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Samsung’s $112M patent verdict: Maxell makes its mark in IP enforcement
In a significant setback for global tech giant Samsung, a Texas federal jury has handed down a USD 111.7 million verdict in favor of Maxell, ruling that Samsung infringed three patents covering user interface technology, multimedia processing, and smart networking....
Optis v. Apple: what the Federal Circuit’s decision means for functional claiming
The Federal Circuit's June 16, 2025, decision in Optis Cellular Technology, LLC v. Apple Inc., 2025 US App. LEXIS 14745 shines a renewed spotlight on a recurring challenge in patent law: functional claiming. Specifically, it reaffirms the court's willingness to apply...
UPC and EPO diverge on inventive step: lessons from Amgen’s PCSK9 patent battle
In a landmark test of the new Unified Patent Court (UPC), the European patent landscape faces a striking divergence between the UPC and the European Patent Office (EPO) on the issue of inventive step. The dispute centers on Amgen's European patent EP 3 666 797, which...
Delhi High Court denies AbbVie’s anti-cMet ADC patent
This article discusses an appeal filed by AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc. and AbbVie Inc. (Appellants) at the Delhi High Court against the refusal of their patent application (Application No. 201817047767) for an anti-cMet antibody-drug conjugate by the Assistant...
Therapeutic efficacy is a must for a novel intermediate compound to overcome Section 3(d) objection
In an appeal case between Zeria Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., v. The Controller of Patents (C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 452/2022) before the Delhi High Court, wherein the appellant - a Japanese Corporation - filed an Indian Patent Application, numbered 3630/DLNP/2011 (the subject...
A call for truth – Vladimir Biriulin reports
Because of the current situation with Ukraine the media publish much information regarding intellectual property that is often incorrect or outright false. This may be understood because any important event may send waves throughout the media and people may express...
Smith Anderson boosts IP Litigation Team by welcoming Patent Attorney Kelsey Nix
Three Associates Also Join the Research Triangle’s Largest Law Firm Smith Anderson, the largest law firm headquartered in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, announced that it has hired accomplished intellectual property attorney Kelsey Nix, who will join...
Foley attorneys help Wisconsin student robotics team patent their award-winning invention
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to share that the firm recently secured a patent on behalf of a group of students from Wisconsin. Providing counsel to the students on a pro bono basis, Foley helped them secure a patent for their award-winning invention that helps...
Avanci expands its patent license agreements with Volkswagen
Europe’s leading car maker extends existing relationship with Avanci to cover 4G essential patents DALLAS Avanci has announced that Volkswagen AG has expanded its existing relationship with the Avanci one-stop licensing marketplace to include 4G standard essential...
PAE OSS field-of-use opportunities for Open Invention Network Community
Open Invention Network was a significant innovation in the intellectual property (IP) realm. It was formed to create a community where core, building block innovations in software, particularly Linux and other key projects, could be shared. The organization was also...
IP as Russia’s new economic weapon against the US and their allies
Sanctions. The word we hear the most these days. The target is only one: Russia. Due to the unjustified invasion of Ukraine and all the devastation caused to the country and its people. United States, Canada, the 27 European Union member states, the UK, Montenegro,...
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? Will the Government’s Review of Standard Essential Patents have the unintended effect of stifling innovation rather than promoting it?
On March 1st, the call from the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) for views on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) came to a close. Under this process UKIPO invited opinions from those involved in technology sectors on how SEPs should be dealt with in...
YOU DECIDE, ABSURD OR NOT? Amendments, independent claims and divisionals in a patent
Costa Rica Patent Law and Regulation, as well as the Examination Guideline provide that amendments to patent claims can be made at any time before the substantive examination begins or after the issuance of the substantive examination in a one-month period. Further,...
What does China’s accession to the Hague Agreement mean? What you should know
On February 5, 2022, the Chinese government deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva text of the Hague Agreement (1999) with the director general of the WIPO, thus becoming the Eighth Party to the 1999 text and the 77th member state of the Hague Union. The...
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