This week in IP: Vidal and Stark nominations progress, Singapore passes major IP bill, ... US patent grants decline while China’s rise; Spotify beats Potify at TTAB; COVID patent data revealed; EUIPO touts SME fund; INTA urges EU law alignment By Max Walters & Patrick Wingrove & Rani Mehta & Sukanya Sarkar January 14 2022
Opinion: France’s six-month IP plan is welcome but too ambitious France boldly throws its weight behind ‘business-backed’ UPC, but the next six months is unlikely to see the project come to life By Max Walters January 13 2022
Europe: key patent issues counsel should monitor this year Between AI inventorship, SEPs, and the UPC, there’s plenty to keep European attorneys busy in 2022 By Rory O’Neill January 06 2022
SPC trends to watch in 2022: an EU review, the waiver, Article 3c Pharma-focused in-house and law firm counsel highlight the most important supplementary protection certificate issues for next year By Patrick Wingrove December 22 2021
Drug-access backers may push know-how sharing in WHO deal Advocates say the new pandemic preparedness treaty will be a good opportunity to promote a refocus of the debate away from forced licensing By Rory O’Neill December 09 2021
EU sticking by big pharma’s side over TRIPS waiver, say critics Campaigners for the waiver and in-house pharma counsel both agree that the EU is likely to block the proposal at the WTO next week By Rory O’Neill November 25 2021
This week in IP: Nokia hits 4,000 5G SEP families, Moderna and NIH debate patent creds,... AC Milan loses stationery application bid; China dominates world patent filings; Sanya city offers patent subsidies; newspaper appeals Markle copyright case; US congressman tries to abolish PTAB; Federal Circuit clari... By Max Walters & Rani Mehta & Rory O’Neill & Sukanya Sarkar November 12 2021
This week in IP: Spain adopts Copyright Directive, USPTO head grants first Arthrex revi... PTAB wrong on Fintiv ‘94% of the time’; Jaguar Land Rover joins Avanci; Senators ask SCOTUS to study forum shopping; FTC commissioner suggests pro-implementer shift; UKIPO backs WIPO for Creators; Spruson & Ferguson b... By Max Walters & Patrick Wingrove & Rani Mehta & Rory O’Neill November 05 2021
This week in IP: Slovenia deposits UPC ratification, IV sues three car makers, and more Warner blocks documentary; INTA urges SCOTUS clarification; EUIPO design winners revealed; Federal Circuit launches new website; Tesla design case survives; PTAB vice chief judge moves to Covington By Max Walters & Patrick Wingrove & Rani Mehta & Rory O’Neill & Sukanya Sarkar October 22 2021
