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...
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...
Delhi High Court holds “algorithms” and “computer program” not patentable
This article discusses an appeal filed by Kroll Information Assurance, LLC (Appellant), against the order of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks (CG). The appeal concerns the refusal of an Indian Patent Application No. 8100/DELNP/2007 for a...
IP litigator Joseph Micallef joins Axinn in Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC (March 18, 2025) – Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced today that veteran intellectual property trial lawyer Joseph Micallef has joined its Intellectual Property practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. “Joe has built a reputation...
Equinox is industry’s first AI-powered IPMS
Paris, March 14, 2025 - Questel, a global leader in intellectual property (IP) solutions, is proud to announce that its IP Management Software (IPMS), Equinox, has become the first IPMS on the market to integrate powerful artificial intelligence (AI) functionalities....
Clarivate partners with Iprova to streamline the invention-creation and submission process
The partnership will see Iprova’s suite of solutions integrated with IP management software IPfolio. Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a strategic partnership with Iprova, the world’s first data-driven invention...
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Priority or not priority? That is the question for the European Patent Office
Two vexed questions have been answered in the affirmative: yes, the European Patent Office (EPO) can examine entitlement to priority, and yes, the PCT joint applicants approach gives a valid priority claim at the EPO. In its landmark decision, the Enlarged Board of...
Mathys & Squire files test case to secure public access to evidence in Unified Patent Court
Recent UPC decisions have prevented public seeing court evidence Test case “important for open justice” “The way the court has interpreted the Rules of Procedure is wrong.” Mathys & Squire has brought a test case to try to improve the transparency of the...
What’s next for Apple? The ITC bans importation of the Apple Watch into the US
After a recent ruling from the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), Apple will be barred from importing certain Apple Watch products into the United States (US) starting on December 26, 2023. Masimo, a California-based medical technology company, filed...
UK sees threefold drop in low-carbon vehicle foreign patent filings, according to latest data
New analysis of patent filing data suggests global confidence in the UK market for low-carbon vehicle technology has fallen significantly, with active patents in the UK market from multinational companies at a five-year low. A new report reveals foreign investment in...
IPO launches new IP and Business Growth survey
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) wants to hear from businesses by 2 February 2024 about intellectual property (IP)’s role in helping them scale and grow. New government survey aimed at businesses explores the role of IP and business growth IP-intensive...
Open Invention Network to lower open source patent risk in AI / LLM platforms
The growth of the market is mostly due to the enormous promise artificial intelligence (AI) and large language model (LLM) technology hold for end-use industries like healthcare, media, legal, automotive, retail, and manufacturing, among many others. These platforms...
CMS and IPDefine announce Global Patent Initiative
International law firm CMS, in collaboration with patent AI specialist IPDefine Ltd., have developed a cutting-edge turnkey solution that is poised to make intellectual property monetization more accessible than ever before. Introducing CMS Umbra. By combining...
Symbiosis IP expands intellectual property and patent services following two appointments
Patent attorney business Symbiosis IP has expanded its intellectual property (IP) and patent services following the appointment of IP licensing and commercialization specialists Dr Amy Lam and Dr Andrew Tingey. Amy, who joins as Associate Director – Consulting &...
Federal Circuit permits IPR petitioners to raise new analogous art arguments in reply
In instituted inter partes reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the petitioner can use its post-institution reply to respond to the patent owner’s post-institution response and to the Board’s decision to institute. However, the PTAB’s Consolidated Trial...
INTA amicus brief calls for maintaining long-established test for obviousness in context of design patents
New York, New York—October 31, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of LKQ Corporation et al. v. GM Global Technology Ops. LLC, No. 2021-2348, urging the...
Perkins Coie congratulates 22 new partners
SEATTLE (November 9, 2023)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 22 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2024. The firm’s new partner class of 2024 includes: Steven R. Beigelmacher Julien Bowers Kyle R. Canavera Jordon De...
Eighth Edition of Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting available now
“The name of the game is the claim,” once noted Judge Giles Rich, who helped shape US patent law policy and the 1952 Patent Act. More than 70 years later, Judge Rich’s observation still rings true. Available now, the Eighth Edition of Mechanics of Patent Claim...
EPO Validation State system has high potential and low uptake, finds new Mewburn Ellis report
LONDON – International IP firm Mewburn Ellis today released a report on the Validation State system, a newer feature of the European Patent (EP) system employing ‘Validation Agreements’ to secure and validate European patent protection in four Emerging Market...
Ericsson’s legal battle with Lenovo over 5G patents: a decade-long dispute
In a recent legal development, telecom giant Ericsson has taken legal action against Lenovo and its mobile phone subsidiary, Motorola. The lawsuit accuses Lenovo of infringing on Ericsson's 5G patents and obstructing negotiations over mutual licensing agreements. The...
Keeping innovations secure amid MI5’s warnings on cyber espionage
Last month, Ken McCallum, the director general of MI5, issued a stark warning to UK businesses: Chinese cyber spies are watching closely and targeting organizations of all sizes to steal innovations. The threat of espionage has always been prevalent against...
Miller Barondess expands IP litigation practice
Miller Barondess, LLP adds top patent and trade secret litigator Ben Herbert to its partnership, continuing the expansion of the firm's Intellectual Property practice. Herbert, an experienced trial lawyer, focuses their practice on patent infringement and trade secret...
ACID and SnapDragon Monitoring partner to safeguard design businesses from counterfeits and IP infringements
October 31, 2023 - SnapDragon Monitoring, a renowned online brand protection and reputation management specialist, and Anti Copying in Design (ACID), the UK’s leading design and intellectual property (IP) advocacy organization, have forged a strategic partnership...
Cybin announces grant of two new United States patents protecting its deuterated DMT program
October 25, 2023 New United States patent grants offer protection for deuterated analogs of DMT including composition of matter, medical use, and synthesis Intellectual Property portfolio provides robust protection for the most extensive deuterated DMT portfolio in...
Cybin announces grant of European patent protecting its proprietary deuterated programs
October 26, 2023 European patent provides composition of matter and medical use protection for the Company’s proprietary deuterated psilocybin analog and deuterated DMT programs New European patent further strengthens intellectual property portfolio, which now...
Avanci launches 4G smart meter patent licensing program
EDMI, a global leader in smart metering solutions, joins as first licensee DUBLIN, Ireland, October 31, 2023 – Avanci, the independent global leader in joint licensing solutions, today launched a program for 4G smart meters, with global smart metering leader EDMI as...
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