Should translation requirements apply equally in patent law?
A recent High Court judgment in India highlights a potential procedural fairness question in patent examination regarding English translation standards. While patent applicants face rigorous translation requirements under multiple Patent Rules, with severe...
Annual Report 2024 of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office
The Annual Report 2024 of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office has been published today. It is available in English, German, and French on the Boards' website. Delivering decisions of the highest quality continued to be a central priority in 2024. As in...
UPC validates second medical use patent in Sanofi v. Amgen antibody therapeutics ruling, finds non-infringement
The Düsseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has handed down a key decision in UPC CFI 505/2024, affirming the validity of a second medical use patent owned by Regeneron and licensed to Sanofi. The case involved alleged infringement by Amgen’s PCSK9...
Certainty for businesses and choice for consumers as UK maintains IP rights regime
No legislative changes mean businesses can continue operating under the existing exhaustion of intellectual property rights regime without any new requirements. The UK+ regime protects creators and innovators while ensuring fair competition in the marketplace and...
Banner Witcoff elects new president, board members, and shareholders: more than 60% of new shareholders are women
January 27, 2025 - Chicago, IL - Banner Witcoff announces the election of firm president Katie Laatsch Fink, two new members of the board of directors, and eight new shareholders. Laatsch Fink said: “I am thrilled to be elected as the next president of Banner Witcoff,...
BakerHostetler adds leading Delaware litigator Jeremy Anderson as partner in Wilmington office
Key takeaways Jeremy Anderson has joined BakerHostetler’s Wilmington, Delaware, office as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Commercial Litigation team. Anderson joins BakerHostetler from an AmLaw 100 firm, where he was the head of...
HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER appoints two partners and two counsels
The leading European IP boutique HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER has promoted Carina Höfer (Düsseldorf) and Andrew Lin (Amsterdam) to partners and appointed Sven Krause (Düsseldorf) and Valentin Wagner (Düsseldorf) as counsels with the firm. Managing Partner Benoît Strowel on the...
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Cybin announces positive data from its CYB003 phase 1/2a trial and provides update on its CYB004 development program
- CYB003 Phase 1/2a interim data demonstrate rapid and short-acting effects; robust psychedelic effects at low doses; positive safety and tolerability profile; top-line efficacy data expected late Q3 2023 - - Initial findings from Phase 1 CYB004-E study suggest IV DMT...
Quarles expands Western US presence through combination with Adsero IP in Denver
February 27, 2023 (Denver) – The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced today its combination with Adsero IP, a leading intellectual property (IP) law firm in Denver, effective March 1, 2023. The opening of a Denver office marks Quarles’ second recent...
Turbulent times: Nike v Lululemon over FlyKnit patent portfolio
While trademark/trade dress and design patents are often used by sneaker brands to protect against similar sneaker designs released by competitors, utility patents have also been used to protect features of sneakers for over a hundred years. From Reebok’s patent for...
Semiconductor patents rise by 59% in five years to reach to record high
69,000 patents related to semiconductors were filed in the 2021/22 55% of global patents in 2021/22 were Chinese in origin UK lags behind other nations with just 0.26% of patents filed in the last year There have been a record 69,190 global patents for semiconductors...
Clarivate and KAIST Innovation Strategy and Policy Institute release report on the global AI chip innovation landscape
Providing key insights for building a sustainable industry ecosystem London, U.K., February 22, 2023 – Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform the world, and the KAIST Innovation...
Mishcon de Reya boosts its patent offering with latest Of Counsel hire
Mishcon de Reya is pleased to announce that Justin Lambert joined the firm's Intellectual Property team as Of Counsel on 20 February 2022. Justin joins from his boutique litigation firm, Lambert Hornby, and is a dual-qualified solicitor in Australia and the United...
Sterne Kessler publishes 2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends Report
Washington, D.C. (February 17, 2023) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox has released a new publication, 2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends. The report was edited by Director Tracy-Gene G. Durkin and authored by Directors Deirdre M. Wells,...
Avanci launches Aftermarket licensing program
Leader in licensing platforms for connected vehicles extends offering to aftermarket devices DALLAS, Texas, February 21, 2023 – Avanci, a leader in simplifying the sharing of advanced technologies in the connected vehicle sector, has launched Avanci Aftermarket, a...
Gulf Capital’s CWB merges with PETOŠEVIĆ, a leading east-European intellectual property services provider, to create a super-regional IP leader operating across 52 countries
This strategic merger and creation of an international IP firm reinforces Gulf Capital’s track record of building global leaders out of the GCC. (Dubai – February 21, 2023) – Gulf Capital (“GC”), one of the largest and most active private equity firms investing from...
Is ChatGPT for Patent Lawyers?
When I was young, Steve Jobs famously called computers “bicycles for the mind,” and the metaphor helped explain why computers are so useful to human beings. Bicycles help humans conserve energy from one step to the next, which is why they are the best walkers in the...
Updated guidelines for examination in the European Patent Office
As a European Patent Attorney, one of my go-to texts is the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office (EPO), known to many as simply the “Guidelines”. The Guidelines are prepared by the EPO to direct the work of their employees, but they also provide...
Who owns the IP in ChatGPT?
Ever since the printing press was invented, tools have empowered the innovation and creativity of humans to earn a pecuniary right from the things that they create. ChatGPT is no less than the most advanced typewriter made freely available to us. It should be used...
Wait for it: New UP system will bring opportunities for SME innovators
After much inter-jurisdictional wrangling and several administrative false starts, we now have legal certainty that the new Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC) regime will take effect on 1 June 2023. This has been caused by ratification by the German...
Clarivate Names Top 100 Global Innovators 2023
New report identifies consistent above-the-bar innovation performance, and reveals top 50 most cited research organizations from the Top 100 by blending insights on inventive activity and scientific discovery Clarivate, a global leader in connecting people and...
2022 Anaqua Analysis of USPTO Patenting Statistics
Patent grants decrease 8%, the steepest decline in more than a decade BOSTON, February 13, 2023 – Anaqua has released its annual analysis of USPTO patent statistics, using Anaqua’s AcclaimIP patent analytics software. According to the data, indicative figures for 2022...
Supreme Court to Consider Reviewing World Champion Rope Jumper’s Patent Case
Jump Rope Sys., LLC v. Coulter Ventures, LLC is being closely watched by legal experts and inventors with similar patent infringement cases LOUISVILLE, CO – Feb. 7, 2023 – The U.S. Supreme Court will consider this month whether to hear a case brought by five-time...
Novartis v Nacto : a testament to evolution of Indian Patent Law
Patents are advanced intellectual property that establish the abilities and prospective future of a nation. The evolution of the Patent Law regime in India has been driven by a number of factors, including changes in technology, economic developments, and the global...
Forresters celebrate employee achievements with long service awards
Leading intellectual property firm Forresters is celebrating the continued service of 11 members of staff, who have completed a collective 195 years with the firm. Long service awards were introduced by Forresters in 2022, and this year were presented at all three of...
HGF continues to grow across Europe with office relocation and expansion in the Island of Ireland
HGF are pleased to announce its office relocation in Dublin and the opening of a new office in Belfast. Both offices opened their doors on Wednesday 1st February to accommodate new growth within the business. The move is part of a strategic business plan, as HGF...
The countries, companies and industries leading the way in cybersecurity innovation
The US leads all other countries with almost half (45%) of all cybersecurity patent applications since 2000 Asia is home to four of the ten countries with the most cybersecurity patent application submissions; China, India, Republic of Korea and Japan Patents...
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