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December 20, 2018
Preparations for the UPC continue despite no German constitutional complaint ruling, an Italian ministry wants a central division in Milan instead of London, and the EU Article 50 ruling may have implications for UK participation
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December 19, 2018
Mr Justice Arnold shed some light on obviousness declaration criteria in the UK in his ruling that Vectura’s patents were not obvious but were insufficient
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December 19, 2018
Despite the decades-long trend of US general practice firms acquiring intellectual property boutiques, strong boutiques are expected to survive
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December 17, 2018
Michael Borella assesses what the patent-eligibility landscape looks like for machine learning inventions in the US, and finds no easy answers
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December 17, 2018
Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trade mark and copyright news
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December 13, 2018
The Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in China has granted two preliminary injunctions against four Chinese subsidiaries of Apple for infringing Qualcomm patents
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December 13, 2018
A Delaware jury finds Edwards Lifesciences infringed a transcatheter heart valve technology patent, which was ruled invalid by the PTAB earlier this year
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December 13, 2018
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December 12, 2018
Simon Portman of Marks & Clerk analyses issues that crop up for academic researchers commercialising medical technology innovation in the UK, one of the biggest of which is simply underestimating the value of their ideas
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December 12, 2018
IBM’s Manny Schecter believes public awareness of intellectual property has increased but there has not been a corresponding increase in understanding
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December 12, 2018
In-house counsel say the EPO Technical Board of Appeal’s conclusion that plants made from essentially biological processes are patentable could usher in another decade of protection uncertainty in the industry
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December 11, 2018
A self-service airport baggage drop system and a medical imaging apparatus were the winners at the recent DesignEuropa awards. Managing IP interviewed representatives of both winning companies about their successful products
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December 11, 2018
Innovator and generics drug companies share their reaction to the judgment in Warner-Lambert v Generics. One in-house lawyer explains that it will be particularly detrimental to small innovator companies and “does not reflect the scientific reality of drug development”
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December 10, 2018
Benjamin Bai of Ant Financial believes patenting pure algorithms, pure compilation of information and pure business methods will be the future of blockchain patenting
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December 10, 2018
Honourable Justice Lok has revealed news of an upcoming change in Hong Kong’s High Court for IP disputes
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December 10, 2018
The 50 most influential people in IP, the leading law firms for PCT work, an interview with USPTO director Andrei Iancu and a comparison of stays in Europe are among the highlights of our latest issue
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December 10, 2018
Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trade mark and copyright news
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December 10, 2018
November’s 230 petitions filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board was the highest monthly figure since January 2017, while the newly-formed Precedential Opinion Panel will address issue joinder
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December 06, 2018
Intellectual property departments in patent-focused companies are driving greater integration of IP in the businesses through implementing better communication and education mechanisms
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December 06, 2018
Talk is building of a decision from the German Constitutional Court before year-end, the UK House of Lords heard evidence about Brexit’s effect, and the Italian Council of Ministers approved national legislation to adopt the Unitary Patent Regulation and the UPCA
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December 05, 2018
Based on the Supreme Court’s line of questioning during Helsinn v Teva’s arguments, it appears the court may part from the Federal Circuit and support a new interpretation of “on-sale”
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December 05, 2018
Plans for a CRISPR patent pool in the agricultural sector have been stifled by the ECJ's July ruling that crops derived from the technology are genetically modified organisms. In-house counsel say it has made those patents less valuable
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December 04, 2018
AT&T director Dave Kaufman and Interbrand valuation expert André Matías discussed best practices and considerations for IP valuation and monetisation at the ASIPI Congress
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December 04, 2018
The state of standard essential patents in China, Japan and Germany, as well as challenges in patenting blockchain, were highlights from the 1st Asia-Pacific Licensing Executives Society Young Members Congress Conference
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December 03, 2018
Managing IP’s annual survey ranks the top Patent Cooperation Treaty filers in the main patenting jurisdictions. Data compiled by CPA Global
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December 03, 2018
Gyimah is the 10th person to resign over the UK government’s EU Withdrawal Agreement, including previous IP minister Jo Johnson
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December 03, 2018
Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trade mark and copyright news
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November 30, 2018
Managing IP has relaunched our list of the 50 Most Influential People in IP. Subscribers and triallists can see who made the cut
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November 29, 2018
In-house counsel are trying to break down silos between business departments to help them work out where they will and won’t need patents in the next five to 10 years
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November 28, 2018
Managing IP reveals our pick of the people driving intellectual property law, policy and business this year. Read the full list here
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November 28, 2018
Andrei Iancu is one of our 50 Most Influential People in IP. He has changed the mood at the USPTO since taking over as director – and he’s not done yet
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November 28, 2018
António Campinos has so far succeeded in improving relations in the upper echelons of the EPO since taking over as president in July
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November 28, 2018
"This is an opportunity to make sure that we build upon the very real progress that has been made in providing a higher quality service to users," the EUIPO executive director tells Managing IP
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November 28, 2018
Erich Andersen recently explained the thinking behind Microsoft joining the Open Invention Network and the LOT Network
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November 28, 2018
Makan Delrahim tells Managing IP why he has shifted the DOJ's stance on standard essential patents since taking over as assistant attorney general for the antitrust division, and explains his "New Madison" approach
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November 28, 2018
IBM's chief patent counsel tells Managing IP about holding onto the number one patent filing spot in the US, his concerns about Section 101 and his passion for IP education
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November 28, 2018
"When my view differs from that of my colleagues, and the difference is important to the law and the outcome of the case, I believe it's my judicial obligation to speak out, and to explain," Judge Newman tells Managing IP in an interview
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November 28, 2018
"Brexit has been our biggest challenge and will remain so for some time," the CEO of the UKIPO tells Managing IP
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November 27, 2018
Technology, life sciences and manufacturing companies say they’re increasingly bringing patent processes in house to make them more cost efficient. The challenge is working out when a function is better done internally, outsourced to private practice or split between the two
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November 27, 2018
Large telecoms companies say the Unwired Planet ruling will streamline licensing, while automotive companies believe it helps benchmark component prices. But more still needs to be clarified
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November 27, 2018
Speakers at the Managing IP Corporate Strategy Summit discussed issues pertinent to in-house counsel, including new ways to exploit IP assets, managing business risk, influencing policy and resolving disputes. Sanjana Kapila reports
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November 27, 2018
Malte Köllner, Eric Sergheraert and Mihnea Hanganu compare the frequency of stays in patent infringement proceedings in Germany with the frequency of stays in other European countries, and conclude the German practice of staying proceedings gives serious cause for concern
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November 27, 2018
A new paper concludes the UK cannot stay in the Unified Patent Court after Brexit. Patrick Wingrove speaks to the author as well as in-house and private practice lawyers, to unpack the important points of the research
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November 27, 2018
Utynam attended the AIPPI World Congress in Cancun in September and the AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington DC in October. Here are some highlights
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November 26, 2018
Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trade mark and copyright news
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November 23, 2018
A sudden influx of new players with standard essential patents into the automotive market is causing conflict between automotive companies and their driverless-car suppliers over who should take a licence in the supply chain
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November 22, 2018
Karry Lai speaks to the Chinese OLED manufacturer’s IP head about leveraging patents for business expansion
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November 21, 2018
While patent-focused companies continue to be wary of the relatively untested Chinese patent system, developments in the country’s IP offices and courts are helping
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November 18, 2018
Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trade mark and copyright news
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November 14, 2018
Warner-Lambert patent was insufficiently disclosed and would not have been infringed by generics even if the claims were valid, in a ruling that raises the bar for plausibility of Swiss form claims
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November 14, 2018
November is already 2018’s record month for Patent Trial and Appeal Board filing, with 178 petitions in the month ahead of November 13’s shift to the Phillips claim construction standard
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November 14, 2018
Large generics drug companies are becoming more diligent and cautious about clearing patent thickets blocking biosimilars than they have traditionally been with small molecule products
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November 14, 2018
A US company backed with $100m is making a big push to monetise Chinese patents, against a backdrop of rising IP tensions between the two countries
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November 13, 2018
IP professionals and board members lack a common vocabulary to properly prioritise intangible assets. A new Licensing Executives Society standard aims to fix this
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November 12, 2018
Data: US patent case filing in the third quarter continued the 2018 trend of lower levels of litigation. Managing IP reveals the rankings for the first nine months of the year
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November 10, 2018
The ruling that Qualcomm must license SEPs to competitors on FRAND terms helps the FTC but will also have a wider impact – upending the licensing practices of SEP owners, who have criticised the decision
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November 10, 2018
The average price of a US patent is down 30% to $176,000 this year. The reason this may not be bad and what is driving “realistic optimism” among patent monetisers were some of the takeaways from the IP Dealmakers Forum
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November 09, 2018
New patent office regulation to implement procedure for prosecuting utility model applications is part of the sweeping changes to Argentina’s IP statutes earlier this year
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November 09, 2018
Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trade mark and copyright news
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November 08, 2018
IP is not likely to be a big focus if Hank Johnson becomes chair of House of Representatives IP subcommittee but “all bets are off” if one possibility who has been highly critical of patents is appointed
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November 07, 2018
A judges panel at the Hong Kong Competition Commission conference shared experiences of use of specialist courts and mechanisms in adjudicating cases in areas including intellectual property
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November 07, 2018
The number of European patent applications related to autonomous driving has grown 20 times faster than other technologies in recent years, an EPO study has found
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November 06, 2018
RPC reveals that insurance patent filing is up 116% in the past five years, driven by patents related to pricing, telematics, AI and peer-to-peer insurance
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November 06, 2018
Peter was deputy general counsel of A10 Networks in Silicon Valley. Her background suggests she is "on the same wavelength" as the USPTO director, suggests one observer
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November 05, 2018
Large telecoms companies say the UK Court of Appeal’s decision that global licences for SEPs can be FRAND streamlines licensing while automotive firms believe it helps benchmark component prices. But more still needs to be clarified
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November 05, 2018
Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trade mark and copyright news
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November 02, 2018
Apple was the top petitioner, Qualcomm was the most-challenged patent owner and Fish & Richardson was the law firm involved in the most PTAB disputes filed in the first nine months of the year, according to data revealed by Managing IP
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November 02, 2018
In-house counsel from confectionery, biopharmaceutical, telecommunications, technology, plastics and medical research companies explain how they’re measuring patent worth to find cost-saving wins
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November 02, 2018
European seed companies prepare for licensing and litigation difficulties as technology allows them to patent more inventions and threatens to stifle the industry’s strong sharing culture
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November 01, 2018
In a decision that will disappoint medical device manufacturers, the CJEU in the Boston Scientific case has addressed the authorisation that must form the basis of an SPC. This is in contrast to recent referrals that address what products can be protected
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October 31, 2018
The software patent eligibility situation in the US is “a really high fence” that requires some sparkle to pass while the European test is drier