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May 20, 2013
The Federal Circuit has upheld a lower court’s decision to invalidate three patents belonging to telecoms equipment provider Alcatel Lucent, covering basic e-commerce functions used by almost every shopping site
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May 16, 2013
In the wake of Friday’s narrow decision on CLS v Alice, lawyers are advising patent applicants to adjust their strategies for protecting software innovations. Alli Pyrah reports
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May 14, 2013
In a short and unanimous opinion in Bowman v Monsanto, the US Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Circuit’s ruling that an Indiana farmer may not reproduce patented seeds without the patent holder’s permission
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May 13, 2013
The validity of hundreds of thousands of business method patents is uncertain after the Federal Circuit narrowly upheld the district court’s decision in CLS v Alice that four patents are invalid under Section 101
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May 08, 2013
Nothing highlights the varying attitudes to IP around the world like trade negotiations. In an interview with the INTA Daily News yesterday, Anders Jessen of the European Commission talked through the multiple trade deals Europe is in the process of negotiating, and explained how cultural and intellectual differences drive such agreements.
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May 02, 2013
As technology companies urge the USPTO to adopt more rigorous standards for software patents to combat frivolous claims, associations that represent patent owners, agents and attorneys warn of unintended consequences if software patents are subject to separate compliance rules
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April 30, 2013
A US judge has issued a ruling on royalties in a dispute between Motorola and Microsoft, in the first decision on FRAND rates for standard-essential patents
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April 18, 2013
Monday’s Supreme Court hearing in the Myriad case pitched supporters and opponents of gene patents against each other. But some commentators believe a compromise position proposed by the Solicitor General may appeal to the justices
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April 17, 2013
As concerns mount in US Congress over frivolous patent litigation, the International Trade Commission (ITC) is drawing scrutiny for policies that critics say invite abuse by patent trolls
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April 16, 2013
In a landmark case with sweeping repercussions for medical research that's being closely watched around the globe, the US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments on the patent eligibility of human genes
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April 04, 2013
The shortlist for the second annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards has been announced
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April 03, 2013
In an interview conducted during last month’s US Patent Forum, former chief judge of the Federal Circuit Paul Michel talked about Congress, the Supreme Court and patent reform
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April 03, 2013
A new report from the Australian government says that TRIPs and FTA-mandated patent term extensions may not benefit the country
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March 28, 2013
Supreme Court justices seemed divided on Monday over the legality of pharmaceutical companies paying generic rivals to keep cheaper alternatives to brand name drugs off the market.
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March 27, 2013
Quality, cooperation and efficiency are the three priorities as WIPO works to enhance the PCT, Deputy Director General James Pooley said last week
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March 26, 2013
US patent applications were “three to four times” higher than normal in the week before first-to-file came into force on March 16, Acting USPTO Director Teresa Stanek Rea said last week
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March 22, 2013
Managing IP’s sixth annual North America Awards ceremony included awards in nearly 70 categories, including achievement awards for INTA’s Alan Drewsen, Robert Armitage and David Kappos, all of whom have recently ended careers dedicated to improving the IP system and advocating for IP change
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March 14, 2013
Pfizer’s chief IP counsel decries India’s “protectionist intellectual property regime” in testimony before the United States Congress, reports the Financial Times
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March 12, 2013
IP managers from some of India’s most successful companies explained their international portfolio management strategies at Managing IP’s India IP and Innovation Forum last week
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March 06, 2013
Jon Kyl, who recently left Congress as the second-highest ranking Republican in the US Senate, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs group in Washington DC