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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...
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...
Samsung’s $112M patent verdict: Maxell makes its mark in IP enforcement
In a significant setback for global tech giant Samsung, a Texas federal jury has handed down a USD 111.7 million verdict in favor of Maxell, ruling that Samsung infringed three patents covering user interface technology, multimedia processing, and smart networking....
Venable welcomes two award-winning IP attorneys in San Francisco
San Francisco (March 10, 2025) – Venable LLP announced today the addition of two award-winning attorneys to its Intellectual Property (IP) team in San Francisco—Jeannine Yoo Sano and Eric Krause. “We are excited to welcome Jeannine and Eric to our intellectual...
Clarivate reveals Top 100 Global Innovators 2025
The Top 100 organizations generate $4.6 trillion in annual revenues, representing 4.4% of the global economy Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today revealed its 2025 ranked list of Top 100 Global Innovators – the organizations...
Quarles names Dan Young Denver Office managing partner and office chair for IP Group
March 10, 2025 - Denver – Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that Dan Young has been named Denver office managing partner and office chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. In both roles, he succeeds Ian Saffer, who will continue his practice with the...
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10-days no more – Changes to the calculation of EPO time limits
As of 1 November 2023, the “10-day rule” will be abolished and will no longer apply to deadlines that are triggered by communications issued by the European Patent Office (EPO) on or after that date. Background and current situation Some deadlines set by the EPO (for...
100 working days on from launch of Europe’s new patent courts system, number of Unitary Patents registered nears 11,000
Only 33 patent cases filed at the UK High Court this year raises fear of post-Brexit drift of cases from the UK to the EU – 60 already filed at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) since June The UK now has almost 1,000 representatives registered with the EU’s UPC, second...
Barnes & Thornburg adds IP partner Jason Zucchi in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (October 26, 2023) – Barnes & Thornburg is pleased to announce that Jason M. Zucchi has joined as a partner in the firm’s Minneapolis office, further building out its bench as an intellectual property (IP) powerhouse with more than 200 IP attorneys,...
Two new partners at IP law firm Mathys & Squire
Additional four Partners promoted within partnership Promotions in London and Cambridge offices Leading intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire has confirmed a round of promotions for Equity Partners, Partners, and Managing Associates. Max Thoma and Andrea...
Changes to Russia’s IP landscape amid newly imposed sanctions
Sanctions imposed on Russia work. This forces Russian authorities to dedicate more attention to the development of national economy. One of the goals proclaimed by the Russian government is to rely on domestic technologies and further develop new technologies. The...
Federal Circuit narrowly defines scope of comparison prior art for evaluating design patent infringement
The Federal Circuit, in a case of first impression, recently defined the proper scope of “comparison prior art” in evaluating infringement of a design patent. Columbia Sportswear N. Am., Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., 80 F.4th 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2023)...
Mewburn Ellis Patent Attorney becomes Women in IP Committee Lead for IP Inclusive
Lucy Coe, Senior Associate at IP firm Mewburn Ellis takes leading role in committee for championing Women in the IP industry LONDON: Mewburn Ellis is proud to share that Lucy Coe has been made Committee Lead for IP Inclusive’s Women in IP Group. The mission statement...
Avanci Video launched as licensing platform for Internet streaming services
New comprehensive platform streamlines licensing for the latest video standards DALLAS, Texas, October 18, 2023 – Avanci, the leader in simplifying the sharing of advanced technologies, today announced the launch of Avanci Video, a new licensing platform for internet...
Protecting rising open source investments in financial services
The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) conducted a survey in 2022. The results of its latest State of Open Source in Financial Services Survey show that financial services companies, known for their conservative approach to software development, now largely...
First substantive decision of the new Unified Patent Court (UPC): 10x Genomics and Harvard obtain a provisional injunction against NanoString across Europe
Mike Gruber, LL.M. IP (GWU) reports on decisions in two provisional injunction proceedings before the UPC’s Local Division Munich and shares strategic takeaways for enforcing patents across Europe. Three and a half months after opening its doors on June 1st, the UPC...
USPTO public listening session on standards and intellectual property
On September 20, 2023, IP stakeholders converged at the United States Patent and Trademark Office to speak on the hot-button issue of standard essential patents (SEPs). The USPTO, in collaboration with the International Trade Administration and the National Institute...
An update on claim priority and PCT applications
The Enlarged Board has issued its decision in consolidated cases G 1/22 and G 2/22. It concluded that the EPO is competent to assess priority entitlement and that there is a rebuttable presumption that an applicant claiming priority in accordance with the formal...
Clarivate report finds significant adoption of AI in IP
Different roles within the IP practice and geographies significantly diverge in their attitudes toward AI London, U.K. October 12, 2023. Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their...
Forresters hire Partner Michael Fischer
Forresters has strengthened its German and European credentials with the hire of Partner Michael Fischer. Michael is a German and European Patent Attorney and a European Trademark and Design Attorney, specializing in electronics, computer-implemented inventions (CII),...
Unenforceable patents see Google victorious over $32.5 million verdict
It has been found that Sonos had improperly attempted to connect its 2006 patents for wireless, multi-room audio technology as a predate to Google’s devices. The $32.5 million case, brought before a California federal judge, has been thrown out with Sonos’ patents...
Insider: a sneak peek into the AIPPI World Congress Program from AIPPI’s Reporter General Ari Laakkonen
In advance of the AIPPI World Congress, we sat down with Ari Laakkonen, Partner at Powell Gilbert and the Reporter General of AIPPI, to learn more about the upcoming program. The Istanbul Congress takes place at just the right moment for an update on the UPC, a few...
João Negrão begins his mandate as Executive Director of the EUIPO
João Negrão takes up office on 2 October 2023 as Executive Director of the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). With a strong record of almost 25 years of leadership experience in the intellectual property (IP) field, the Portuguese national was appointed to the...
Quarles Denver Office adds intellectual property litigator Matthew Holohan as Partner
The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Matthew Holohan has joined the firm’s Denver office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. He was previously at an intellectual property (IP) firm in Denver. Holohan counsels clients...
Former Finnegan attorneys return to expand IP transactions practice with in-house experience
Finnegan is pleased to announce that alumni Nishla Keiser, Ph.D., and Malcolm Meeks have rejoined the firm, bringing extensive in-house insight to enhance Finnegan’s services, and expand the growing IP transactions practice. They each bring valuable experience from...
Adobe’s $33.8 million patent verdict: lessons in intellectual property protection
In the whirlwind of the technology sector, where innovation thrives and boundaries blur, legal disputes surrounding intellectual property are all too familiar. Recently, Adobe, a prominent player in the digital landscape, found itself entangled in a legal tempest,...
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