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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Exclusive: Dutch IP firm VO to be acquired by private equity funder

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Managing IP Awards interview: Prof Dr Tilman Müller-Stoy and Dr Tilman Müller

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Patents

Weekly take: Why Hikma decision shows external factors could have increased influence

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Trademarks

The IP Lounge: Adding a queer lens to IP law

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Patent attorney Michael Henson joins the firm to lead its freshly launched blockchain and digital assets practice

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Patents

UPC update: InterDigital nets Disney win | Kather Augenstein partner branches out

A dispute over mammogram technology, and a development in the case between GSK and Moderna were also among the top talking points in recent weeks

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‘Feels like coming home’: Pearce IP’s deputy-CEO on return to legal services

Peter O’Sullivan, a professional services executive, says he is looking forward to helping Pearce IP become the leading life sciences firm in Australia and New Zealand

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Trademarks

Injunctive relief without proceedings on the merits: the incompatibility of Italy’s IP Code with EU law

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