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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...
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...
PUMA v. EUIPO: Rihanna’s Instagram post invalidates shoe design
Patents are a golden shield not only for the inventors but also for the ever-growing corporate world. However, there is one mistake that many inventors make that could risk their chances of securing a patent. In this article, let's analyze anticipation laws of patents...
The largest patent prosecution firms in Mexico
The intellectual property scene in Mexico experienced significant growth from 2018 to 2022. According to data from IP Pilot, a total of 89 patent prosecution firms in Mexico handled 72,632 patent filings during this period. Following the pandemic, the market quickly...
PTAB upholds validity of all claims of OpenSesame’s patent
OpenSesame is a leading-edge technology company located in Portland, Oregon. In 2010, it invented and filed a patent application for an unconventional remote learning system titled “Open and Interactive E-Learning System and Method.” After a thorough examination, that...
AIPPI releases position paper on TRIPS agreement COVID-19 waiver
The Standing Committees on TRIPS and Pharma at the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle - AIPPI), recently released an AIPPI Bureau approved position paper...
EPO streamlining initiative a welcome boost for patentees in the engineering, electronics and software sectors: new report from Mewburn Ellis
The European Patent Office’s (EPO) streamlining initiative has significantly accelerated the timeline for engineering, electronics, and software oppositions since first introduced, new research from leading European specialist IP firm Mewburn Ellis shows. The report,...
The National Board of Trial Advocacy offers new board certification in Patent Litigation
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) announces a new attorney board certification in the legal specialty area of Patent Litigation which was recently awarded national accreditation. The NBTA is now accepting applications for board certification in this practice...
Reclaim your lunchbreak and recharge in nature this Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week 10-16 May 2021 Many of us have lost our connection with nature, spending most of our time indoors, at home, in an office or in a car. Sometimes even having lunchbreak seems luxurious – most of us bolt food down at our desks so as not to...
eCommerce company Shopify joins Open Invention Network
Today Shopify and Open Invention Network announced that the eCommerce company has joined its patent non-aggression community. As one of the largest global commerce platforms that provides tools to start, grow and manage a retail business of any size, Shopify said it...
EIP and Stobbs announce new collaboration
Two pioneering IP firms, EIP and Stobbs, are announcing a new collaboration to provide clients with specialist services in patent protection and trademarking. The innovative agreement will see EIP, a European and US IP firm, focusing on high-value patent matters and...
Mira Nameth, Founder of Biophilica, announced as winner of Mathys & Squire’s virtual pitch event
The Mathys & Squire Scaleup Quarter team hosted a virtual pitch event on Monday 26 April 2021 to celebrate World IP Day. The theme for 2021 was ‘IP and SMEs: Taking your ideas to market’. With SMEs making up over 99% of all UK businesses and contributing around...
LOT Network welcomes Philippine space startup, Orbital Exploration Technologies (OrbitX), to its international community
Non-profit community recognizes National Intellectual Property Month in the Philippines LOT Network, the international community of the world’s leading high-tech companies committed to protecting its members from costly litigation from patent assertion entities...
Anaqua launches Business Innovation Suite to help organizations boost innovation throughput
Business Innovation Suite connects R&D, business, and legal practitioners to support inventors and accelerate the generation and commercialization of intellectual property Anaqua, the leading innovation and intellectual property management technology provider,...
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