Increase in patent fees in Russia
From October 5, 2024, the amount of patent fees collected in Russia has increased in accordance with the relevant draft government resolution. The changes will affect legally significant actions related to such intellectual property items as inventions, utility...
ERS Genomics and Université de Montréal sign CRISPR/Cas9 license agreement
License agreement provides Université de Montréal access to CRISPR gene editing technology for use across its platform services Dublin, Ireland, and Montreal, Canada - October 1, 2024 - ERS Genomics Limited (‘ERS’), the CRISPR licensing Company, and Université de...
COPA and Unified Patents sign partnership to protect the crypto community from patent trolls
Launch of Blockchain Zone to challenge patents owned by non-practicing entities (NPEs) that could impact the open-source ecosystem NPEs still account for 58% of all [US] patent litigation; partnership aims to deter NPE activity in crypto October 1, 2024 - Today,...
Relentless pursuit of victory: BMW Group prevails in Arigna patent litigation saga
BMW Group prevailed in its long-running battle against Arigna Technology Ltd. While Arigna’s efforts spanned years and multiple venues — BMW Group’s multi-faceted legal strategy and refusal to settle ultimately forced Arigna to fold. Pressuring from all sides: BMW...
Perkins Coie adds IP partner Chris Marando in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 10, 2024) — Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that experienced patent litigator Chris Marando has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) and Patent Litigation practices as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Marando's arrival...
Eckert Seamans expands IP practice with addition of member Noland Cheung and team
PITTSBURGH (June 6, 2024) – National law firm Eckert Seamans has welcomed an experienced team of intellectual property attorneys to its Pittsburgh office, including Member Noland J Cheung, Special Counsel Gary F Matz, Associates Mark A Mazza and Cody J Madison, and...
Mewburn Ellis is first European IP firm to earn Great Place To Work Certification™
Mewburn Ellis is the only IP firm to be recognized within the UK so far LONDON – Mewburn Ellis, one of Europe’s leading Intellectual Property firms, has officially been named a Great Place To Work™ 2024 by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace...
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What does China’s accession to the Hague Agreement mean? What you should know
On February 5, 2022, the Chinese government deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva text of the Hague Agreement (1999) with the director general of the WIPO, thus becoming the Eighth Party to the 1999 text and the 77th member state of the Hague Union. The...
Nike sues Lululemon for patent infringement
The domain of intellectual property rights is dynamic and constantly changing. With respect to patents, there have been technological advancements that have led to various developments with patents acquiring their status as green tech patents, sports tech patents,...
Allen & Overy expands life sciences intellectual property litigation practice with five new U.S. partners and launching in Boston
A&O has announced that Elizabeth Holland, Bill James, John Bennett, Nick Mitrokostas and Daniel Margolis will join as partners in A&O’s U.S. Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation practice, focused on the life sciences industry. Elizabeth will become U.S. Head...
CIPA Webinar – Career Alternatives to Private Practice
A range of experts are providing their first-hand insights into a variety of career alternatives to private practice at a CIPA webinar on the 15th March. Ranging from in-house counsel to independent consultant and running your own firm, the purpose of this online...
Asia extends dominance in global innovation ecosystem, signals new era for innovation, reveals Top 100 Global Innovators 2022 from Clarivate
Companies from Japan constitute more than a third of the list as the shape and pace of global innovation continues to shift east Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has released...
Minesoft acquired by MLM 2 and Warburg Pincus
Global patent search provider, Minesoft, is the first acquisition for MLM 2 in building a market-leading IP solutions platform, focused on unlocking the power of intellectual property. After over 25 years in the intellectual property industry, Minesoft has closed on a...
Solid-state battery developments – Martin Neilson reports
A new solid electrolyte could be the key to unlocking the true potential of electric vehicles and so much more. Developed at the University of Waterloo, it ticks many of the crucial boxes for battery performance and longevity. Here, battery technology patent expert Dr...
Western Union Business Solutions
As the world emerges out of the COVID-19 pandemic economy, the opportunity for IP firms to help future proof their operations through streamlined Invoicing Workflow is here. Firms need to be focusing on scaling up to address the global growth in IP applications and...
Patents matter for universities – Maria Barani reports
While patents are often seen as a costly and long-term investment, patents in fact support academic R&D activities, bring universities closer to the market and increase their visibility. At a time where public resources are scares and the application process for...
Rise of NFTs and fears over crypto carbon footprint push global blockchain patents to record high
Race to secure patents on expanding range of commercial uses There have been a record 9,973 global patents related to blockchain filed in the past year*, up from 3,810 two years earlier, shows new research carried out by leading intellectual property law firm Mathys...
Sterne Kessler releases report “Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions”
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is pleased to announce the publication of Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions. The year-in-review report was edited by Director Jon E. Wright and authored by Directors Michael Joffre,...
The USPTO’s new Patent Public Search Tool and Website
On February 1, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new Patent Public Search Tool that purports to provide a “more convenient, remote, and robust full-text searching of all U.S. patents and published patent applications.” According...
Cybin announces grant of U.S. patent covering its proprietary compound CYB004 (Deuterated DMT) for the treatment of anxiety disorders
Composition of matter patent strengthens proprietary position of CYB004 as a deuterated DMT compound until 2041 Cybin Inc, a biopharmaceutical company focused on progressing “Psychedelics to TherapeuticsTM”, recently announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...
Innovation at the Winter Olympics. Rebecca Oliver reports
It’s almost 100 years since the first Winter Olympic Games, which took place in Chamonix, France in 1924. There were around 250 athletes competing across 16 events in 1924. The past century has seen huge growth in winter sports and this year, in Beijing, almost 3,000...
IP asset deals: a blessing or a curse? Andreas Wietzke reports
Earlier this month, software company Blackberry announced it was selling its non-core (those relating to mobile devices and wireless networking) patent portfolio to Catapult IP Innovations Inc. for $600 million. While the patents included in the portfolio don’t relate...
Perkins Coie adds Intellectual Property Partners
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Hari Santhanam has joined the firm as a Patent Litigation partner in the growing Chicago office. Hari is the latest addition to the firm's Intellectual Property practice and to the firm's Chicago office, which has grown rapidly...
European cloud infrastructure vendor Sardina Systems joins Open Invention Network patent non-aggression community
Synergy Research and Canalys, technology market research firms, report that the cloud infrastructure market grew by $50 billion in 2021, to more than $170 billion in revenue. A substantial amount of plumbing in private, public and hybrid cloud infrastructure that...
Duane Morris welcomes intellectual property partner Richard L. Cruz in Philadelphia
Richard L. Cruz has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in its Philadelphia office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Cruz was a partner at DLA Piper. “We’re proud to have an Intellectual Property Practice Group with a...
ClearstoneIP launches new patent management technology for freedom-to-operate analysis
Silicon Valley Startup Digitizes FTO Workflows Setting a New Standard for Patent and R&D Teams ClearstoneIP, an intellectual property (IP) technology provider with offices in the U.S. and Europe, has officially launched Clearstone FTO, a cloud-based workflow...
Mewburn Ellis appoints Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer
IP firm announces new role alongside launch of Inclusion & Diversity Collaboration Group Intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis recently announced the appointment of its Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Robert Andrews, as well as the launch of its...
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