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China’s “new cultural trio” demonstrates the growing power of integrated IP commercialization
China's cultural industries are increasingly embracing an integrated intellectual property strategy, with web novels, micro dramas, and video games forming what industry leaders have described as a unified IP development ecosystem capable of generating significant...
Mozambique to examine AI patentability under new National Intellectual Property Strategy
The Government of Mozambique has approved a new National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (PEPI) 2026–2035 that includes plans to examine the patentability of AI-related inventions and modernize the country's intellectual property framework to address the...
Madras High Court upholds Voicemonk patent: a clear signal on prior art mapping in AI/software patents
In Flipkart Internet Pvt. Ltd. v. Joint Controller of Patents and Designs & Voicemonk Inc. (CMA(PT) No. 9 of 2024, decided on January 5, 2026), the Madras High Court upheld the Controller's decision rejecting Flipkart's post-grant opposition to Indian Patent No....
British Business Bank welcomes Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement of package of new measures to support smaller businesses
£6.5bn uplift to the Growth Guarantee Scheme to unlock further lending to smaller businesses over the next four years Up to £500m of ENABLE Guarantee capacity ringfenced over the next 12 months to support Intellectual Property-rich smaller businesses Joint British...
Ukraine’s design data integrates into DesignView
On July 8, 2026, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in cooperation with the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO), integrated industrial design data from Ukraine into DesignView, the world's largest design...
Use of terms “payment” and “transactions” does not automatically classify an invention as a business method
The case involves an appeal by COMVIVA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT)492/2022) against the decision of the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs. The Controller refused the patent application titled "Methods and Devices for Authentication of an...
Apple v. Masimo: the clash over pulse oximetry patents
Why would a trillion-dollar company leading the smartwatch market challenge a barely known watch? In this case, Apple sued Masimo for patent infringement, targeting its health watch which has negligible sales. In October 2024, a Delaware jury ruled that Masimo’s watch...
Gotta catch ‘em all: an update on the Nintendo-Pocketpair lawsuit
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company made waves in the video game industry when they jointly announced a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketair, Inc. back in September 2024. Their press release cryptically alleged that Pokémon competitor and monster-catching game...
EUIPO unveils five-year strategy focused on providing high-quality IP services while fostering competitiveness, innovation, and economic growth in Europe
The plan, adopted at the EUIPO's Management Board and Budget Committee meetings, will come into effect on 1 January 2025 One of the priorities is to enhance the customer experience by delivering high-value IP products and services while further improving...
Best practices for drafting strong patent claims
In the life span of any business, the investment goes way beyond the financial aspects. It's the years of dedication, contemplating, experimenting, and actively refining your idea of a product or service cut through the market. From the moment an idea is born,...
UK Government decides not to reduce or limit R&D tax credits
The UK Government’s 2024 Budget, while squarely focused on tax increases and revenue measures, suggests a pragmatic recognition by the new Labour administration that sustainable tax receipts are ideally underpinned by economic growth and wealth creation. In a global...
How I would use AI to steal your design… and what you can do about it
To protect our designs, ideas, and innovations, we must think like an infringer. May AI allow bad actors to knock off your design… and get away with it? First, we need to understand AI-assisted design. Like all new tech, AI will follow Amara’s law. We overestimate the...
Calcutta High Court issues IP Division Rules
The Calcutta High Court recently adopted the much-awaited Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2023 (Calcutta IPD Rules), making it the third High Court in India, after Delhi and Madras, to implement specialized regulations for IP matters. While the Calcutta...
AstraZeneca challenges Axelpharm’s cancer drug patent
AstraZeneca is a world-renowned pharmaceutical company. It owns many patents in Russia and takes steps to protect them against encroachers. Its medicines are exempt from sanctions because they are mainly used for the life-preserving treatment of cancer. Axelpharm, a...
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