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US Patent Office modernizes design patent examination for computer-generated designs
For more than 30 years, the United States has granted design protection for computer-generated designs such as graphical user interfaces and icons. These designs have traditionally been deemed a “surface ornamentation” design on a “display screen,” which serves as the...
UPC Court of Appeal makes inaugural CJEU referral on long-arm jurisdiction
Two orders issued by the UPC Court of Appeal on 6 March 2026 in Dyson Technology Limited v. Dreame International (Hongkong) Limited and others mark a pivotal moment in the development of the UPC as a pan-European enforcement forum. For the first time, the Court of...
CAS IP Finder™: precision IP search without compromise
Effective intellectual property (IP) research requires precision, speed, and access to comprehensive data. CAS IP Finder, powered by STN™, continues the STN® legacy by enabling trusted, accurate searches without the complexity of traditional systems. Combining...
Patent Prosecution in China: What In-House Teams Need to Know in 2026: April 9, 2026
Join us for an Insight IP Virtual Boardroom exploring “Patent Prosecution in China: What In-House Teams Need to Know in 2026”, taking place on 9 April 2026. This session is designed for in-house counsel, IP managers, and legal professionals seeking practical insight...
How early IP strategy shapes drug discovery success: insights from an industry expert
A conversation with Gary Gustafson, Ph.D. Gary Gustafson, Ph.D., a medicinal chemist turned CAS IP expert, spent decades in the lab and in industry, including roles at startup companies developing new therapeutics. In this Q&A, Gary discusses practical IP...
Chips and justice: PepsiCo’s battle over potato variety in India
PepsiCo, the world's second-largest food and beverage corporation, has finally won the long-term court battle against a group of Indian farmers concerning IP rights over its registered potato variety. Recently, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court Division Bench set aside a...
Delhi Court holds undue delay in passing the final order by the Patent Office is arbitrary
The court opined that this manner of dealing with a patent application was extremely arbitrary and whimsical and when the judgment was reserved on 29 September 2014, there was an obligation on the Hearing Officer to pass orders within a reasonable period. The time of...
UK banks lag US banks in innovation – only 290 patents filed in the last decade
The UK’s biggest banks have filed just a fraction of the patent applications of their American counterparts over the last 10 years, with the top five UK banks collectively applying for just 290 patents while the top 3 US banks collectively applied for 5,027, says...
New ECTA Patent Committee: mission, vision, and destiny
ECTA has created a Patent Committee. This is quite a surprising move considering that ECTA has the reputation of being an association specialized in other IP rights, particularly trademarks. At first glance, it is surprising that a reputed trademark association like...
Novartis v. Natco Pharma Limited: pre-grant opponents in patent examination process
Patent law is characterized by a delicate balance between fostering innovation and ensuring that patents are granted on meritorious grounds. Central to this balance is the mechanism of pre-grant opposition, designed to facilitate a rigorous examination of patent...
Embracing DOCX and enabling AI: the future of patent filings at the USPTO in 2024
After several, long delays, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seems to be finally moving forward with implementing the DOCX format requirement for certain patent applications. In its effort to modernize and streamline its systems, the USPTO is...
Thaler v. Comptroller: the UKSC rules that AI cannot be an ‘inventor’
To the surprise of no one, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has finally ruled that an artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be an inventor for the purposes of UK patent law. This judgment accords with the decisions of the lower courts in the UK and the initial ruling of the...
Why so opaque? Transparency and the Unified Patent Court
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Rules on public access were meticulously debated in the run-up to the UPC's launch. As a court, its task first and foremost should be to provide justice, and justice should be transparent. Right? This seemed to be the intention behind...
Lenovo’s Zenbook attack: valid claim or troll move?
Lenovo has sued ASUS TeK in the Northern District of California (23-CV-5892), alleging ASUS’ Zenbook Pro laptop infringes four of Lenovo’s patents: a rotatable hinge (US Patent No. 8,687,354), diagonal touchpad scrolling (7,760,189), a wireless wake feature...
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