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December 21, 2012
A bill designed to solve problems in the new US patent system has been passed by Congress after being amended to remove some contentious clauses
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December 18, 2012
A long-running challenge over the false marking provision of the AIA has been shot down by the Federal Circuit
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December 18, 2012
UK Business Secretary Vince Cable this week set out a series of plans to promote creativity and innovation, but many IP owners are unconvinced by the detail of the reforms
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December 18, 2012
Managing IP’s editors have scanned the trillions of words written on IP in the past year, and selected their favourite 25 articles from publications such as Fortune, BusinessWeek and the Economist as well as IP blogs and of course Managing IP itself. We’ve also included some infographics, pictures and video
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December 18, 2012
Judge Lucy Koh last night denied Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction against certain Samsung products, but also refused to grant Samsung a new trial, marking both wins and losses for both companies
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December 17, 2012
Managing IP lists the IP-related meetings and decisions this week
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December 12, 2012
Yesterday the European Parliament overwhelmingly backed plans for a unitary patent, with the first rights likely to be granted in less than two years. But many questions remain unanswered
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December 12, 2012
A vote by MEPs yesterday in favour of the unitary patent means that IP owners planning their patent filing strategies could soon have a new way of protecting their rights in Europe
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December 11, 2012
A new law which will streamline patent applications and attempt to harmonise the US patent system with procedures abroad was passed by Congress this week.
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December 11, 2012
Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed plans for a unitary patent and unified patent court covering 25 of the EU’s 27 member states, paving the way for the biggest change in European patent protection in 40 years
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December 11, 2012
Yan Sheng, the head of Intellectual Ventures’ Greater China operations, has defended the company against critics who accuse it of being a patent troll
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December 11, 2012
An important hurdle in the path of the unitary patent looks set to be dismantled after a key legal adviser at the Court of Justice of the EU said today that 25 member states should be able to press ahead with a deal without Italy and Spain
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December 10, 2012
Thousands of granted US patents relating to human genes may be in danger as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision to review the Myriad case
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December 10, 2012
Jesper Kongstad, the director-general of the Danish PTO, has warned governments not to introduce rules requiring users of IP trading platforms to reveal pricing data about their transactions
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December 07, 2012
EPO President Benoit Battistelli is “confident, after long discussions, that EU authorities [Council of Ministers and European Parliament] will agree on a unitary patent package next week” he said today
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December 07, 2012
Managing IP lists the IP-related decisions, meetings and events to watch out for week beginning December 10
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December 07, 2012
IP owners should be wary of anti-monopoly concerns when doing business in China, Baker & McKenzie partner Clara Ingen-Housz warned this week
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December 06, 2012
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) launched a Chinese-English component of the EPO’s free automatic translation service called Patent Translate today
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December 06, 2012
Pharma companies in Europe should reconsider their antitrust risk following a ruling by the Court of Justice this morning
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December 06, 2012
Apple and Samsung return to court today, with Samsung seeking a new trial after a jury ordered it to pay over $1 billion in damages for infringing Apple’s smartphone patents
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December 05, 2012
Managing IP provides a guide to the Court of Justice’s ruling in a case between AstraZeneca and generic-manufacturers about what constitutes abuse of a dominant position in the pharmaceutical sector
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December 04, 2012
K&L Gates has become the latest law firm to seal a deal with an Australian firm
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December 03, 2012
One year after the Court of Justice of the EU limited the stem cell research that can be protected by patents in Brüstle, the German Federal Court has ruled in the original case
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December 03, 2012
Managing IP lists the IP-related meetings and decisions due this week
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December 03, 2012
The Supreme Court of the United States agreed on Friday to hear the Myriad case, which could provide much-needed clarification on the patent eligibility of genes
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November 30, 2012
A judge sitting in the High Court in London has said he can rule on whether patents in France, Germany, Italy and Spain are infringed in a single trial in the UK
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November 30, 2012
As part of my yearlong Presidency, I will be traveling on behalf of AIPLA to promote IP in America and American IP interests around the world.
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November 29, 2012
Lawyers for Air Canada might be expected to have shuffled a little uneasily in their seats last week after a High Court judge declared their costs to be “out of proportion” and requiring “the closest possible scrutiny”. It’s just the latest example of London judges handing out very public rebukes to litigants and their lawyers, as Managing IP explains
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November 29, 2012
AIPLA is facing the daunting task of having three Amicus briefs due in a very short period – two to the US Supreme Court and one to the en banc Federal Circuit. Amicus briefs are one of the more visible advocacy functions the Association performs, and so it seems appropriate to tell you a bit about the cases.
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November 28, 2012
Judges, lawyers and former directors lamented the news that David Kappos is resigning from the USPTO, but expressed confidence that his reforms will endure
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November 27, 2012
Over the past several weeks, I have been asked innumerable times how I rose through the ranks of AIPLA to become the organization’s President
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November 26, 2012
USPTO director David Kappos will step down from his post in January, as reported first by professor Dennis Crouch of the Patently O blog and confirmed by the USPTO
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November 26, 2012
Managing IP lists the IP-related decisions and meetings taking place this week
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November 21, 2012
A compromise proposal on the unitary patent package has won the support – hesitant if not wholehearted – of a key group of MEPs
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November 19, 2012
Since this is my first blog post as AIPLA President (or ever!), I thought I would give a brief preview of the upcoming year, and what you can expect from this blog
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November 19, 2012
Managing IP lists the IP-related decisions and meetings taking place this week
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November 16, 2012
Xi Jinping this week took over as China’s top leader after becoming general-secretary of the country’s communist party. But the leadership shake-up has seen a series of promotions that could affect the way that China handles the issue of intellectual property
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November 16, 2012
This week’s settlement between HTC and Apple means an end to at least 10 unresolved lawsuits across three countries involving around 39 patents and 21 firms. Here is a look at some of the patents the Apple-HTC agreement will cover, and the myriad firms representing the two companies
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November 15, 2012
Court reforms coming into effect on Monday are set to make litigation quicker and more efficient in Scotland
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November 15, 2012
While IP is an increasingly sought-after commodity, as emphasized by the gaudy $4.5 billion price tag from the Nortel patent auction, more work needs to be done before efficient IP markets become a reality
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November 15, 2012
The EU Enforcement Directive does not apply to invalidation proceedings concerning utility models, according to the Court of Justice of the EU
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November 15, 2012
Microsoft and Google began a court battle over standard-essential patents in Seattle this week, which could change the economics of royalty payments in the smartphone industry
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November 14, 2012
Increasingly, IP news is breaking on Twitter first and sparking debates over everything from statistics to apologies. Here’s why you should join the 5,000 people already following Managing IP
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November 12, 2012
Managing IP lists the IP-related decisions and meetings taking place this week
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November 09, 2012
After being sued by Nike for allegedly infringing its trade mark on a best-selling pair of sneakers, sports manufacturer Already is urging the Supreme Court to let it pursue cancellation of the mark despite Nike’s efforts to drop the case
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November 09, 2012
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday said that Pfizer’s blockbuster patent on the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra is invalid, reversing a Federal Court ruling that blocked Teva's application to market generic Viagra under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Act (PM[NOC])
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November 09, 2012
Could an injunction granted on a standard-essential patent (SEP) turn European telecoms networks silent? Concerns such as this are putting patent judges in a quandary, as they revealed this week
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November 09, 2012
Companies have long tried to cut their corporate tax liabilities by shifting their intangible assets to low-tax jurisdictions. Now they are finding their transfer pricing strategies under an increasingly bright spotlight
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November 08, 2012
The Cyprus presidency of the EU has suggested wording to break the latest deadlock over the unified patent court (UPC)
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November 08, 2012
Yesterday an injunction against adidas over trainers that use a knitted upper was lifted in Germany. The dispute, brought by Nike, could start a series of patent cases in the sportswear industry
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November 06, 2012
The smartphone wars have conjured up the spectre of protracted IP litigation spread around the world. The prospect of fighting simultaneous, costly court battles in different continents is enough to keep even the most grizzled in-house counsel awake at night. But Ignacio de Castro of WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center has a remedy for dispute-induced insomnia
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November 05, 2012
Managing IP lists the IP-related meetings, conferences and decisions taking place this week
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November 01, 2012
Next Tuesday’s US presidential election could mean big changes for the USPTO and IP policies. Managing IP examines what a Mitt Romney administration might look like for IP
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October 31, 2012
As November 6 approaches, the IP community waits to see whether there will be a new USPTO director at the helm next year, which is likely to be the case if Mitt Romney is elected. In the meantime, Managing IP recaps some of President Barack Obama’s IP accomplishments during his four years in office