September 14, 2017
Civil rights movement anthem “We Shall Overcome” has been ruled to be in the public domain, with the Southern District of New York deciding that 1960 and 1963 applications for a copyright in the song were significantly flawed
September 12, 2017
Managing IP’s regular update of people moves includes hires by Ropes & Gray, Norton Rose Fulbright, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, Hogan Lovells, Wolf Greenfield, Shook Hardy & Bacon and BakerHostetler. These include new roles for two former AIPLA presidents
September 07, 2017
126 PTAB petitions were filed in August, while the Federal Circuit expressed concern with the Board’s practice of joinder and expanded panels in Nidec Motor v Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor, said it abused its discretion for failing to consider material evidence in Ultratec v CaptionCall, and ruled that an IPR petitioner doesn’t need to satisfy Article III standing requirements to participate in a patent owner’s appeal in Personal Audio v EFF
A concurring opinion in Nidec Motor v Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor critical of the PTAB’s position on joinder and expanded panels suggests the Federal Circuit will further scrutinise these issues in future decisions
September 06, 2017
Parties have been asked to brief on the issue of whether Section 145’s “[a]ll the expenses of the proceedings” provision authorises an award of the USPTO’s attorneys’ fees, after the Federal Circuit ordered a sua sponte rehearing en banc of Nantkwest v Matal
August 29, 2017
Andrei Iancu will succeed Michelle Lee as USPTO director if the US Senate confirms his nomination. He is a managing partner of Irell & Manella in Los Angeles
August 25, 2017
In May, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the phrase “Google it” was not genericide - but now the plaintiffs in the case are asking the Supreme Court to take another look at the issues raised by that decision
August 24, 2017
A case that is heating up in a New York district court could have broad implications for copyright in the context of social media and the internet, and could ultimately end up at the Supreme Court
September 18, 2017
How do US, UK and EPO tribunals compare when it comes to patent infringement disputes? Ilya Kazi contrasts tactics and procedures, drawing on lessons from recent cases
Fasken Martineau's global IP and technology leader Julie Desrosiers speaks to Women in IP about patent litigation in Canada, the utility test and the benefits of team work
In the latest Women in IP interview, Alice O’Donkor speaks to Say Sujintaya, who chairs Baker McKenzie’s Asia Pacific IP group, about the TPP Agreement, Thailand joining the Madrid Protocol and leaving a legacy
September 15, 2017
Argentina has a poor reputation for protecting IP rights. But, says Carlos Castrillo, new political winds are bringing changes
Patent and trade mark attorneys have welcomed the European Commission's plans for unitary IP rights after Brexit
The UK’s departure from the EU threatens to disrupt IP practice in the country – and patent and trade mark firms are already taking steps to mitigate the potential damage. James Nurton reports
The recent CJEU judgment and subsequent national interpretation in Rovi Guides v Telenet will have a significant impact on the predictability of legal costs and should be taken into account when setting up an IP litigation strategy in Belgium, as Steven Sarlet and Ben Brigou explain
Six years after its second edition of the WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, WIPO unveiled the third edition of its overview of UDRP jurisprudence. Justin Chay and Brian Beckham highlight several key updates
Practitioners have welcomed Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) amendments to the patent regime to spur innovation and improve the quality of patents granted
Based on a study of data in the Darts-IP case database, Donatienne Moreau and Ioanna Diakomichali review trends on distinctiveness of 3D trade marks in European cases at appeal level
Brexit affects IP in many ways. James Nurton and Kingsley Egbuonu identify five areas where urgent action is needed to provide clarity and ensure a smooth transition
Deciding whether to keep proprietary information secret or apply for a patent is a key commercial decision. Leythem Wall and Katherine Banks weigh up the options, focusing on inventions in the chemical industry
The communication to the public right has led to confusion and uncertainty in European copyright law. Elisabeth Dehareng, Lukas Feiler, Rachel Boakes and Birgit Clark examine whether recent decisions from the CJEU provide any guidance for hyperlinking and (re)transmission cases
Our editor James Nurton will be attending the @MarquesIP conference in Prague #marques17 from tomorrow. Say hi if y… https://t.co/FRjH4VdKuk
New online: How do US, UK and EPO tribunals compare in patent infringement disputes? By Ilya Kazi of @Mathys_Squire… https://t.co/IxmyhKpGHI
#ipwomen member Lara Kayode has written a paper on 5 common questions about IP protection in Africa (KE, NG & ZA) https://t.co/GqpObS9lk6
September 2017
How UK IP firms hope to survive Brexit
Switching to MIP International