USPTO issues guidance on use of AI tools by patent and trademark practitioners
The USPTO recognizes that practitioners are increasingly using AI tools to prepare and prosecute patent and trademark applications. Therefore, to “cabin the risks” arising from the use of AI, on April 11, 2024, the USPTO issued guidance on the use of AI tools....
USPTO set for new fee structure for 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is poised for a pivotal transformation in its fee structure, slated for fiscal year 2025. This overhaul, far from being a mere procedural update, represents a fundamental shift poised to redefine the landscape of...
IP and tourism: navigating a path to success in honor of World IP Day 2024
World IP Day is April 26, 2024, and the theme for this year is “IP and the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals): Building our common future with innovation and creativity.” One often overlooked topic is IP and its role in sustainable tourism. Understanding the...
EPO broadens ability to protect known ‘substances or compositions’ in medicine
In decision T 1252/20, the European Patent Office (EPO) has broadened the ability to protect known substances or compositions, for use in medicine. In the UK and Europe, patent claims to ‘methods’ are not permitted if the method is surgical, therapeutic, or...
IP and tech transactions partner Emmett Weindruch joins Holland & Knight in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 4, 2024) – Holland & Knight welcomes Emmett Weindruch as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group in Charlotte. Most recently, Weindruch was a partner at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC. Weindruch’s transactional practice focuses on preparing...
Two patent attorneys join the partnership at Withers & Rogers
Two talented, young patent attorneys have been promoted to the partnership at European intellectual property firm, Withers & Rogers, as part of its ongoing strategic expansion. The newly promoted partners are Helen Henderson and Nicola Anderson, who joined the...
Reddie & Grose reveals new Chairman together with a raft of senior promotions
London, Cambridge & Munich, 3 April 2024 – Reddie & Grose LLP, the internationally renowned firm of European and United Kingdom patent, trademark, and design attorneys, is excited to announce the appointment of Steve Howe as its new Chairman, alongside a...
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Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum appoints Paula Galván as partner
The law firm specializing in Intellectual Property, Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum, has appointed Paula Galván as a partner, who has been part of the team of this company since February 2021. Paula is a lawyer graduated from the University of Buenos Aires and an Industrial...
Clarivate, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the Higher Education Press of China release annual report to reveal future innovation in engineering science and technology
Tracking development trends by identifying 187 research area London, UK December 20, 2023 – Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, released Engineering Fronts 2023...
Nike defends its Flyknit technology by suing for patent infringement
At the beginning of November 2023, the footwear giant Nike filed lawsuits against its competitor, New Balance, before the Federal Court of Massachusetts and against Skechers before the Federal Court of Los Angeles for infringement and non-consensual use of patented...
Designing a new patent bar
On November 15, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is creating a new patent bar specifically for design patents. Practitioners with one of the following degrees: bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate, qualify to seek admission...
Start-up to scale-up: does IP hold the key?
The UK Government’s enthusiasm for technology as evidenced by the recent Autumn Statement and the AI Safety Summit is positive and recognizes the fantastic scientific resources we have in the UK (including our universities, scientists, angels, VCs, IP lawyers, and...
Test case on public access to evidence in Unified Patent Court to be heard in February 2024
Recent UPC decisions have prevented the public from seeing court evidence The outcome of a test case challenging these decisions is expected in early 2024. The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has scheduled a hearing in a key test case on public access to evidence for...
Atlanta; New Hampshire county selected for new USPTO outreach office locations
New regional office and community outreach office to serve as innovation centers for local/regional innovators December 13, 2023, WASHINGTON — The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it will open a new regional office in the Atlanta, Georgia...
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT wins Oliver Tarvenkorn as a new patent attorney
Dusseldorf, 14 December 2023 – At the beginning of the year, the mixed law firm BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is strengthening its team with a new patent attorney. Oliver Tarvenkorn will work in the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and physics at...
Key Charpentier/Doudna CRISPR patent upheld by Japanese Patent Office
Patent JP6692856 upheld for second time in response to invalidation challenge Dublin, Ireland, 13 December 2023: ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr Emmanuelle Charpentier,...
Intellectual property trial lawyer Alfonso Chan joins King & Spalding in Austin
AUSTIN, December 13, 2023 - King & Spalding announced today that leading intellectual property lawyer Alfonso Chan has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes Practice Group. He is based in the firm's Austin office. Chan is a trial lawyer who...
UK court decides AI is patentable
A recent judgment of the High Court of England and Wales has opened the door for patenting artificial intelligence (AI) in the United Kingdom. The judgment in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v. Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks [2023] EWHC 2948...
The Supreme Court denies petition on patent reissue standard
Early last month, the Supreme Court rejected a petition from inventors challenging a Federal Circuit ruling that their reissue patents were invalid. The rejection leaves in place the Federal Circuit’s standard for a reissue patent application; whether the original...
16-year-old inventor awarded Irish Patent Certificate for her system for detecting moving objects for use by visually impaired people
Convention Centre, Dublin, December 7, 2023 – Today marks a milestone as Maura Moore-McCune, a remarkable 16-year-old innovator, has been presented with her Patent Certificate for her Irish Patent relating to her invention of a “System for detecting moving objects for...
Cybin announces grant of additional US patent in support of its CYB003 deuterated psilocybin analog program
Newly issued patent expected to provide protection until at least 2041 and includes composition of matter claims to pharmaceutical compositions within the Company’s proprietary CYB003 deuterated psilocybin analog program Cybin’s patent portfolio now includes 39...
Global law firm Nixon Peabody goes live with Anaqua’s comprehensive suite of IP management software and services
BOSTON, December 06, 2023 – Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology today announced that global law firm Nixon Peabody has gone live on Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE® platform, as part of a series of measures to further...
Avanci launches EV Charger program with three initial licensees including Easee, Eaton, and GARO
New program launches with more than 40 initial licensors licensing 4G, 3G & 2G cellular technologies Cellular-connected EV charger installations to grow by 40% CAGR; 80+ million to be installed by 2030. DUBLIN, Ireland, December 5, 2023 – Avanci, the independent...
New Year’s hangover: taking action now to avoid the 2024 Canadian IP Office fee spike
Most Canadian IP Office (CIPO) fees are going up ~25% on Jan 1, 2024, so there are savings to be had if applicants want to move any 2024 actions into 2023. For example, consider taking action on new filings, renewal fees, requests for examination, and any grant fees....
Another BPCIA patent case resolved through settlement: Genentech v. Biogen
In a recent legal matter, Genentech, Inc., Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Genentech") have officially reached a settlement agreement in a patent dispute related to the Tocilizumab drug (Case No.: 1:23-CV-11573) with Biogen MA Inc. and...
LexOrbis strengthens its IP footprint with Chennai expansion
LexOrbis is delighted to announce the opening of its new office in Chennai, India. This strategic expansion aims to extend the firm’s physical presence and offer its top-notch intellectual property (IP) services to existing clients in the state of Tamil Nadu. The firm...
Finnegan celebrates 10 years in the London Office
This year, Finnegan celebrates 10 years in the London Office. Our COO & Editor-in-Chief Faye Waterford visited Darren Jiron, Managing Partner of the London Office, to discover more about the driving forces behind the company’s success and plans for the future....
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