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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...
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...
Letters Rogatory: a valuable tool for the collection of evidence across borders
The case involves a patent dispute between Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiaries (FoldRx Pharmaceuticals, LLC, PF PRISM IMB B.V., and Wyeth LLC) (Petitioners) against Softgel Healthcare Private Limited (Respondent), an Indian company. The dispute centers around the alleged...
Federal Circuit lowers barrier for ITC patent enforcement: a win for small biotech firms
In an important decision that has significant implications for patent enforcement in the biotherapeutic and cell culture arts, the Federal Circuit has reaffirmed the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) authority to block the importation of infringing. The ruling in...
Clarivate reveals Top 100 Global Innovators 2025
The Top 100 organizations generate $4.6 trillion in annual revenues, representing 4.4% of the global economy Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today revealed its 2025 ranked list of Top 100 Global Innovators – the organizations...
New research into lawyer wellbeing makes case for profession-wide change
Legal professionals at high risk of burnout, 69% have experienced mental ill-health, 1 in 5 bullied, harassed or discriminated against at work Legal mental health charity LawCare has released the findings of its research study Life in the Law. The research into...
Software patent applicants facing different outcomes at UKIPO and EPO says James Leach of Mewburn Ellis
Software patent applicants to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and European Property Office (EPO) appear to be facing different outcomes depending on which office they apply to, according to a new report from Mewburn Ellis LLP. The report is based on patent...
Anaqua delivers enhanced IP management to Bausch Health + ConvaTec Enhances Innovation Management with Anaqua
Anaqua’s AQX platform to provide patent and trademark management with integrated IP analytics LAVAL, QC, September 14, 2021 – Anaqua, the leading innovation and intellectual property management technology provider, today announced that Bausch Health Companies Inc. has...
Micro merchant payment and cryptocurrency leader Square joins Open Invention Network
Companies use Square to reach buyers online and in person, manage their business and access financing. Square has become the largest micro merchant payment platform is the United States, and is growing internationally. As a provider of Fintech-based services, Square...
PatSnap publishes the Definitive Guide to Connected Innovation Intelligence (CII)
Every year, more than 30,000 new products and services are launched, but less than five percent succeed. High failure rates are typically due to poor or uninformed decision making. To ensure organizations are better positioned to research, develop, and bring...
Gateley Legal strengthens Intellectual Property team in East Midlands with new hire
Gateley Legal has made a significant hire in its East Midlands Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology team with the appointment of associate, Gemma Ryan. Gemma has over eight years’ experience in the Intellectual Property (IP) sector, both as a specialist IP...
Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein expands practice with addition of group from Cooper & Dunham
Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, a full-service, New York-based intellectual property law firm announced recently that it has expanded its practice by adding a group of professionals from the prominent intellectual property boutique Cooper & Dunham LLP. The...
Rouse and Inngot partner with China’s Alibaba Group for online valuation of patents
Intellectual property services firm Rouse, in partnership with IP valuation firm Inngot, recently launch Intangio, a patent assessment and valuation service on Ali Auctions, China’s largest online auction service and part of the e-commerce giant Alibaba Group....
Bioinformatics and digital health patents increasing rapidly, says Mewburn Ellis report
The number of patents and applications published relating to bioinformatics and digital health has dramatically increased in recent years, particularly in the US and China, according to new research released today. The report, produced by IP firm Mewburn Ellis and...
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