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Japan IP Court revives Broad CRISPR patent, overturning JPO on priority rights
Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court overturned a Japan Patent Office decision invalidating a key CRISPR patent held by the Broad Institute, the Massachusetts I... (more story)
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Fewer petitions to US PTAB push Big Law to adapt, not retreat
For over a decade, large law firms developed specialized practices focused on handling intellectual property disputes before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board. N... (more story)
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Japan's 3D trademark law still stops short of the house itself
Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has offered a sharp reminder that, even after Japan opened trademark law to three-dimensional signs, the path from distinct... (more story)
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The EU is treating intellectual property as a strategic economic and security asset, citing risks stemming from technological dependencies. Maria Martin-Prat of the European Commission’s trade department warns... (more story)
President Donald rump signed a bill Monday that reauthorizes funding for a pair of research and development grant programs that are critical to tech transfer. Advocates praised the reauthorizations of the Smal... (more story)
China’s top court has upheld a ruling finding an agricultural-inputs company liable for trademark infringement after its well-known branding overshadowed a smaller fertilizer manufacturer’s registered mark.
Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court overturned a Japan Patent Office decision invalidating a key CRISPR patent held by the Broad Institute, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard College, f... (more story)
A report published on Monday by the EU Intellectual Property Office has proposed bank financing backed by intellectual property assets as a means of boosting the EU’s competitiveness. As the EU prepares legisl... (more story)
SharkNinja failed to win a UPC injunction against Groupe SEB after Paris judges found its air fryer-related patent likely invalid. The court held that prior art can undermine novelty even if key features are o... (more story)
Later in April, the UK’s highest court will consider whether English judges can decide whether the licensing rates offered by patent pools are Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory, in a case brought by Tesl... (more story)
China is moving to clarify how standard-essential patent disputes are handled outside the courts, as the country’s top intellectual property regulator signaled plans to develop dedicated rules for such cases.
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Singapore AI firm Nanonoble argued Friday that the Walt Disney Company’s contributory copyright infringement claims against it should be dismissed given the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications v. So... (more story)
A recent fair-use decision in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit could show a pathway to victory for artificial intelligence companies trying to fend off copyright infringement lawsuits, but applyin... (more story)
Roxtec, a Swedish cable modules maker, will appear on April 16 before Italy’s highest administrative court to challenge an antitrust fine and seek referral to the EU’s top court. The company denies seeking to ... (more story)
For over a decade, large law firms developed specialized practices focused on handling intellectual property disputes before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Now, with fewer petitions making it through to... (more story)
Patent-pool operator Sisvel is expanding in China and preparing a new business unit for tailored licensing deals. In an interview with MLex, its CEO Mattia Fogliacco said Chinese firms are “the best in class” ... (more story)
Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court has offered a sharp reminder that, even after Japan opened trademark law to three-dimensional signs, the path from distinctive design to protectable branding remains narrow.
A group of YouTube creators sued Apple, OpenAI and Amazon late last week, bringing the number of copyright lawsuits over artificial intelligence in the US to 100. With the central question of fair use for AI t... (more story)
In the first major application of a recent declaration that foreign governments and entities they control aren’t eligible to challenge patents under the America Invents Act, the US Patent and Trademark Office ... (more story)