Open Invention Network celebrates 20th birthday as an IP industry innovator
The largest patent non-aggression community in history and the forerunner to many of the defensive patent management organizations today, Open Invention Network (OIN) is celebrating its 20th birthday. Since its founding in 2005, OIN has expanded the scope of its...
Celebrating World IP Day: thoughts from our Editorial Board
As World Intellectual Property Day approaches on 26 April, 2025, we asked our Editorial Board for their thoughts on this year’s focus: ‘IP and music: feel the beat of IP.’ Providing unique insight from their respective jurisdictions, our Editorial Board members...
How generative AI is forcing a rethink on obviousness
Generative AI burst into public consciousness at the end of 2022, and by January 2023, ChatGPT—one of the most popular large language models—amassed over 100 million users, becoming the fastest-growing app ever. Since then, much of the focus for intellectual property...
Delete all IP law: a billionaire’s switch from proprietor to opponent
Jack Dorsey tweeted, “Delete all IP law” on April 12, 2025. It is a strange position to take, considering the co-founder of Twitter has a current estimated stake of $1 billion in X Corp. and owns Block, Inc. (formerly Square). X, formerly Twitter, currently has over...
Artificial intelligence at the EUIPO
AI governance Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the core of the European Union Intellectual Property Office's (EUIPO) vision. Its approach to AI is human-centric, rooted in the needs and priorities of the staff, ensuring that AI serves as a helpful tool to support...
InterDigital v. Lenovo: royalties without limits
Four weeks after hearing five days of argument, the Court of Appeal delivered a 90-page decision in InterDigital v. Lenovo, dismissing most of the grounds of appeal and cross-appeal. The only significant issue on which the Court of Appeal disagreed with the trial...
India ranks fifth in the global generative AI landscape
India ranks fifth globally in the number of Generative AI (GenAI) patents published between 2014 and 2023, as highlighted in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) recent report. The report Patent Landscape Report on Generative Artificial Intelligence...
Nokia v. Mala Technologies: the UPC interprets its relationship with national courts
Brussels recast The Brussels I Regulation has been in force, under various names, since 1973 and defines general rules on the jurisdiction of the national courts within the EU. The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has exclusive competence over certain types of patent...
UK IPO celebrates first filing in new digital service
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) marks a ‘game-changing moment’ as the first patent is filed in the new ‘One IPO’ service. The IPO is celebrating a landmark moment, with the first patent application successfully filed on the new fully digital ‘One IPO’...
World’s largest wireless telecommunications operator China Mobile joins Open Invention Network
Chinese companies have become increasingly sophisticated regarding patents. According to the country’s top intellectual property regulator, China National Intellectual Property Administration, the number of invention patents granted in China in the first four months...
Patent law and litigation without Chevron deference
In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court overturned Chevron in a 6-3 decision, thereby eliminating nearly 40 years of Chevron deference to administrative agencies. Based on Section 706 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the majority held that...
Clarivate reveals first year of Unitary Patent Court litigation activity
Consistency in infringement cases with an average of 10 filings per month London, UK - July 10, 2024 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today launched the report One year later in the UPC: First insights from...
Second decision of the Court of Appeal of the UPC on claim construction
On May 13, 2024, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) handed down its second decision dealing with claim construction (CoA_1/2024 / ApL_8/2024). In the first decision of February 26, 2024 (CoA_335/2023 / App_576355/2023), the court had already...
Behind the scenes: Potter Clarkson’s IP Summer School
Our Editor-in-Chief, Faye Waterford, had the unique opportunity to attend Potter Clarkson’s residential IP Summer School, an exclusive event that took place on June 25-26 at the University of Nottingham. After a very warm welcome and humorous icebreaker conducted by...
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