Delhi High Court awards Ericsson $29 million in SEP case
On 28 March 2024, the Delhi High Court concluded a decade-long litigation between Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson) and Lava Intl. Ltd (Lava) by delivering a landmark judgment that Lava infringed Ericsson’s eight Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) relating to...
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....
Celebrating World IP Day: thoughts from our Editorial Board
As World Intellectual Property Day approaches on 26 April, we asked our Editorial Board their thoughts on this year's focus: 'IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity.' Established by the United Nations in 2015, the Sustainable...
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...
Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 27 to partnership
15 April 2024 — Herbert Smith Freehills today announced the promotion of 27 new partners globally – another strong promotion round for the firm. Many of the new partners focus on areas that are aligned with the firm's vision and which the firm has prioritized under...
Open Invention Network, Microsoft, and The Linux Foundation mark five years of successfully challenging PAE patents
In 2019, Open Invention Network (OIN), Microsoft, and The Linux Foundation sponsored Unified Patents’ newly created Open Source Zone. The goal was to leverage prior art to challenge patents owned by patent assertion entities that could impact the open-source software...
Skadden announces 2024 new partner class, including IP Litigation partner
Skadden is pleased to announce that Leslie A Demers has been named a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation group in New York. Demers concentrates her practice on complex litigation and arbitration involving patents, trade secrets, and other...
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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....
Orlando jury finds willful infringement in waterslide case
On November 9, 2023, after a nine-day jury trial in the Middle District of Florida, ProSlide Technology, Inc. prevailed in a patent infringement case related to large water slides. Patent owner, ProSlide, and defendant WhiteWater West Industries, Inc., are the two...
Priority or not priority? That is the question for the European Patent Office
Two vexed questions have been answered in the affirmative: yes, the European Patent Office (EPO) can examine entitlement to priority, and yes, the PCT joint applicants approach gives a valid priority claim at the EPO. In its landmark decision, the Enlarged Board of...
Mathys & Squire files test case to secure public access to evidence in Unified Patent Court
Recent UPC decisions have prevented public seeing court evidence Test case “important for open justice” “The way the court has interpreted the Rules of Procedure is wrong.” Mathys & Squire has brought a test case to try to improve the transparency of the...
What’s next for Apple? The ITC bans importation of the Apple Watch into the US
After a recent ruling from the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), Apple will be barred from importing certain Apple Watch products into the United States (US) starting on December 26, 2023. Masimo, a California-based medical technology company, filed...
UK sees threefold drop in low-carbon vehicle foreign patent filings, according to latest data
New analysis of patent filing data suggests global confidence in the UK market for low-carbon vehicle technology has fallen significantly, with active patents in the UK market from multinational companies at a five-year low. A new report reveals foreign investment in...
IPO launches new IP and Business Growth survey
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) wants to hear from businesses by 2 February 2024 about intellectual property (IP)’s role in helping them scale and grow. New government survey aimed at businesses explores the role of IP and business growth IP-intensive...
Open Invention Network to lower open source patent risk in AI / LLM platforms
The growth of the market is mostly due to the enormous promise artificial intelligence (AI) and large language model (LLM) technology hold for end-use industries like healthcare, media, legal, automotive, retail, and manufacturing, among many others. These platforms...
CMS and IPDefine announce Global Patent Initiative
International law firm CMS, in collaboration with patent AI specialist IPDefine Ltd., have developed a cutting-edge turnkey solution that is poised to make intellectual property monetization more accessible than ever before. Introducing CMS Umbra. By combining...
Symbiosis IP expands intellectual property and patent services following two appointments
Patent attorney business Symbiosis IP has expanded its intellectual property (IP) and patent services following the appointment of IP licensing and commercialization specialists Dr Amy Lam and Dr Andrew Tingey. Amy, who joins as Associate Director – Consulting &...
Federal Circuit permits IPR petitioners to raise new analogous art arguments in reply
In instituted inter partes reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the petitioner can use its post-institution reply to respond to the patent owner’s post-institution response and to the Board’s decision to institute. However, the PTAB’s Consolidated Trial...
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