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Increase in patent fees in Russia
From October 5, 2024, the amount of patent fees collected in Russia has increased in accordance with the relevant draft government resolution. The changes will affect legally significant actions related to such intellectual property items as inventions, utility...
COPA and Unified Patents sign partnership to protect the crypto community from patent trolls
Launch of Blockchain Zone to challenge patents owned by non-practicing entities (NPEs) that could impact the open-source ecosystem NPEs still account for 58% of all [US] patent litigation; partnership aims to deter NPE activity in crypto October 1, 2024 - Today,...
Relentless pursuit of victory: BMW Group prevails in Arigna patent litigation saga
BMW Group prevailed in its long-running battle against Arigna Technology Ltd. While Arigna’s efforts spanned years and multiple venues — BMW Group’s multi-faceted legal strategy and refusal to settle ultimately forced Arigna to fold. Pressuring from all sides: BMW...
ERS Genomics and Université de Montréal sign CRISPR/Cas9 license agreement
License agreement provides Université de Montréal access to CRISPR gene editing technology for use across its platform services Dublin, Ireland, and Montreal, Canada - October 1, 2024 - ERS Genomics Limited (‘ERS’), the CRISPR licensing Company, and Université de...
Looks can be deceiving: the first denial of a design patent IPR petition since LKQ
This August saw the first denial of an inter partes review petition for a design patent at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) since the Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC. In Next Step Group, Inc. v....
Mobile money: need to incentivize cellular standards
Savings accounts, payments and loans play a key role in the economic and social welfare of individuals and countries. Amongst other things, they provide financial inclusion, higher chances of overcoming financial challenges, an opportunity to create a business or to...
Huge leap in number of legal professionals with career concerns
LawCare, the mental health charity for legal professionals in the UK, today released new support statistics and its impact report LawCare's 2022 impact report shows that nearly a quarter (22%) of people contacting LawCare for support were primarily concerned about...
The future for graphene innovation
Since its discovery in 2004, and the subsequent Nobel Prize in 2010, graphene has been one of this generation’s most talked-about advances in the material sciences. It has been touted as a ‘cure all’ for problems in nearly every technological sector, and (perhaps...
Apple Watch patent lawsuits: the art of substantial product modifications, patenting and their defense
On January 11, 2023, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a ruling that Apple Inc. goes against Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended, 19 U.S.C. § 1337, by importing and selling certain Apple Watches with light-based pulse oximetry...
The continued debate over patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics
The waiver debate over Covid 19 treatment is again in focus as countries and health systems brace up for another variant that threatens to wreak havoc over lives and livelihoods. The need to share COVID-19-related IP remains urgent, considering that two years into the...
International Trademark Association opens registration for 2023 Annual Meeting Live+ in Singapore
New York, New York—January 11, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has officially opened registration for the 2023 Annual Meeting Live+. The gathering will be the Association’s 145th Annual Meeting, featuring an in-person event at Singapore’s renowned...
Gender disparity exists at all levels in Hong Kong’s legal sector, finds a survey jointly launched by Mayer Brown and Women in Law Hong Kong
Industry representatives call for collaborative effort to redress the gender imbalance Hong Kong, 12 January 2023 – Mayer Brown and Women In Law Hong Kong (WILHK) today announced the findings of a joint survey aimed at exploring gender biases in Hong Kong's legal...
VLSI agrees to dismiss latest semiconductor patent complaint against Intel in Delaware
VLSI Technology LLC has agreed to dismiss all claims against Intel Corporation in a patent case before the Delaware District Court in the US. The two companies made a joint filing on 27 December outlining their intentions to abandon the action. As well as agreeing to...
Picassos in the potting shed? What to do with unused or unloved intellectual property assets
Unused or unloved intellectual property assets We are all familiar with selling unwanted items on eBay, Vinted, Facebook Marketplace….. Sometimes it is for housecleaning or clearing, and sometimes to get rid of the old and even tired. Surprising who wants to buy that...
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