August 14, 2018
Chinese competitor Elec-Tech found to have stolen trade secrets related to Lumileds technology for making high power LEDs used in flash phones and headlights
August 13, 2018
European in-house counsel at Novartis, DSM and other generics and originator manufacturers tell Managing IP about the prospects and problems of individual treatments, particularly as AI plays a bigger role in making them
Karry Lai speaks with the newly appointed IP attaché at the US Embassy Beijing to better understand the USPTO’s work in China in addressing concerns of US rights holders
August 10, 2018
Businesses are pushing to amend Brazil’s industrial property law in order to increase prison sentences for trade mark, industrial design, and patent infringement
Intellectual property moves include McDermott Will & Emery’s head of trade secrets moving to DLA Piper, administrative patent judge Lora Green joining Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and hires by Latham & Watkins, Ropes & Gray and more
August 09, 2018
The USPTO will likely ask the Supreme Court to clarify the “scandalous and immoral” provision of Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act once and for all
August 08, 2018
US patent case filing was down in the first half of 2018. We examine the number of cases, types of defendants and Federal Circuit decisions affecting filing trends
Modified crops can continue to be patented in Europe after the CJEU’s ruling that they should be regulated by the GMO directive, but stringent regulation could make those patents less valuable than agri-firms once hoped
Copying work onto a server and uploading it is deemed “communication to the public" in a decision that also distinguishes between hyperlinking and posting online under copyright law
The parties agree “that, with limited exceptions, no new litigation will be brought over patents or copyrights related to existing products, for five years”
August 07, 2018
The CJEU attempted to clarify the meaning of “protected by a basic patent” in Teva v Gilead, but practitioners and in-house counsel say it raises more questions than it has answered including a new test that is not clear
August 06, 2018
SIPO’s stats for the first half of 2018 highlight growth in patent filings but practitioners are concerned about quality
In a ruling that leaves unanswered questions about right holders’ future ability to enforce online, ICANN’S request for a preliminary injunction to make one of its registrars collect data on new registrants has been denied
Managing IP reveals the top plaintiffs, defendants and law firms in US patent cases in the first half of 2018, as well as the district breakdown. Uniloc has slipped down the plaintiff rankings, Apple is the top defendant and Stamoulis & Weinblatt has risen to the top of the plaintiff firm rankings
Apple tops – while Google, LG Electronics and Intel climb – the petitioner rankings in the first half. Fundamental Innovation Systems is most targeted patent owner, Fish & Richardson is the top petitioner law firm and Irell & Manella is the top patent owner law firm
WiLAN got “every penny we asked for,” WiLAN counsel Mike McKool tells Managing IP, “because we were reasonable.” By estimating damages too low, Apple may have poisoned its case
The big questions remaining after the Supreme Court’s SAS ruling include how institution rates will change, how strategy at the Board should evolve, and how district courts and the Federal Circuit will react. Michael Loney investigates
The automotive industry is facing fundamental challenges arising from autonomous driving and connected car technologies. Managing IP has published an in-depth report, in association with Gowling WLG, which discusses these challenges in depth
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that brand owners must pay the costs of ISPs blocking sites that sell counterfeit goods. Patrick Wingrove assesses how big these costs could be and whether the ruling will apply to copyright injunctions
A controversial proposal to introduce an export manufacturing waiver for supplementary protection certificates could cause more problems than it solves, reports Patrick Wingrove
Five leading Asia in-house counsel tell Karry Lai how they deal with issues in China including trade mark enforcement, blockchain, AI, software patents and trade secret litigation
Artificial intelligence will have a big impact on IP prosecution and litigation. Ellie Mertens takes a look at how it will change life for patent practitioners
Utynam attended the INTA Annual Meeting in Seattle in May. Here are some highlights
After the Supreme Court decision in B&B Hardware, Julia Anne Matheson and Cathy Liu of Hogan Lovells examine a case considering whether a court decision can have preclusive effect on a TTAB proceeding
Mid Year 2018
PTAB practice in a post-SAS world
Switching to MIP International