According to the UK Court of Appeal AI cannot be inventor of a patent. Rossiza Marinova reports
With its emerging in the 1950’s artificial intelligence (AI) has become a part of our everyday life very fast by enabling transformative developments in various industries and giving rise to entirely new services. As AI becomes increasingly autonomous in producing new...
Annual Awards for Intellectual Property Protection take on outsized significance amid a global pandemic
Licensing Executives Society (U.S. and Canada) recognizes the architects of three “Deals of Distinction™” and one President’s Award, as well as a licensing expert for making special contributions to the field During a year of unprecedented reliance on intellectual...
Nokia achieves ISO 9001 for its high-quality patenting process
Nokia one of the first companies to receive ISO 9001 certification for its patent portfolio management Independent certification assessed every step of Nokia’s patent portfolio process ISO 9001 is the world’s best-known standard for quality management systems Espoo,...
Is It possible to patent Bitcoin? Lyle D. Solomon reports
The hype surrounding cryptocurrencies has been growing over the past few years. Not only have they risen in terms of scope, but companies and countries have started to become more accepting of it. And with this impressive growth, various fintech companies are moving...
Micro merchant payment and cryptocurrency leader Square joins Open Invention Network
Companies use Square to reach buyers online and in person, manage their business and access financing. Square has become the largest micro merchant payment platform is the United States, and is growing internationally. As a provider of Fintech-based services, Square...
PatSnap publishes the Definitive Guide to Connected Innovation Intelligence (CII)
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Gateley Legal strengthens Intellectual Property team in East Midlands with new hire
Gateley Legal has made a significant hire in its East Midlands Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology team with the appointment of associate, Gemma Ryan. Gemma has over eight years’ experience in the Intellectual Property (IP) sector, both as a specialist IP...
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TTI selects Anaqua to power its drive for enhanced patent management
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Susan Hall reports: why is connectivity and technology vital to achieve net zero?
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Anaqua and Aurora North announce partnership to deliver IP prosecution efficiency to law firms
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Makers of Kuaishou Video Share join the Open Invention Network OSS Patent Non-Aggression Community
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New appointments enhance growing software team at UDL Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) law firm UDL has further enhanced its software specialism as two new hires join its youthful and fast-growing team. Newly qualified UK Patent Attorney Dr Clare Collins and Patent Assistant Arthur Roberts are set to work with UDL’s...
Anaqua acquires Actio IP to offer integrated tech-enabled foreign filing solutions | Anaqua and Aurora North announce partnership to deliver ip prosecution efficiency to law firms
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AIPPI releases position paper on TRIPS agreement COVID-19 waiver
The Standing Committees on TRIPS and Pharma at the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle - AIPPI), recently released an AIPPI Bureau approved position paper...
EPO streamlining initiative a welcome boost for patentees in the engineering, electronics and software sectors: new report from Mewburn Ellis
The European Patent Office’s (EPO) streamlining initiative has significantly accelerated the timeline for engineering, electronics, and software oppositions since first introduced, new research from leading European specialist IP firm Mewburn Ellis shows. The report,...
The National Board of Trial Advocacy offers new board certification in Patent Litigation
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) announces a new attorney board certification in the legal specialty area of Patent Litigation which was recently awarded national accreditation. The NBTA is now accepting applications for board certification in this practice...
Reclaim your lunchbreak and recharge in nature this Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week 10-16 May 2021 Many of us have lost our connection with nature, spending most of our time indoors, at home, in an office or in a car. Sometimes even having lunchbreak seems luxurious – most of us bolt food down at our desks so as not to...
eCommerce company Shopify joins Open Invention Network
Today Shopify and Open Invention Network announced that the eCommerce company has joined its patent non-aggression community. As one of the largest global commerce platforms that provides tools to start, grow and manage a retail business of any size, Shopify said it...
EIP and Stobbs announce new collaboration
Two pioneering IP firms, EIP and Stobbs, are announcing a new collaboration to provide clients with specialist services in patent protection and trademarking. The innovative agreement will see EIP, a European and US IP firm, focusing on high-value patent matters and...
Mira Nameth, Founder of Biophilica, announced as winner of Mathys & Squire’s virtual pitch event
The Mathys & Squire Scaleup Quarter team hosted a virtual pitch event on Monday 26 April 2021 to celebrate World IP Day. The theme for 2021 was ‘IP and SMEs: Taking your ideas to market’. With SMEs making up over 99% of all UK businesses and contributing around...
LOT Network welcomes Philippine space startup, Orbital Exploration Technologies (OrbitX), to its international community
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Anaqua launches Business Innovation Suite to help organizations boost innovation throughput
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New Partner for Withers & Rogers LLP
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World IP Day: How to take your idea to market as an SME
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Leading global server manufacturer Inspur joins Open Invention Network Patent non-aggression community
It was announced today that Inspur is joining the largest patent non-aggression community in history, Open Invention Network. In doing so, Inspur is reinforcing its commitment to open source software (OSS) as an enabler of advanced infrastructure computing systems....
Mathys & Squire launches new brand to formalise successful commercial IP services offering.
Mathys & Squire Consulting to focus on IP valuation services The launch of Mathys & Squire Consulting follows the acquisition of leading IP consulting firm Coller IP in 2017, when Mathys & Squire sought to develop its IP strategy and valuation service...
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