina as the new co-heads of the Firm’s global Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group. In addition, Carsten will...
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Clarivate, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the Higher Education Press of China release annual report to reveal future innovation in engineering science and technology
Tracking development trends by identifying 187 research area London, UK December 20, 2023 – Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, released Engineering Fronts 2023...
Nike defends its Flyknit technology by suing for patent infringement
At the beginning of November 2023, the footwear giant Nike filed lawsuits against its competitor, New Balance, before the Federal Court of Massachusetts and against Skechers before the Federal Court of Los Angeles for infringement and non-consensual use of patented...
Designing a new patent bar
On November 15, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is creating a new patent bar specifically for design patents. Practitioners with one of the following degrees: bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate, qualify to seek admission...
Start-up to scale-up: does IP hold the key?
The UK Government’s enthusiasm for technology as evidenced by the recent Autumn Statement and the AI Safety Summit is positive and recognizes the fantastic scientific resources we have in the UK (including our universities, scientists, angels, VCs, IP lawyers, and...
Test case on public access to evidence in Unified Patent Court to be heard in February 2024
Recent UPC decisions have prevented the public from seeing court evidence The outcome of a test case challenging these decisions is expected in early 2024. The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has scheduled a hearing in a key test case on public access to evidence for...
Atlanta; New Hampshire county selected for new USPTO outreach office locations
New regional office and community outreach office to serve as innovation centers for local/regional innovators December 13, 2023, WASHINGTON — The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it will open a new regional office in the Atlanta, Georgia...
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT wins Oliver Tarvenkorn as a new patent attorney
Dusseldorf, 14 December 2023 – At the beginning of the year, the mixed law firm BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is strengthening its team with a new patent attorney. Oliver Tarvenkorn will work in the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and physics at...
Key Charpentier/Doudna CRISPR patent upheld by Japanese Patent Office
Patent JP6692856 upheld for second time in response to invalidation challenge Dublin, Ireland, 13 December 2023: ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr Emmanuelle Charpentier,...
Intellectual property trial lawyer Alfonso Chan joins King & Spalding in Austin
AUSTIN, December 13, 2023 - King & Spalding announced today that leading intellectual property lawyer Alfonso Chan has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes Practice Group. He is based in the firm's Austin office. Chan is a trial lawyer who...
UK court decides AI is patentable
A recent judgment of the High Court of England and Wales has opened the door for patenting artificial intelligence (AI) in the United Kingdom. The judgment in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v. Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks [2023] EWHC 2948...
The Supreme Court denies petition on patent reissue standard
Early last month, the Supreme Court rejected a petition from inventors challenging a Federal Circuit ruling that their reissue patents were invalid. The rejection leaves in place the Federal Circuit’s standard for a reissue patent application; whether the original...
16-year-old inventor awarded Irish Patent Certificate for her system for detecting moving objects for use by visually impaired people
Convention Centre, Dublin, December 7, 2023 – Today marks a milestone as Maura Moore-McCune, a remarkable 16-year-old innovator, has been presented with her Patent Certificate for her Irish Patent relating to her invention of a “System for detecting moving objects for...
Cybin announces grant of additional US patent in support of its CYB003 deuterated psilocybin analog program
Newly issued patent expected to provide protection until at least 2041 and includes composition of matter claims to pharmaceutical compositions within the Company’s proprietary CYB003 deuterated psilocybin analog program Cybin’s patent portfolio now includes 39...
Global law firm Nixon Peabody goes live with Anaqua’s comprehensive suite of IP management software and services
BOSTON, December 06, 2023 – Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology today announced that global law firm Nixon Peabody has gone live on Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE® platform, as part of a series of measures to further...
Avanci launches EV Charger program with three initial licensees including Easee, Eaton, and GARO
New program launches with more than 40 initial licensors licensing 4G, 3G & 2G cellular technologies Cellular-connected EV charger installations to grow by 40% CAGR; 80+ million to be installed by 2030. DUBLIN, Ireland, December 5, 2023 – Avanci, the independent...
New Year’s hangover: taking action now to avoid the 2024 Canadian IP Office fee spike
Most Canadian IP Office (CIPO) fees are going up ~25% on Jan 1, 2024, so there are savings to be had if applicants want to move any 2024 actions into 2023. For example, consider taking action on new filings, renewal fees, requests for examination, and any grant fees....
Another BPCIA patent case resolved through settlement: Genentech v. Biogen
In a recent legal matter, Genentech, Inc., Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Genentech") have officially reached a settlement agreement in a patent dispute related to the Tocilizumab drug (Case No.: 1:23-CV-11573) with Biogen MA Inc. and...
LexOrbis strengthens its IP footprint with Chennai expansion
LexOrbis is delighted to announce the opening of its new office in Chennai, India. This strategic expansion aims to extend the firm’s physical presence and offer its top-notch intellectual property (IP) services to existing clients in the state of Tamil Nadu. The firm...
Finnegan celebrates 10 years in the London Office
This year, Finnegan celebrates 10 years in the London Office. Our COO & Editor-in-Chief Faye Waterford visited Darren Jiron, Managing Partner of the London Office, to discover more about the driving forces behind the company’s success and plans for the future....
Orlando jury finds willful infringement in waterslide case
On November 9, 2023, after a nine-day jury trial in the Middle District of Florida, ProSlide Technology, Inc. prevailed in a patent infringement case related to large water slides. Patent owner, ProSlide, and defendant WhiteWater West Industries, Inc., are the two...
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