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Singapore launches consultation on AI training, copyright, and patents
Singapore has launched a major public consultation examining how artificial intelligence should interact with the country's intellectual property regime, including the use of copyrighted works to train AI systems and the treatment of inventions created with AI...
Singapore launches consultation on AI training, copyright, and patents
Singapore has launched a major public consultation examining how artificial intelligence should interact with the country's intellectual property regime, including the use of copyrighted works to train AI systems and the treatment of inventions created with AI...
TIER IV joins OIN 2.0 to advance open source SDV development
The global race to develop autonomous cars is a multi-billion-dollar competition. Multiple groups of legacy automobile manufacturers, commercial truck manufacturers, information technology companies, and AI and robotics developers are competing to replace or augment...
China hits unauthorized patent agency practice with potentially record $2.5 million penalty
China has imposed what is believed to be the country's largest-ever penalty for unauthorized patent agency practice, with an Anhui regulator ordering the Anhui branch of Beijing BoXTe Patent Agency (General Partnership) to pay a total of RMB 17.08 million (more than...
Chris McDonald MP appointed UK minister with responsibility for IP
Chris McDonald MP has been confirmed as the UK minister with responsibility for intellectual property as part of his role as Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Investment. Chris McDonald MP has been confirmed as the new UK minister with responsibility for...
Midea Group joins the Open Invention Network community
Smart appliances are household devices like refrigerators, ovens, washers, dryers, and air conditioners, equipped with technology that allows them to be controlled remotely, often through a smartphone app or voice commands. These appliances offer features like remote...
Sonos v. Google: where’s the prejudice?
In the much-anticipated appeal of Sonos v. Google, oral arguments recently unfolded before the Federal Circuit, involving the doctrine of prosecution laches. The district court decision surprised many, as it marked the first time prosecution laches had been used to...
What is settled and what are our expectations after iRhythm?
The March 26, 2025, memo from the US Patent and Trademark Office director significantly changed the way the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) handles institution decisions by establishing a bifurcated process under which the acting director—rather than panels of...
Simple technical modifications can constitute an inventive step
This article covers an Appeal, C.A. (COMM.IPD-PAT) 60/2024, filed by Dong Yang PC, Inc. a Korean company against the decision of Controller of Patents and Designs (Controller) whereby it rejected Dong Yang PC, Inc. (Appellant) Patent Application No. 2554/DEL/2013...
Dolby v. Lava: security deposit at pro tem stage
In the suit DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB & ANR. v. LAVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (CS(COMM) 350/2024 with I.As.) before the Delhi High Court, the Plaintiff is a patent holder for a representative group of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), including three active patents...
Apple v. Masimo and the ITC: a test of patent rights, product design, and trade enforcement
Patent lawyers watching the Apple v. Masimo case unfold at the Federal Circuit are seeing a live example of key issues in US patent enforcement. These include the scope of ITC exclusion orders, the role of product design in infringement analysis, and the growing trend...
Government launches SEPs consultation to boost UK innovation
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has today launched a consultation on potential measures to address challenges in the UK's Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) ecosystem. A patent that protects technology that is essential to implementing a technical standard...
What do patent drafting and Jell-O™ have in common?
If predicting the future were easy, most readers of The Patent Lawyer would be using their powers to buy lottery tickets, not keeping abreast of global patent law updates. Predicting the future, however, is precisely the task attorneys are faced with when drafting a...
Trade secrets and software: secrecy over public right to exclude
As software systems become central to business innovation, trade secret law is crucial for protecting them. The need to protect software and algorithms presents unique challenges for businesses that have long relied on patent protection. The nature of software often...
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