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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...
Federal Circuit narrowly defines scope of comparison prior art for evaluating design patent infringement
The Federal Circuit, in a case of first impression, recently defined the proper scope of “comparison prior art” in evaluating infringement of a design patent. Columbia Sportswear N. Am., Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., 80 F.4th 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2023)...
First substantive decision of the new Unified Patent Court (UPC): 10x Genomics and Harvard obtain a provisional injunction against NanoString across Europe
Mike Gruber, LL.M. IP (GWU) reports on decisions in two provisional injunction proceedings before the UPC’s Local Division Munich and shares strategic takeaways for enforcing patents across Europe. Three and a half months after opening its doors on June 1st, the UPC...
USPTO public listening session on standards and intellectual property
On September 20, 2023, IP stakeholders converged at the United States Patent and Trademark Office to speak on the hot-button issue of standard essential patents (SEPs). The USPTO, in collaboration with the International Trade Administration and the National Institute...
An update on claim priority and PCT applications
The Enlarged Board has issued its decision in consolidated cases G 1/22 and G 2/22. It concluded that the EPO is competent to assess priority entitlement and that there is a rebuttable presumption that an applicant claiming priority in accordance with the formal...
Unenforceable patents see Google victorious over $32.5 million verdict
It has been found that Sonos had improperly attempted to connect its 2006 patents for wireless, multi-room audio technology as a predate to Google’s devices. The $32.5 million case, brought before a California federal judge, has been thrown out with Sonos’ patents...
Insider: a sneak peek into the AIPPI World Congress Program from AIPPI’s Reporter General Ari Laakkonen
In advance of the AIPPI World Congress, we sat down with Ari Laakkonen, Partner at Powell Gilbert and the Reporter General of AIPPI, to learn more about the upcoming program. The Istanbul Congress takes place at just the right moment for an update on the UPC, a few...
Adobe’s $33.8 million patent verdict: lessons in intellectual property protection
In the whirlwind of the technology sector, where innovation thrives and boundaries blur, legal disputes surrounding intellectual property are all too familiar. Recently, Adobe, a prominent player in the digital landscape, found itself entangled in a legal tempest,...
Innovation in plastic has more than tripled globally, report reveals
European nations must evolve faster, as nearly half of all plastic patents have been developed in Asia over the last two decades. A new report reveals innovation in plastic technology has more than tripled since 2015, following legislative action and policy...
Border patrol: D.C. Circuit confirms boundary between the legitimate exercise of patent rights and antitrust enforcement
Antitrust law and patent law can at times appear in conflict. The principal goals of the antitrust laws are to enhance competition and prevent exclusionary conduct. Patents, on the other hand, provide a right to exclude others, including competitors, from the...
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