Each week Managing IP speaks to a different IP practitioner about their life and career
We provide a rundown of Managing IP’s news and analysis coverage from the week, and review what’s been happening elsewhere in IP
Lawyers at Arnold & Porter unpack the challenges facing the UK government over the regulation of artificial intelligence
The EPO declined to attend the latest meeting organised by the Industry Patent Quality Charter, a group that has called on the office to grant higher-quality patents
João Negrão spoke to Managing IP in his first interview with the IP press since taking the top job at the EUIPO earlier this month
Today marks 50 years since the European Patent Convention was signed, and senior leaders have been both reflecting and looking forward
The former BoA president won a high-profile race to succeed Christian Archambeau as executive director in July
Gordon Humphreys, chair of the First and Third Boards of Appeal, will take the post on an interim basis after the election of João Negrão as EUIPO executive director
The CJEU seems increasingly willing to hear appeals from the General Court, but sources are split on whether this is down to inconsistencies at a lower level
In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses their early memories of covering IP before delving into the latest on the UPC and whether a proposed US study could threaten the future of pharma patents
Ukraine and its allies argued against continued funding for a WIPO external office in Russia at the General Assembly in Geneva last week
Negrão won a comprehensive 19 out of 27 votes at a Council of the EU meeting this morning, July 12
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Sponsored by Wanhuida Intellectual PropertyThe China Patent Office upheld the validity of the patent over the antihistamine desloratadine citrate disodium, as Yue Guan from Wanhuida Intellectual Property explains
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Sponsored by Patrinos & KilimirisYouli Angelou of Patrinos & Kilimiris explains why the consolidation of all branches of industrial property is a welcome move
Lawyers say the USPTO’s Patent Center is a great tool, but that fully transitioning to it could place an administrative burden on firms
We provide a rundown of Managing IP’s news and analysis coverage from the week, and review what’s been happening elsewhere in IP
We provide a rundown of Managing IP’s news and analysis coverage from the week, and review what’s been happening elsewhere in IP
The new executive director explains why he’s 'totally in favour' of using AI and how he plans to get the office’s budget back on track
Interviews; Exclusives
Interviews; Exclusives
Annita Nugent, assistant director at IP Australia, says data collated by the office indicates that putting more women in leadership results in more IP
INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo shares his plans if he were to win the EUIPO leadership race and says his application does not affect his INTA role
The executive director tells Managing IP why he’s proud of the job he did and explains how the EUIPO will handle SEPs
Steve Rowan tells Managing IP how the EPO plans to improve patent quality, and addresses criticism from industry and staff
Commissioner Hamano Koichi shares his vision for the JPO and explains that IP offices must promote innovation that drives social change
Insil Lee, commissioner at the KIPO, discusses the office’s plans for 2023 as well as her experiments with AI and big data
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Weekly take: SEP owners must hold fire on EU reform excitement
A draft opinion by the Committee on International Trade suggested various tweaks to the proposed SEP overhaul, but any concrete changes are way off -
Weekly take: China shouldn’t limit its patent quality fight to utility models
China’s strict view of utility models but an increasingly relaxed attitude towards invention patents paints a contradictory picture of its quality control efforts -
Weekly take: The jostling is over…for now, time to run the EUIPO
Now that João Negrão has been appointed as EUIPO executive director, it’s time to think about the challenges he can expect -
Weekly take: US Copyright Office’s latest AI ruling misses the mark
The authority needs to be more consistent and offer clarity on what meets the threshold of creativity required to secure protection -
Weekly take: EUIPO chief will feel vindicated despite leadership mess
The latest revelations suggest Christian Archambeau will leave office with his head held high from one of the messiest periods in the EUIPO’s history
In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses six months of India’s reformed system for foreign law firms, the latest UPC trends and SEP developments
In this special podcast, Managing IP talks to a charity that is working tirelessly to support mental health initiatives in the IP profession
In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses law firm merger strategies, a high-profile break-up, and the latest 5G patent developments
In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses their early memories of covering IP before delving into the latest on the UPC and whether a proposed US study could threaten the future of pharma patents
In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses US and Asian approaches to the UPC, updates to trademark law in Japan and China, and the latest attempt at US patent reform
In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team joins you live from the Managing IP Intellectual Property & Innovation Summit in London, where SEPs and the UPC were both top of mind
In the third episode of our monthly podcast, the Managing IP editorial team unpacks SEP news, the probe into Judge Pauline Newman, and the biggest stories elsewhere
In the second episode of our monthly podcast, the Managing IP editorial team unpacks a busy month at SCOTUS, the EU’s solution to the FRAND conundrum, and the biggest stories elsewhere
In the first of a new monthly podcast, the Managing IP editorial team unpacks the race for the top job at the EUIPO, the key UPC trends to watch, and the biggest stories in Asian IP
Phyllis Turner-Brim talks about her career, the need for balance in intellectual property policy and her passion for diversity and inclusion
UKIPO CEO Tim Moss speaks to Managing IP about moving past Brexit, and champions the relevance of IP in government policy
More collaboration with the USPTO and implementing the CASE Act are some of Shira Perlmutter’s priorities as register of copyrights
