CJEU 2017 cases: A geographical origin story In 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued 19 decisions primarily focused on trade marks. Alice Stagg summarises the most interesting of them By Managing IP Correspondent January 29 2018
FRAND aid: Is the European Commission’s SEP guidance useful? Both patent owners and implementers have welcomed the European Commission’s communication on standard essential patents. Does that mean it has successfully balanced competing interests or merely dodged the difficult q... By James Nurton January 29 2018
European IP cases to look out for in 2018 Hip hop, the Louboutin red sole shoes and copyright protection for food are among the subjects of disputes pending before the European courts. James Nurton provides a guide to some of the more significant cases coming... By James Nurton January 29 2018
Redskins, J&J, Allergan, USPTO, Argentina, Eagles, Google, LG, TPP, Australia SEP case ... Ellie Mertens rounds up recent intellectual property news, including the Fourth Circuit's Redskins ruling, the PTAB invalidation of a cancer drug patent, antitrust suits against Allergan, an Eagles trade mark settleme... By Ellie Mertens January 25 2018
EPO revokes Broad Institute’s CRISPR patent The EPO has denied the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard’s reliance on its US priority provisional application in revoking a CRISPR patent. The institute has already said it will appeal By Michael Loney January 18 2018
Starbucks, Apple, PTAB, Golden Knights, Finjan, Blue Coat Systems, KodakOne, TiVo, Comc... Recent intellectual property news included Starbucks winning an EU General Court case, an Apple motion to sanction at the PTAB, Finjan winning in a Federal Circuit patent-eligibility ruling, Kodak launching a blockcha... By Michael Loney January 18 2018
UPC update: German Bar Association says constitutional complaint inadmissible DAV tells the Federal Constitutional Court the constitutional complaint against German participation in the UPC is inadmissible. Other recent news includes the UK House of Lords approving an immunities and privileges ... By Michael Loney January 17 2018
How helpful is the EU Commission’s SEP guidance? Both patent owners and implementers have welcomed the European Commission’s communication on standard essential patents. Does that mean it has successfully balanced competing interests or merely dodged the difficult q... By James Nurton January 17 2018
PTAB, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Radiohead, Lana Del Rey, EPO, Michael Kors, Wi-LAN, Pan... Recent intellectual property news included a strongly-worded PTAB order forbidding a tribe from filing any further discovery requests, Radiohead’s efforts to get credit for a Lana Del Rey song, the EPO’s plans for 201... By Michael Loney January 11 2018
Top five Brexit priorities – critiquing the UK IP profession’s view The UK IP profession has set out five key areas where action is needed to ensure continuity and certainty as the UK government prepares to leave the EU. Managing IP provides commentary on them By James Nurton January 10 2018
IP cases to look out for in Europe in 2018 Hip hop music, the Louboutin red sole shoes and copyright protection for food are among the subjects of disputes pending before the European courts. Managing IP provides a guide to some of the more significant cases c... By James Nurton January 05 2018
Highlights from the MIP European Patent Forum USA Topics discussed at our recent European Patent Forum USA included the potential timeline for Germany ratifying the UPC, FRAND after Unwired Planet v Huawei, the patentability of computer-implemented inventions at the ... By Michael Loney January 03 2018
Nokia, Huawei, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Spotify, Champagne, CJEU, Uptown Funk – IP new... A patent licence agreement between Nokia and Huawei, the latest on sovereign immunity at the PTAB, a suit against Spotify claiming damages of $1.6 billion, a CJEU ruling involving champagne, and another copyright infr... By Michael Loney January 03 2018
