CRISPR interference decision, Center for Intellectual Property Understanding, Alibaba, Section 101, Northern District of California – the week in IP

February 15 2017

The USPTO ruling “no interference in fact” in the CRISPR patents dispute, the unveiling of a new non-profit devoted to increasing awareness of IP rights, Alibaba accusing agencies of filing false complaints, IBM’s Manny Schecter calling for Congress to act on Section 101, and new patent case rules in the Northern District of California were in the intellectual property news in the past week

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IP Service World 2026

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India’s TM squatting problem needs an earlier warning system

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Bergenstråhle leader: why Nordic merger brings new opportunities

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Paul Hastings IP litigation partner jumps to Latham & Watkins

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