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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...
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...
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...
News report from Mewburn Ellis: SPC’s vital for protecting medicinal innovations in long term
Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) are hugely valuable in protecting medicinal innovations, new research from European specialist IP firm Mewburn Ellis shows. The report, Pharma and Life Sciences Patent Extensions in Europe, examines five years of data on...
EIP US announces growth with patent hires
EIP US has announced growth of its patent capability with two specialists joining its Denver office. Peter Scull, a registered US patent attorney with 25 years’ experience, joins EIP from Hamilton DeSanctis & Cha (HDC) where he spent over nine years. Peter...
Settlement between Daimler and Nokia leaves automotive industry in the dark
In recent years, and particularly in 2020, there has been a large amount of litigation in the automotive industry, in Germany and elsewhere, relating to standard-essential patents (SEP) and their licensing. Historically, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers, i.e.,...
Independent EU law firm MPR Partners opens its first UK office in the heart of legal London
We are delighted to announce that MPR Partners, a multidisciplinary and independent EU law firm with a focus on commercial law and a strong presence in Romania, has officially opened an office in the heart of legal London. The London office is headed by the firm’s...
HGF continues its European expansion with the opening of a new business in France
HGF launched the next phase of its European expansion with the opening of its new business in France based in its 22nd European office, in Rennes, France. The office will be led by new partner, Vivien Verbrugge who joined the firm in February 2021. France is of...
Saebryn reports: How delegate.legal is changing the legal field
Navigating remote work is complicated. Though attorneys have been practicing in remote settings for many years, up until the pandemic they could only practice in the same state in which they were licensed. With the recent guidance issued by the American Bar...
TTI selects Anaqua to power its drive for enhanced patent management
World leader in cordless technology to benefit from integrated suite of IP tools Anaqua, the leading innovation and intellectual property management technology provider, recently announced that Techtronic Industries (TTI), a world leader in power tools and cordless...
Susan Hall reports: why is connectivity and technology vital to achieve net zero?
The way business is done today compared to even 20 years ago is quite different and change will continue to accelerate due to technology. This has been clearly demonstrated over the last 14 months with the impact of Covid-19. On 23rd March 2020, our world was turned...
Anaqua and Aurora North announce partnership to deliver IP prosecution efficiency to law firms
Anaqua, a premium provider of innovation and intellectual property management solutions, recently announced a strategic partnership with Aurora North, a leader in delivering IP prosecution software, services and consulting for law firms. As part of the agreement,...
Makers of Kuaishou Video Share join the Open Invention Network OSS Patent Non-Aggression Community
New appointments enhance growing software team at UDL Intellectual Property
Anaqua acquires Actio IP to offer integrated tech-enabled foreign filing solutions | Anaqua and Aurora North announce partnership to deliver ip prosecution efficiency to law firms
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