16th edition of Global IP Convention, Istanbul: India’s flagship event is now in Turkey
The Global Intellectual Property Conference (GIPC) is where brilliance meets influence. This isn't your average gathering; it's a convergence of thought leaders, industry titans, innovators, legal experts, and executives from Fortune 500 companies. Step into the...
EUIPO’s 5th IP Case Law Conference: an inside look
We were delighted to attend the EUIPO’s 5th IP Case Law Conference held in Alicante on the 29-30 of April 2024 – special thanks to EUIPO for the invitation and exceptional hospitality throughout the conference. Following a warm welcome from Master of Ceremony Thomas...
Number of drone patents filed worldwide jumps 16% in past year
R&D in defense driving innovation in drone technology, alongside agriculture and logistics Russia filing significant number of patents as drones used in conflict AI is also a key part of the increase in drone patent filings. The number of global patents filed for...
Legal dispute redefining COVID-19 vaccine patents and future of mRNA tech
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020 was a global effort, but the aftermath has seen a bitter legal battle erupt between pharmaceutical giants. In August 2022, Moderna, a pioneer in messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, launched a lawsuit against Pfizer and BioNTech,...
Harter Secrest & Emery welcomes Douglas R Smith, Ph.D. to the firm’s IP practice group
Rochester, New York, May 8, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that Douglas R Smith, Ph.D. has joined the firm as counsel in the Intellectual Property practice group and...
EIP welcomes Eric Williams as new Managing Partner in the firm’s Denver office
Today marks a new stage in the development of EIP’s US presence as we announce Eric Williams as the new Managing Partner of our Denver office, succeeding Leigh Augustine. With nearly two decades of expertise as a Patent Attorney, Williams’s extensive background...
Michael Ford promoted to partner at Haseltine Lake Kempner
Haseltine Lake Kempner (HLK), the intellectual property firm, has promoted Michael Ford to partner with effect from 1 May 2024. Based in the firm’s Glasgow office, Ford is a dual-qualified UK and European patent attorney who primarily works with clients in the...
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Key Charpentier/Doudna CRISPR patent upheld by China National Intellectual Property Administration
Patent CN201380038920.6 upheld in response to invalidation challenge Dublin, Ireland, 26 March 2024 – ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr Emmanuelle Charpentier, today...
Strengthening IP rights in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine to support EU accession
EU4IP, a new EU-funded cooperation project on intellectual property (IP) matters, was launched by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in partnership with the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti), the State Agency on...
Lewis Silkin makes record number of partner promotions
LONDON – Law firm Lewis Silkin has announced the promotion of nine new partners. These come from across the firm’s practice group offerings, including the Employment, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Financial Services Regulatory and Corporate, Commercial,...
Questel partners with tech company ipQuants
Paris, March 26, 2024 — Questel, a global leader in intellectual property (IP) management solutions, is delighted to announce its strategic partnership with the innovative Swiss-based company, ipQuants. By harnessing the potential of automated workflows and artificial...
Recent amendments in Indian Patent Rules 2024: enhancing patent procedure and protection
In the dynamic landscape of intellectual property rights, patents stand as pillars of innovation, providing inventors with exclusive rights to their creations. Patents not only incentivize inventors to bring their ideas to fruition but also foster economic growth by...
CWB Board appoints Halim Shehadeh as Group CEO, Shehadeh forms leadership team
CWB emerged as an unrivaled super-regional IP firm in 2023 following the merger of leading intellectual property specialists Cedar White Bradley, Hahn & Hahn, and PETOŠEVIĆ Group. With 29 offices, 150 practitioners, and 250 employees, CWB now services and manages...
Dr Kristina Shampanier joins BRG’s Economics & Damages Community
LOS ANGELES – Global expert services and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group (BRG) announced today that Dr Kristina Shampanier has joined its Economics, Disputes & Investigations business line as a managing director in Los Angeles. A respected authority on...
Norton Rose Fulbright introduces Technology Transactions team and leadership
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced the launch of its Technology Transactions practice team in the United States. Partner Sean Christy will serve as the US Head of Technology Transactions, leading this group of lawyers providing sophisticated...
Report launched into UK’s IP-backed finance landscape
Greater access to IP-backed finance could help firms, especially SMEs, leverage their IP to scale and grow A new report launched in London today finds the UK meets the right conditions to make IP-backed lending to SMEs viable The report – produced by the World...
Intellectual property partners join Frost Brown Todd’s Los Angeles office
Frost Brown Todd has added attorneys Anne Wang and Lauren Schneider as partners in its Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm’s Los Angeles office. “Anne and Lauren are highly skilled and respected IP lawyers who bring a wealth of diverse industry experience...
New webinar: Clarivate in the Age of AI: driving innovation in intellectual property management and decision making
Gordon Samson, President, Intellectual Property, provides a virtual update on strategy and generative AI initiatives London, UK - March 20, 2024 Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced today the launch of the...
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...
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