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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...
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...
New continuation application fees: why and at what cost?
Earlier this year, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) instituted new fees related to the filing of continuation patent applications. As a refresher, a continuation application is a second or subsequent patent application filing that claims the benefit of an...
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...
Entrepreneur’s greedy eye casts at Apple’s pie
Apple Inc. is a company that hardly needs an introduction. Its assortment of iPhones are widely popular in Russia, and Apple holds countless patents to protect its technology. Entrepreneur Artashes Ikonomov filed and obtained patent No. 141791 in 2013 for a cell phone...
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...
Court of Appeal issues judgment in FibroGen and Astellas Pharma v Akebia Therapeutics and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company
The Court of Appeal today handed down its judgment in the combined appeals of FibroGen, Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc., v Akebia Therapeutics Inc. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. In a unanimous decision, Philips LJ, Birss LJ, and Sir Christopher Floyd found for...
Xiaomi joins Open Invention Network patent peace community
Xiaomi Corporation, the third largest global smartphone manufacturer, has joined the Open Invention Network, the largest patent non-aggression community in history. Xiaomi is a consumer electronics and smart manufacturing company with smartphones and smart hardware...
Cybin files 14th patent application further strengthening its IP portfolio and receives a favorable patent claim opinion
TORONTO- Cybin Inc. (NEO:CYBN) (NYSE AMERICAN:CYBN) (“Cybin” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on progressing psychedelic therapeutics, recently announced that it has filed a new non-provisional patent application in support of its ongoing drug...
Intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire appoints first COO
Jont Cole joins from property giant JLL COO will drive strategic development and growth Leading intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire has appointed the first Chief Operating Officer in its 111-year history. Mathys & Squire explains that the firm’s...
Maker of TikTok joins the Open Invention Network community
ByteDance, the maker of TikTok, Helo, and Resso, as well as platforms specific to the Chinese market – Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua – has joined Open Invention Network. As the maker of the leading global short video platform, ByteDance has joined the largest patent...
Veteran IP litigator Milton Springut Joins Moses & Singer
Moses & Singer LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Milton Springut as a partner in its Intellectual Property practice. His longtime colleague Caroline Boehm also joins as special counsel. Springut brings more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of IP...
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