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UK Government responds to the AI Action Plan
In January, the UK government set out its response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan that was developed by tech entrepreneur and Chair of Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Matt Clifford CBE. The plan set out recommendations for the government, which...
Public interest prevails: Roche denied injunction in patent dispute
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (Roche) brought a Patent infringement case at the Delhi High Court against Natco Pharma Limited (Natco). The claim of Roche was based on infringement of its patent for a compound Risdiplam marketed under the brand name EVRYSDI® used in the...
Pfizer and BioNTech secure PTAB victory against Moderna amid global patent disputes
Pfizer and BioNTech scored a significant win at the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or the Board) over COVID-19 vaccine technology. The Board invalidated all challenged claims in two of Moderna's patents related to its Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine, citing strong...
Nike v. Lululemon: a landmark patent battle in the footwear industry
The ongoing legal battle between Nike and Lululemon has become a focal point in the sportswear industry, highlighting the increasing importance of intellectual property (IP) protection in a highly competitive market. The case, which began in January 2023, centers...
Open source and AI from a community-based intellectual property perspective
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Keith Bergelt, the CEO of Open Invention Network (OIN). OIN is the largest patent non-aggression community in history and the forerunner to many other organizations that have been formed to collectively shield companies...
YADRO joins the Open Invention Network community
According to IDC, YADRO is the market leader in enterprise storage and high-performance servers in Russia and Eastern Europe. Offering a full range of high-performance servers, storage systems and industry specific services and tools, YADRO leverages open source...
Squire Patton Boggs bolsters pro bono practice with addition of new pro bono patent program
Squire Patton Boggs has secured the first patent application as part of the firm’s new Pro Bono Patent Program. Patent attorneys Janice Rice and Eric Zylstra assisted client Beatriz Carrasco Nino with the patent application. Ms. Nino developed an herbal product...
LexisNexis launches new Sustainable Innovation Measurement framework enabling organizations globally to objectively track and report on innovation’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Industry-first alignment of patent data to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals framework revolutionizes sustainable innovation analysis. LexisNexis® Legal & Professional is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative extension to its...
Cybin files an international patent application covering psychedelic delivery methods
Cybin Inc.(NEO:CYBN) (NYSEAMERICAN:CYBN) (“Cybin” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on progressing psychedelic therapeutics, recently announced that it has filed an international patent application related to methods for the delivery of psychedelic...
According to the UK Court of Appeal AI cannot be inventor of a patent. Rossiza Marinova reports
With its emerging in the 1950’s artificial intelligence (AI) has become a part of our everyday life very fast by enabling transformative developments in various industries and giving rise to entirely new services. As AI becomes increasingly autonomous in producing new...
Nokia achieves ISO 9001 for its high-quality patenting process
Nokia one of the first companies to receive ISO 9001 certification for its patent portfolio management Independent certification assessed every step of Nokia’s patent portfolio process ISO 9001 is the world’s best-known standard for quality management systems Espoo,...
Annual Awards for Intellectual Property Protection take on outsized significance amid a global pandemic
Licensing Executives Society (U.S. and Canada) recognizes the architects of three “Deals of Distinction™” and one President’s Award, as well as a licensing expert for making special contributions to the field During a year of unprecedented reliance on intellectual...
Is It possible to patent Bitcoin? Lyle D. Solomon reports
The hype surrounding cryptocurrencies has been growing over the past few years. Not only have they risen in terms of scope, but companies and countries have started to become more accepting of it. And with this impressive growth, various fintech companies are moving...
UK Court of Appeal upholds decision that AI machines cannot be ‘inventors’
Connor Griffith, Associate, and Mark Daniels, Partner, of Browne Jacobson LLP report Thaler v Comptroller General of Patents Trade Marks And Designs [2021] EWCA Civ 1374 The Court of Appeal has held that an AI machine cannot be named as the ‘inventor’ of a patent,...
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