Exclusive: Nordic IP chief quit FSA board before Nokia licensing deal Nordic Semiconductor’s legal head told Managing IP it was time to change tack on the end device v component level licensing debate By Rory O’Neill January 31 2022
Metaverse could spark C-suite IP investment, say brands In-house counsel in the fashion, science and drinks industries say that, despite uncertainties, the metaverse may encourage top-level investment in IP By Max Walters January 31 2022
Podcast: Is the Albright-inspired judicial study a good idea? Sources from the High Tech Inventors Alliance, the Senate Judiciary IP Subcommittee and NPE Dominion Harbor weigh in on the rise of the Western District of Texas By Rani Mehta January 28 2022
How judges and lawyers are coping with court backlogs this year Remote hearings and forum selection can help parties tackle backlogs, but they aren’t perfect solutions By Rani Mehta January 28 2022
InterDigital case will put Unwired Planet to test in UK: counsel The major FRAND trial will test how UK courts grapple with jurisdictional issues in the global SEP market, in-house and law firm sources tell Managing IP By Rory O’Neill January 27 2022
JPO must stay neutral in its SEP policy review, urge sources Stakeholders have high hopes for the JPO during a review of Japan’s licensing guidelines, even as the economy ministry leans towards implementers By Sukanya Sarkar January 27 2022
How FIFA influenced Qatar IP law for the World Cup Staging the World Cup has spurred a major commitment to IP enforcement, sources at FIFA and Qatar’s organising committee tell Managing IP By Rory O’Neill January 27 2022
Fintiv critics look to Intel and Leahy after SCOTUS denies cert In-house counsel hope Intel’s challenge to discretionary denials will succeed where Apple and Mylan’s failed, but suspect it may be a longshot By Rani Mehta January 26 2022
Opinion: £150k for a junior lawyer! It’s good, but may not be enough The salaries for newly qualified lawyers keep rising, but throwing money at young talent may not be the solution By Max Walters January 25 2022
Federal Anti-Monopoly Service comes to the rescue in Russia Vladimir Biriulin of Gorodissky & Partners discusses a pharmaceutical case in which unfair competition was proved, despite a finding of no patent infringement By Gorodissky & Partners & Vladimir Biriulin January 24 2022
Opinion: Why lawyers quit the profession – and how to stop it A 30% increase in lawyers quitting in Singapore highlights several problems that persist within the legal industry – and I should know, I used to be in it By Sukanya Sarkar January 24 2022
Companies got fewer patents in 2021 – in-house explain why Counsel at Siemens, HPE, Honeywell and IBM say COVID and patent eligibility challenges are to blame for the drop in issuances last year and in the future By Rani Mehta January 21 2022
US trends and events patent counsel should watch in 2022 In-house lawyers in pharma, tech, telecoms and NPE businesses say they’re keeping an eye on Kathi Vidal, litigation funding and western Texas By Patrick Wingrove January 21 2022
Brexit boom: UKIPO filings soar but address suspicions remain As attorneys report huge increases in filing numbers, suspicion over the address for service provision has arisen By Max Walters January 21 2022
From disruptive tech to IP access: top 2022 trends Counsel list the top tech trends for 2022, saying the likes of NFTs and the metaverse will lead to increased democratisation of IP By Sukanya Sarkar January 20 2022
IP owners urge customs to embrace new tech Use of blockchain and metadata analysis to track e-commerce sales could help modernise customs authorities, say IP owners By Max Walters January 19 2022
‘Exasperation’ over European deadlock on grace period European businesses can’t agree on how to move forward with talks on harmonising international patent laws By Rory O’Neill January 19 2022
Breaking: UK sticks with exhaustion status quo ... for now The UKIPO opts to keep the EEA exhaustion regime but does not rule out future change By Max Walters January 18 2022
What Indian startups want from IP counsel, and how to help them Counsel from four tech-based startups in India discuss how IP is perceived in-house, its role in raising funding and why businesses must scale up IP capabilities By Sukanya Sarkar January 17 2022
Vaccines and Vidal: what pharma in-house are watching in 2022 Innovator and generics counsel weigh in on key court cases and why they have high hopes for Kathi Vidal By Rani Mehta January 14 2022
USPTO must back up new TM sanctions with action: in-house The USPTO should make sure it deters attorneys and filers from bad practices if it wants its new process to be effective, say sources By Rani Mehta January 14 2022
Counterfeits study raises questions over social media influencers A new UKIPO study prompts counsel to ponder the power of influencers in promoting counterfeits and what should be done about it By Max Walters January 14 2022
Fighting fire with fire: how to combat new-age counterfeiting Sources from China and India explain how counterfeiters are using technology to boost their business, and how IP owners can fight them By Sukanya Sarkar January 12 2022
Podcast: Adams & Adams discusses trends in patent litigation across South Africa Danie Dohmen and Russell Bagnall of Adams & Adams, and in-house counsel Natasha Wright, consider the recent trends in pharmaceutical patent litigation in South Africa and discuss how the enforcement environment evolve... By Adams & Adams & Danie Dohmen & Natasha Wright & Russell Bagnall & Sukanya Sarkar January 11 2022
Patent splurging: how in-house would spend budget increases Four lawyers tell Managing IP that they would invest in people, foreign filings and patent quality if their budgets went up by 20% or more By Rani Mehta January 07 2022
Asia patent trends in 2022: SEP rates, court changes and more Patent lawyers from China, India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore talk about SEPs, pharma patents and other matters they’re keeping an eye on this year By Sukanya Sarkar January 06 2022
From GIs to AI: Four European IP trends to watch in 2022 An expansion of GI laws, potential movement in the AI inventor debate, social media concerns and filing farms clampdowns are all in line for 2022. Here are four key themes. By Max Walters January 05 2022
