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Crystal Crop v. Safex: Delhi High Court on Doctrine of Equivalents and prosecution history estoppel in patent disputes
In Crystal Crop Protection Ltd. v. Safex Chemicals India Ltd. & Ors., CS(COMM) 196/2024, Neutral Citation: 2025:DHC:3382, decided on May 7, 2025 by Hon’ble Mr Justice Amit Bansal of the Delhi High Court, the court refused to grant an interim injunction, holding...
Intellectual Property Salary Survey 2025
Caselton Clark shares a special edition of its 2025 Intellectual Property Salary Survey, providing a comprehensive analysis of salary and benefits trends over the past 10 years. The report covers various levels of seniority across the UK and parts of Europe. To access...
The European Patent Office unveils the top 10 innovators of the first standalone edition of the Young Inventors Prize 2025 in Reykjavik
The Young Inventors Prize recognizes innovators under 30 who are tackling Global Challenges through groundbreaking science and technology. 10 exceptional innovators, chosen by an independent jury from over 450 talented candidates, are redefining sustainability,...
Potter Clarkson appointed in landmark UK AI inventorship appeal
Appeal to be heard at the High Court in July 2025 could have major commercial ramifications for patents created with AI assistance or wholly by AI models. London - May 8, 2025 – Potter Clarkson, a leading intellectual property law firm, has been appointed by US-based...
From dots to dollars: what Nanoco’s patent fight with LG tells us about IP strategy
The recent legal action by Manchester-based Nanoco Group against electronics giant LG may seem, on the surface, like just another tech dispute. Scratch beneath that, and it highlights much broader issues – particularly for smaller, IP-rich businesses navigating global...
UK IPO issues fresh warning to beware of misleading invoices
Customers should not pay these and should always report them to the IPO IPO issues fresh alert to beware of unsolicited payment requests. Figures show a recent surge in such requests reported by customers – up 63% on the same period last year. IPO publishes updated...
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...
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