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Road to victory: how Innoscience turned an ITC threat into an approval hearing of its redesigns and secured uninterrupted market access
Innoscience did not simply defend itself in a high-stakes Section 337 investigation at the US International Trade Commission (“ITC”)—it rewrote the playbook. Rather than waiting for a final ruling on the accused products, Innoscience pursued and implemented critical...
Clarivate’s IPfolio and renewal services selected by IGT
Managing global intellectual property more efficiently with trusted data, expert support, and integrated services London, UK, May 21, 2026 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced that IPfolio has been...
Open Invention Network boosts open source prior art in partnership with Software Heritage
For software, patent examiners are challenged in finding prior art because much of it exists outside traditional patent databases. It's buried in open-source code repositories, developer forums, conference proceedings, and informal technical documentation that...
Bridging the post-Brexit divide: what the European Partnerships Bill means for IP and tech
Of all the legislative initiatives unveiled in the recent King's Speech, the European Partnerships Bill has the potential to be one of the most structurally consequential. Driven by the government's stated ambition to move closer to the European Union and recapture a...
Decoding inventive step: Madras High Court establishes economic significance as an independent pillar for inventive step
In a significant development for industrial biotechnology and intellectual property jurisprudence, the Hon'ble High Court of Madras has set aside the Patent Office order refusing a patent to Danish Biotech giant Novozymes A/S. Decided by Hon'ble Mr. Justice...
Diamond industry gets rocked: Sonani Industries injunction application rejected
The Hon'ble Division Bench, High Court of Gujarat recently delivered a judgment on July 19, 2024, in the patent infringement case involving Sonani Industries Pvt Ltd (formerly Sonani Jewels Pvt. Ltd.) and Galactica Processing Technologies LLP & Ors. This appeal...
El Salvador approves new Intellectual Property Law
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has approved a new Intellectual Property Law, repealing the previous Law on Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs, as well as the Intellectual Property Law that had been in force since 1993 and its regulations. The new law...
Ozempic’s impending patent expiry spurs development of biosimilars in mainland China
China has the highest prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity in the world, owing to growing trends in Western dietary patterns, sedentary lifestyles, and urbanization, making it a lucrative market for GLP-1 receptor agonist developers. According to Clarivate...
King’s speech: AI implications for IP
What did the King’s Speech say about AI? Many of us working on inventions in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector were watching the King’s speech with anticipation following rumors of an AI bill. Although the speech did not explicitly commit to an AI bill, it did...
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’...
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