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June 29, 2012
Today the EU Council agreed that Paris should host the central division of the court, with judges in London and Munich hearing sector-specific cases
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June 29, 2012
After EU member states today removed a key barrier to a unitary patent package becoming reality, Managing IP explains what needs to happen next before IP owners can begin applying for the new right
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June 29, 2012
In part three of Managing IP’s series on America Invents Act implementation strategies, Stephen Kunin and Scott McKeown dissect the new inter partes review proceedings
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June 29, 2012
EU member states have finally agreed where the courts for a new unitary patent system in Europe are to be based. Paris is to be home to the central division while two so-called thematic clusters are to be set up in the UK and Germany: Munich will host mechanical engineering cases and London chemistry (including pharmaceuticals) and human necessities
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June 28, 2012
The US Supreme Court has upheld so-called Obamacare, ensuring that the pathway for biosimilars included with the law will remain intact
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June 28, 2012
In a ruling that attorneys say holds important lessons for Indian IP practitioners, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board in Chennai revoked Unilever’s patent for water filters, pointing to a failure by the company to follow procedural requirements
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June 27, 2012
Following a Federal Circuit finding that Apple’s design patent on the iPad is valid, a California court has granted a preliminary injunction barring sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US
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June 27, 2012
USPTO commissioner for patents Peggy Focarino gave Managing IP a peek into how the first US satellite patent office will operate
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June 25, 2012
Patent owners in India who are litigating their rights should try to obtain interim relief. If they don’t, they face protracted and expensive patent battles, warned an Indian lawyer last week
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June 25, 2012
How many questions can you answer on this week’s IP news? All answers are available in articles published on managingip.com in the past week
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June 25, 2012
Managing IP lists the intellectual property meetings, decisions and events happening this week
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June 21, 2012
“Know your enemies and know yourself”. That’s a traditional Chinese saying that sounds like good advice. But one Chinese company that put it in into action found itself in deep legal trouble
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June 21, 2012
Patents are not only property rights; they are also a means of improving customer relations and breaking into new markets. That was the message from companies including ZTE and IBM at this week’s China-International IP Forum
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June 21, 2012
The continent's leading female lawyers celebrated at Euromoney Legal Media Group's second annual Europe Women in Business Law Awards at the Savoy in London last night. The Competition Commission's Laura Carstensen and the Bar Council's Kim Hollis QC delivered the keynote addresses to an audience of in-house and private practice lawyers
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June 21, 2012
At an AIA oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, USPTO director David Kappos focused on the path to international harmonisation
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June 21, 2012
Chinese companies got a crash lesson in defending IP actions at the US International Trade Commission today
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June 20, 2012
Two-thirds of patents opposed at the European Patent Office are revoked or amended. So how can you maximise your chances of forcing your competitors to abandon or modify their patent applications?
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June 20, 2012
Intel has paid $375 million for 1,700 InterDigital patents - about 8% of the 20,000 patents InterDigital sought buyers for last year
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June 19, 2012
Panellists at the BIO International Convention in Boston this week expressed serious concerns about what the Mayo v Prometheus decision could mean for the Myriad gene patent case in its second round at the Federal Circuit
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June 18, 2012
Five questions on the past week’s news, based on articles on managingip.com. Plus: answers and links for last week’s quiz
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June 18, 2012
A survey of British companies who do business in China has revealed that almost two thirds of respondents believe that protecting their IP has been an effective deterrent against infringement
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June 15, 2012
The OECD's Working Party No 6 discussion draft on the transfer pricing aspects of intangible assets has been published ahead of time due to pressure from taxpayers and practitioners
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June 14, 2012
The second in a series on America Invents Act implementation, Michael Flibbert and William Raich offer tips on how to get the most out of the new law’s supplemental examination option
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June 14, 2012
Copenhagen played host this morning to a genuinely affecting ceremony at the EPO’s European Inventor Awards 2012
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June 13, 2012
Twenty-three companies have sent a joint letter to the attorney general and solicitor general of the United States to ask that their concerns be considered as the government develops its position on the Myriad gene patent case
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June 12, 2012
US secretary of commerce John Bryson has announced that he is taking a medical leave of absence and transferring all of his duties to deputy secretary Rebecca Blank
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June 12, 2012
Kerstin Jorna, the EU Commission official in charge of intellectual property, has told Managing IP that the debate over the proposed unitary patent package should be “de-dramatised”
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June 11, 2012
How many questions can you answer on the week’s IP news? All the answers are available in articles published on managingip.com in the past week
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June 11, 2012
The commentaries on firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are now live on MIPHandbook.com, along with all the rankings from Managing IP's annual survey
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June 11, 2012
Two senior USPTO officials, Nancy Kremers and Conrad Wong, are to leave their posts in China
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June 08, 2012
As implementation of the America Invents Act becomes imminent, Managing IP presents a series of articles examining successful strategies for approaching specific provisions of the new law. In our first, Monica Bhattacharyya tackles the new prior user rights defence
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June 08, 2012
The heads of the world’s five largest patent offices met this week in Porticcio, France to discuss achievements and future plans regarding international harmonisation
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June 08, 2012
Managing IP lists the IP events, conferences and decisions taking place next week
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June 07, 2012
A case so complex it demanded a six-week jury trial with separate phases for the patent and copyright claims, Oracle v Google captivated the computing, patent and media industries
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June 07, 2012
The Patents (Amendment) Bill would change Singapore from a self-assessment regime to a positive grant system in line with major jurisdictions such as the US and Europe. What effect will the changes have on patent owners?
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June 04, 2012
Laurence S Rogers explains why a recent ruling of the Federal Circuit warrants a second look at patents containing potentially invalidating errors
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June 01, 2012
Mexican lawyers who spoke to Managing IP researchers for the 2012 IP Handbook this year said that the country’s accession to the Madrid Protocol will be a “nightmare”
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June 01, 2012
Five questions on IP news from May 28 to June 1. Plus: answers and more details on last week’s questions
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June 01, 2012
The Americas sections of the 2012 MIP Handbook are now available on miphandbook.com, with Europe and Asia due in subsequent weeks
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June 01, 2012
Managing IP lists the intellectual property events, meetings and decisions for the week beginning June 4
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June 01, 2012
EU heads of government will have one final chance to agree the unitary patent package at the EU Summit at the end of June, after ministers failed to resolve a dispute over the location of the court’s central division this week