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Federal Circuit cements broad USPTO director discretion, upholds Fintiv
A US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision siding with the US Patent and Trademark Office in Apple’s challenge to the NHK-Fintiv standard is a victory f... (more story)
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SEP holders warn EU against weakening patent injunctions after enforcement study
Companies that develop technology standards warned the EU against weakening patent injunctions after a commission-backed study questioned enforcement practices. Whi... (more story)
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Report on global IP reuse highlights innovation leaders' advantage
The extent to which countries leading in innovation are able to take advantage of inventions from other jurisdictions is revealed in a report published on Tuesday b... (more story)
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Intellectual property policy and industry trade organizations told a panel of IP officials from across the federal government Wednesday that they face unfair trade barriers and insufficient IP protection in co... (more story)
Soho Home is alleging that Next infringed the design of 24 of its products, including sofas and other furnishings. In a claim in the English courts, Soho Home is seeking millions of pounds of damages for the a... (more story)
Biogen gave up its pursuit of extra patent protection for its multiple sclerosis drug earlier this month after it received questions from EU investigators over a possible antitrust abuse. The US biotech compan... (more story)
German company Rematec has won back its European patent used for wood-chip grinding, after Unified Patent Court judges overturned a Mannheim revocation ruling and granted a cross-border injunction against Dutc... (more story)
Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld a patent-office decision invalidating most of Kowa Company’s patent covering packaging for its glaucoma drug Granatec, siding with a challenge from generic maker... (more story)
Realtek Semiconductor’s US antitrust claims against MediaTek and Future Link Systems can proceed, a California federal judge ruled, denying the companies' motion for summary judgment. The defendants had claime... (more story)
Companies that develop technology standards warned the EU against weakening patent injunctions after a commission-backed study questioned enforcement practices. While patent holders defend strong protections, ... (more story)
A collective lawsuit targeting Qualcomm over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the supply of chips and in patent-licensing deals for iPhones and for Android-equipped smartphones is to be withdrawn by UK consu... (more story)
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A US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision siding with the US Patent and Trademark Office in Apple’s challenge to the NHK-Fintiv standard is a victory for the office, reinforcing the director’s bro... (more story)
A sham corporation formed for the purported purpose of accessing a proprietary software program to improve the functionality of an artificial intelligence insurance tool was enjoined last week in the US. But ... (more story)
As Apple gears up to challenge UK findings it owes $502 million plus interest in global standard essential patent (SEP) royalties, its victory with a Texas jury last week extinguishes any lingering concerns of... (more story)
US Patent and Trademark Office deputy director Coke Morgan Stewart had warm words this week for inventors and the technology transfer offices who shepherd their ideas over the commercial finish line. But her f... (more story)
Many universities and public research institutions are sitting on an untapped reserve: under- and unutilized intellectual property. Identifying dormant assets and connecting them with nontraditional sources of... (more story)
A judgment in Emotional Perception AI by the UK Supreme Court this week has overturned two decades of domestic case law and brought the UK more — if not completely — in line with the European Patent Office whe... (more story)
The EU’s top court has reaffirmed that EU trademarks can only be blocked by rights still in force at the time of the final decision on their registration. Experts say that in preventing oppositions based on ri... (more story)
ZTE is planning to use a forthcoming Chinese judgment over standard-essential patents to bring an end to parallel proceedings in the UK, and the question of whether the English court will allow it will have a ... (more story)