
Evidence of copying by IPR petitioner may be enough for secondary considerations to overcome showing of obviousness
In Volvo Penta v. Brunswick (2022-1765), evidence of copying overcame the showing that all claim limitations were obvious in light of the prior art. The goal for petitioners in an inter partes review is pretty straightforward: find prior art that teaches all of the...
A shift in gears sees Zwift and Wahoo back in collaboration
Following on from a lawsuit filed by Wahoo against Zwift back in October 2022, alleging that Zwift’s new Hub trainer infringed Wahoo’s patents, it has been confirmed that the lawsuit has been dropped. Zwift, a brand known for its indoor cycling equipment, had limited...
Protecting organoleptics in food IP: a problem to sink your teeth into!
Recently, plant-based protein manufacturer “Juicy Marbles” announced their newest product: vegan pork ribs, with edible bones. The soy-based ribs will join the brand’s roster of plant-based “whole cuts”, filet steaks, and joints. The USP of the Juicy Marbles range is...
Powerful new search tool will help IPO maintain patent quality
Office (IPO) performs patent searches. ‘SEARCH’ is based on the state-of-the art patent search tool developed and used by the European Patent Office (EPO), widely regarded as the best such tool in the world. The IPO has worked with the EPO to develop ‘SEARCH’ as the...
Integrating intellectual property considerations in AI into contract drafting: insights from the World Commerce & Contracting Conference 2023
Amidst engaging dialogues held at the World Commerce & Contracting (WCCC) conference in Melbourne this month, the potent impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation has emerged as a compelling subject of reflection and dialogue for the legal profession...
Government proposes amendments to Indian Patent Rules
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the body responsible for administering Indian IP laws has, on August 22, 2023, published the Draft Patents (Amendment), Rules, 2023 (Draft Rules). The Draft Rules...
Transformation consultation II – Modernizing IPO’s services Consultation kicks off work on new digital trademarks and designs services
Government launches consultation as work on new trademarks and designs services starts The UK Government has launched a second consultation on proposed changes to allow the Intellectual Property Office to deliver better digital services. In July, the government...
Room temperature superconductivity in sight
Room temperature superconductivity has been a dream for researchers and industry alike for many years, and a new paper released by South Korean scientists suggests that it may have been discovered. The ability to conduct electricity without loss of energy has the...
USPTO updates drawing figures selection process for efficiency
In a recent communication, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced an improved and more efficient process for choosing drawing figures to be featured on the front page of pre-grant patent publications. The new development, which will take...
Exercising judicious use: AI tools for legal professionals
In recent years, the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has brought about significant changes in how various industries engage with technology. From sophisticated machine learning algorithms to natural language processing and computer vision systems, AI...
The importance of Bayh-Dole Act compliance for patent holders
In the realms of technology and innovation, patents offer the lifeblood that propels forward progress. Patent holders are granted an exclusive right to their invention, providing them with a distinct market advantage. However, when these inventions are borne out of...
China enacts world’s first legislation regulating generative artificial intelligence
In recent years, Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (hereinafter referred to as AIGC), represented by ChatGPT, has gained great development and attention worldwide. On the one hand, due to its powerful knowledge and content generation capabilities, the industry...
The UK joins the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-pacific partnership
In the latest free trade agreement expansion news, the UK has formally signed the treaty to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTPP is a wide-reaching free trade agreement that currently includes Australia,...
UK Government publishes transformation consultation response
The UK government has published its response to the transformation consultation which ran in late 2022 and ended on 6 January this year. The government sought views on a number of changes related to the Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) new digital services, and...
Patents for plastic recycling hit record high, up eightfold to 2,149 in the past five years
A record 2,149 patents for plastic recycling were filed last year, up 7% from 2021 and an eightfold increase since 2016, says Mathys & Squire, the intellectual property firm. Mathys & Squire says the plastic recycling industry is competing to develop...
LOT Network, Amazon, Cruise, The Walt Disney Company, Google, Meta, Microsoft Join Forces to Spearhead IP Diversity Initiative
LOT Network Inc. with Amazon, Cruise, The Walt Disney Company, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have partnered to form a new initiative called Advancing Diversity Across Patent Teams (ADAPT) to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues in the IP industry by...
IP as an enabler for AI: UK government shows its hand
The recently published response of the UK government to a consultation on the interface between artificial intelligence (“AI”) and intellectual property law demonstrates the importance that is attached to this area of technology in driving innovation and economic...
Another Thaler ruling confirming that an AI machine cannot be an inventor…yet
The European Patent Office Board of Appeal (EPO BoA) has confirmed that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be named as an inventor on a patent application. While the decision was issued in December 2021, the written reasoning has only just been published....
Unified Patent Court begins the appointment of judges in major step forward for single IP enforcement system
Unified Patent Court is biggest step forward in European intellectual property enforcement in 50 years New system will should save UK businesses looking to protect their IP in Europe thousands in fees Europe’s new one-stop shop for IP enforcement – the Unified Patent...
The TRIPS waiver versus patents as Open Innovation enablers
On 17 June 2022, World Trade Organization members agreed on a patent waiver for developing countries (the Eligible Members)[1]. The patent waiver allows Eligible Members to waive patent rights without the patent-holder’s consent. It applies to patents needed for the...
AI inventions and patent law
A worldwide agreement on protection of inventions made by Artificial Intelligence is essential to address the threats posed by AI to the patent system, argue two academics at the University of New South Wales in Australia in a recent article[1] published in Nature....
All change (but not just yet) when it comes to AI and IP
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform many aspects of life and the UK government has recognized that it is important to review IP laws to ensure that they evolve and promote innovation in this fast-paced area of technology. That was the...
Mewburn Ellis advises creators of Goodwood 2022 record breaker
IP firm advises the company behind the Spéirling electric hypercar which has just beaten the Goodwood Hillclimb record European IP firm Mewburn Ellis has advised British company McMurtry Automotive (“McMurtry”) on the patents behind the record-breaking Spéirling...
Russia’s unfriendly measures towards IP assets – Oleksandr Mamunya reports
No doubt that before commencing the full-scale war against Ukraine Russian leadership had considered tons of possible scenarios for the war development. Inter alia, they could reasonably expect numerous economic sanctions, restrictions, and heavy isolation from the...
Nokia and Innventure collaborate to commercialize Nokia Bell Labs’ high-performance cooling technology
Innventure has established a new company, Accelsius, to commercialize Nokia’s groundbreaking cooling technology for critical electronic equipment. The technology offers high-performance, energy efficient cooling. Accelsius has acquired the rights to the technology...
CWB client Calvin Cheng secures Dubai’s first NFT investment licence
Cedar White Bradley is pleased to congratulate Calvin Cheng on establishing the first fully-regulated NFT investment holding company in Dubai. Supported by CWB Partner, Cameron Crawford, Calvin Cheng Web3 Holdings will invest in projects that integrate blockchain tech...
Lex Machina Releases 2022 Patent Litigation Report
Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, has released its annual Patent Litigation Report. The report examines patent litigation trends in federal district and appellate courts, as well as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). It focuses on the three-year period from...
92% of lawyers have experienced stress or burnout because of their job, with more than a 25% experiencing it daily
New survey reveals how burnout is impacting day-to-day work in law firms and legal departments. Highlighting the real causes of Law's Great Resignation. Legatics, developers of the leading legal transaction management platform, today announced the findings of a new...
LawCare extends online chat service
Legal mental health charity LawCare has extended its online chat service for legal professionals from one to four days a week. The charity, which offers free, confidential, emotional support to anyone working in the law, has been operating a helpline and peer support...
The value of peer support
We all know the phrases ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ or ‘it’s good to talk’ but the benefits in talking about how you are feeling go far beyond this. When we are in a difficult situation we lose our problem-solving abilities, it can be impossible to focus...
Mental Health Awareness Week – Loneliness
Humans are hard-wired to connect - we are tribal and social animals. We are biologically programmed to need other humans, and a feeling of belonging and connection drives our happiness. Despite this many of us will know what it’s like to be lonely, especially after...
Anaqua and Rowan TELS Team Up to Further Enhance PATTSY WAVE Docketing Platform
Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management technology, has announced the addition of the Rowan Patents® module to its next-generation docketing platform PATTSY WAVE®. The Anaqua-Rowan collaboration will enable PATTSY WAVE users in...
World IP Day, 2022
This year, World IP Day focuses on “IP and Youth: Innovation for a Better Future”. In a post-COVID-19 era driven by the growth and encompassment of technology, many aspects of innovation are changing. To mark the occasion, we asked our editorial board to reflect on...
Anaqua Strengthens AQX IP Management Platform with Automated IDS Solution
Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management technology, has announced plans for the release of its new automated information disclosure solution as part of its AQX IP management offering for corporations and law firms. The new...
Flynn held to be exclusive licensee while both parties at fault on costs in Neurim v Mylan Court Of Appeal judgment
On 29 March 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in relation to appeals made by the Claimants (Neurim and Flynn) on two issues. Overturning Marcus Smith J’s decisions, the Court of Appeal, led by Arnold LJ, found (1) Flynn an “exclusive licensee”, and (2)...
Cybin announces publication of international PCT patent application for inhalation delivery of multiple psychedelic molecules
Cybin Inc. (NEO:CYBN) (NYSE American:CYBN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on progressing “Psychedelics to Therapeutics™”, has announced that the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published an international patent application covering a range of...
Russian Patent Office joins the discussion
The last couple of months have seen a number of publications alleging that protection of intellectual property in Russia does not exist any longer. This is not true and interested persons may be referred to several of our publications describing the real run of things...
Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE IP Management Software enters European market following success in North America
Anaqua localizes next generation data management tool to help European IP professionals enhance operational efficiency Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management technology, has announced the expansion of its next generation...
Patent applications in Europe are growing, but not from UK
The volume of patent applications filed by UK businesses in Europe fell slightly for the second year in a row in 2021, in part due to a pandemic-related hangover in R&D activity affecting some industry sectors, according to fresh data published by the European...
LOT Network surpasses 2,000 membership milestone – now counts four of the top five largest patent holders in the world among its membership
LOT Network announces its new patent sale marketplace and releases a detailed report on the 3.5+ million patent assets within the community LOT Network Inc. the largest and fastest-growing international community of companies protecting against costly litigation...
National Board Of Trial Advocacy – Patent Litigation Board Certification Deadline
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is offering national board certification in Patent Litigation this Spring. To receive certification, an attorney must complete an application and pass an examination. Those interested may choose to take the exam, prior to...
Maersk Joins the Open Invention Network Community
Open Invention Network (OIN) is the largest patent non-aggression community in history. It was formed to safeguard open source software form patent aggressors. It is financially backed by Google, IBM / Red Hat, NEC, Philips, Sony, SUSE and Toyota. A. P. Møller – Mærsk...
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...
Nike sues Lululemon for patent infringement
The domain of intellectual property rights is dynamic and constantly changing. With respect to patents, there have been technological advancements that have led to various developments with patents acquiring their status as green tech patents, sports tech patents,...
CIPA Webinar – Career Alternatives to Private Practice
A range of experts are providing their first-hand insights into a variety of career alternatives to private practice at a CIPA webinar on the 15th March. Ranging from in-house counsel to independent consultant and running your own firm, the purpose of this online...
Asia extends dominance in global innovation ecosystem, signals new era for innovation, reveals Top 100 Global Innovators 2022 from Clarivate
Companies from Japan constitute more than a third of the list as the shape and pace of global innovation continues to shift east Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has released...
Minesoft acquired by MLM 2 and Warburg Pincus
Global patent search provider, Minesoft, is the first acquisition for MLM 2 in building a market-leading IP solutions platform, focused on unlocking the power of intellectual property. After over 25 years in the intellectual property industry, Minesoft has closed on a...
Solid-state battery developments – Martin Neilson reports
A new solid electrolyte could be the key to unlocking the true potential of electric vehicles and so much more. Developed at the University of Waterloo, it ticks many of the crucial boxes for battery performance and longevity. Here, battery technology patent expert Dr...
Western Union Business Solutions
As the world emerges out of the COVID-19 pandemic economy, the opportunity for IP firms to help future proof their operations through streamlined Invoicing Workflow is here. Firms need to be focusing on scaling up to address the global growth in IP applications and...
Patents matter for universities – Maria Barani reports
While patents are often seen as a costly and long-term investment, patents in fact support academic R&D activities, bring universities closer to the market and increase their visibility. At a time where public resources are scares and the application process for...
Rise of NFTs and fears over crypto carbon footprint push global blockchain patents to record high
Race to secure patents on expanding range of commercial uses There have been a record 9,973 global patents related to blockchain filed in the past year*, up from 3,810 two years earlier, shows new research carried out by leading intellectual property law firm Mathys...
Sterne Kessler releases report “Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions”
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is pleased to announce the publication of Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions. The year-in-review report was edited by Director Jon E. Wright and authored by Directors Michael Joffre,...
The USPTO’s new Patent Public Search Tool and Website
On February 1, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new Patent Public Search Tool that purports to provide a “more convenient, remote, and robust full-text searching of all U.S. patents and published patent applications.” According...
Cybin announces grant of U.S. patent covering its proprietary compound CYB004 (Deuterated DMT) for the treatment of anxiety disorders
Composition of matter patent strengthens proprietary position of CYB004 as a deuterated DMT compound until 2041 Cybin Inc, a biopharmaceutical company focused on progressing “Psychedelics to TherapeuticsTM”, recently announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...
Innovation at the Winter Olympics. Rebecca Oliver reports
It’s almost 100 years since the first Winter Olympic Games, which took place in Chamonix, France in 1924. There were around 250 athletes competing across 16 events in 1924. The past century has seen huge growth in winter sports and this year, in Beijing, almost 3,000...
IP asset deals: a blessing or a curse? Andreas Wietzke reports
Earlier this month, software company Blackberry announced it was selling its non-core (those relating to mobile devices and wireless networking) patent portfolio to Catapult IP Innovations Inc. for $600 million. While the patents included in the portfolio don’t relate...
European cloud infrastructure vendor Sardina Systems joins Open Invention Network patent non-aggression community
Synergy Research and Canalys, technology market research firms, report that the cloud infrastructure market grew by $50 billion in 2021, to more than $170 billion in revenue. A substantial amount of plumbing in private, public and hybrid cloud infrastructure that...
ClearstoneIP launches new patent management technology for freedom-to-operate analysis
Silicon Valley Startup Digitizes FTO Workflows Setting a New Standard for Patent and R&D Teams ClearstoneIP, an intellectual property (IP) technology provider with offices in the U.S. and Europe, has officially launched Clearstone FTO, a cloud-based workflow...
Mewburn Ellis appoints Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer
IP firm announces new role alongside launch of Inclusion & Diversity Collaboration Group Intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis recently announced the appointment of its Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Robert Andrews, as well as the launch of its...
A new Code of Conduct for the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office
A new Code of Conduct for the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office will enter into force on 1 July 2022. The new Code of Conduct contains standards for judicial conduct concerning, in particular, independence, integrity, impartiality, loyalty, diligence and...
New LexisNexis report highlights world’s top-performing innovation sectors and companies
‘Innovation Momentum: The Global Top 100’ is the first patent-based report to measure short-term innovation momentum, highlighting innovators with exceptional technological relevance for the future. Highlights Inaugural report points to how global themes such as the...
Final preparations for Europe’s new Unified Patent Court begin
Austria deposited its instrument of ratification on the Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (PAP-Protocol) on 18 January 2022. The PAP-Protocol has now entered into force. This means that the provisional application...
Supreme Court of India further extended the suspension of limitation period/timelines under general and special laws. LexOrbis reports
In view of the spike in new cases of Covid-19, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has once again suspended limitation periods and timelines under all general and special laws. As per the Order dated January 10, 2022 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in an...
Open Invention Network expands patent protection covered under largest multilateral cross license in history
Funded by Google, IBM / Red Hat, NEC, Philips, Sony and Toyota, Open Invention Network was created to safeguard Linux from organizations looking to hinder open source growth and adoption through patent activities. Today, more than 3,600 business – developers,...
Crowell & Moring Releases Litigation Forecast 2022: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year
Crowell & Moring has published Litigation Forecast 2022: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year. The tenth-annual Litigation Forecast focuses on the intersection of technology, litigation, and intellectual property, including significant changes...
Former R&D Engineer Wins Round 2 of Project Jengo, and Cloudflare Wins at the Patent Office. Cloudflare reports
The classic children’s fairy tale The Three Billy Goats Gruff tells the story of three goats trying to cross a bridge to a field of yummy grass, despite the monstrous troll that lives underneath the bridge and threatens to eat them. To beat the troll, the goats played...
Covid sparks surge in innovation with 5,070 new patent applications: Juliet Redhouse comments
5,070 global patent applications* relating to Covid-19 have been published since the start of the pandemic, shows a new analysis by leading intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire. The most common type of patent application relates to Covid testing and...
Choice IP and The PCT Network join forces to create a new IP service provider: Azami Global
[New York, New York, January 2022] - Choice IP and The PCT Network are joining forces to create a powerful new IP services provider. Choice IP and The PCT Network are two of the world’s leading networks for IP professionals. Their unique models have each proven to be...
HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER appoints two partners and two counsel
Top-tier European IP boutique firm HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER has promoted Michiel de Baat (Amsterdam) and Ivan Dimitrov (Düsseldorf) to the partnership and appointed Carina Höfer (Düsseldorf) and Tim Robrechts (Brussels) as counsel with the firm. The firm now has 47...
Harter Secrest & Emery announces new Partners
Daniel J. Altieri and Timothy W. Menasco Elected to Harter Secrest & Emery's Partnership Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that Daniel J. Altieri, from the firm’s Litigation...
High court holds on to jurisdiction in SEP case. EIP reports
The recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in the Unwired Planet v Huawei, and Conversant v Huawei & ZTE appeals affirmed the UK court’s jurisdiction to determine global FRAND licences in Standard Essential Patent (“SEP”) disputes and to potentially injunct...
Clarivate and KAIST Innovation Strategy and Policy Institute release report on the Global AI Innovation Landscape
Providing key insights for building a successful artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation and the KAIST Innovation Strategy and Policy Institute...
Tracy-Gene G. Durkin named Vice Chair of USPTO’s Patent Public Advisory Committee
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is pleased to announce that Director Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, leader of the firm’s Mechanical & Design Practice Group and a member of the Trademark & Brand Protection Practice, has been named to a one-year term as Vice Chair...
IP Trends and issues predictions 2022: Arun Hill, Analytics Consultant at Clarivate, comments:
Arun Hill, Analytics Consultant at global IP services company, Clarivate, comments with IP trend predictions for 2022 and potential issues: “The metaverse – a new frontier for IP issues The advancement of immersive technologies like AR, VR and mixed reality is likely...
Cybin awarded Notice of Allowance from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for CYB004 (deuterated psychedelic tryptamine) for the treatment of anxiety disorders
- Expands intellectual property portfolio and strengthens position as leading innovator in developing putative psychedelic compounds - TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cybin Inc. ( NEO:CYBN) ( NYSE American:CYBN) (“ Cybin” or the “ Company”), a biopharmaceutical company...
Anaqua to work with Lilium to help navigate critical IP management processes
German aviation company to utilize Anaqua’s AQX platform to enhance innovation management, IP analytics, and stakeholder collaboration Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management solutions, recently announced that the Munich-based...
Perkins Coie adds veteran IP Partner Jim Go to Seattle office
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that James (Jim) Go has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property practice as a partner in its Seattle office. Jim focuses his practice on patent preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patents in the related fields of...
Electric vehicle patents rise, fossil fuel vehicle patents fall as 2030 zero-emission deadline gets closer: Mathys & Squire report
Patents for petrol and diesel vehicles down 20% in the last two years US dominates EV patent filings, but UK makes up just 0.4% Global patent filings for electric vehicles are rising, while those for petrol and diesel vehicles are falling rapidly as the 2030 deadline...
Consultancy division flying at Taylor Rose MW
Annual consultancy revenues have more than quadrupled since pre-pandemic Taylor Rose MW, the fast-growing and innovative UK law firm, has more than doubled the number of consultant solicitors in its legal consultancy division within the past year. With over 350...
NLP in Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry accelerating demand improving EHR data usability to improve healthcare delivery and outcome
The global NLP in healthcare and life sciences market is anticipated to witness significant growth during the forecast period owing to the increasing advantages provided by the NLP technology in healthcare and life sciences sector. According to an article published in...
Carbon capture patents rise for fifth year running as companies race to address climate crisis
81% of global patents in 2020-21 were Chinese in origin UK lags other industrialised nations, with just two patents registered in the last year The number of global patents registered annually for carbon capture and storage has increased for the fifth year running,...
Top Chinese social video platform Bilibili joins the open invention network
Bilibili, China’s leading comprehensive video community, akin to YouTube, has become a licensee and community member of the Open Invention Network, the largest patent non-aggression community in history. With Bilibili, in addition to the signings earlier this year, of...
Nokia reaches 4,000 5G essential patent families milestone
Nokia has reached the milestone of 4,000 patent families declared as essential to 5G with more to follow Entire industries are powered by Nokia’s inventions in the field of cellular connectivity Nokia’s industry-leading patent portfolio is built on over €130bn...
Perkins Coie report: WDTX Jury awards $14M in damages for infringement of three LED patents and finds infringement willful
A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division, recently rendered an over $14 million patent infringement verdict in favor of light emitting diode (LED) manufacturer Jiaxing Super Lighting and its United States-based subsidiary...
Finnegan expands in Europe with launch of Munich office
Dr Jochen Herr joins to lead new practice in Germany Finnegan, one of the world’s largest IP law firms, will open a new office in Munich, Germany in January 2022. Dr Jochen Herr – a formidable IP litigator with a significant market reputation in Germany – will be...
Federal Circuit narrows the scope of design patent claims. Haynes & Boone report
The Federal Circuit recently held that a design claim is limited to the article of manufacture identified in the claim. In re: SurgiSil, L.L.P. et al., No. 2020-1940, 2021 WL 4515275 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 4, 2021). The design patent application in SurgiSil claimed an...
Budget 2021: why now is the time to innovate. Withers & Rogers report
Michael Jaeger, partner and patent attorney at European intellectual property firm, Withers & Rogers The Government’s focus on investing in driving economic growth will be seen as a boon by the UK’s innovative businesses. In particular, the decision to boost...
Murgitroyd expansion continues with addition of leading intellectual property practice, UDL
Deal creates one of the UK and Europe’s largest IP firms Murgitroyd, the global intellectual property company, announces the latest move in its international expansion strategy with the addition of UDL Intellectual Property (“UDL”), the highly respected UK-based IP...
Patents crucial to delivering green technologies: Mewburn Ellis report
New Green IP report from Mewburn Ellis To coincide with the launch of COP26, forward-looking IP firm Mewburn Ellis has released a new report into Green IP. The report examines the role of patents in making innovative ‘green’ technologies into a reality as well as how...
UK firms now paying £50,000+ ‘security bond’ just to litigate in EU post-Brexit: Mathys & Squire report
Fears that UK SMEs will be unable to afford to defend intellectual property in Europe Following the end of the Brexit transition period UK businesses are now having to pay ‘security bonds’ of £50,000 or more to courts in the European Union in order to litigate there,...
Double digit revenue growth prompts London office move for Potter Clarkson
Leading European intellectual property law firm, Potter Clarkson, has moved to larger premises in London following year-on-year revenue growth of 33%, a raft of stellar hires and an increase in big-ticket client work. Now based at 262 High Holborn, the firm’s rapidly...
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,...
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...