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The UPC’s jurisdiction to determine damages after a post-national judgment
On January 16, 2025, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) retained jurisdiction to rule on the determination of damages following a finding of infringement by a national court and also to rule on acts before it entered into force. The UPC thus continues to resist all...
Clarivate identifies top 50 universities powering global innovation
Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today released The top 50 universities powering global innovation report, which analyzes the critical role of research in shaping global industrial innovation and societal impact, using data and...
DDR Holdings v. Priceline.com: a cautionary tale for provisional applicants
In US patent law, a provisional application is a 'placeholder' that allows an applicant to file without a formal patent claim, often before the idea is fully developed, to secure an earlier priority date. However, provisional applications are typically low-budget...
Lynk Labs v. Samsung: published patent applications as prior art in IPR proceedings
On January 14, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential ruling in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. concerning the earliest date a cited patent application publication (PUB) can be relied on as prior art in an...
UKIPO launches new patent search tool to boost UK innovation
Today’s launch is part of the UK Intellectual Property Office's (UKIPO) major digital transformation. A new online search tool for UK patents launched today will make it easier for businesses and innovators to search and access patent information, supporting UK...
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,...
New Partner for Withers & Rogers LLP
European intellectual property firm, Withers & Rogers, is delighted to announce the promotion of Christopher Range to the firm’s partnership. Having joined the firm’s Leamington Spa office in 2011, Christopher qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney and European...
World IP Day: How to take your idea to market as an SME
With SMEs accounting for the majority of businesses worldwide, it is no surprise that we are seeing more and more innovation coming from SME businesses. Effectively understanding how to take that innovation to market, and then to optimize profit generation resulting...
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