USPTO director speculation, Amgen injunction win, software copyright litigation, top global innovators, 2016 reviews – the week in IP

January 11 2017

Suggestions for the next USPTO director, AIPLA’s advice for US president-elect Trump, an injunction preventing Sanofi selling a drug during the term of two Amgen patents, a review of software copyright litigation since Oracle v Google, a list of top global innovators, and reviews of 2016 for patent licensing stocks and the PTAB were in the recent intellectual property headlines

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Patents

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Patents

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Patents

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AI patents and dairy trademarks are at the centre of two judgments to be handed down next week

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Patents

Corner office interview: Why Eagle IP chief is eyeing new heights

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Trademarks

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Patents

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Patents

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Patents

‘Watershed moment’: India’s top court to decide competition jurisdiction over patents

Counsel for SEP owners and implementers are keeping an eye on the case, which could help shape patent enforcement strategy for years to come

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Patents

Finnegan team secures $240m jury verdict after PTAB success

Jacob Schroeder explains how he and his team secured victory for Promptu in a long-running patent infringement battle with Comcast

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