With new USPTO guidance on Alice v CLS impending, companies applying for patents have been caught between waiting to file to take the guidance into account and making sure they are first to file. Alan Wright assesses how prosecution has been affected since Alice
With the Federal Circuit last week issuing an important decision involving biosimilars in Sandoz v Amgen, Marion Webb reports on the issues at play in the coming patent war between biosimilar and innovative companies
I’ll be in San Jose next week for two Managing IP events: our International Women’s Leadership Forum is on Tuesday, and the European Patent Reform Forum takes place the day after (my colleague Michael Loney is hosting another on Friday in New York)
Okan Çan and M N Aydin Deris of Deris look at the Constitutional Court’s decision to cancel provisions for the invalidation of trade marks due to non-use
Cesur Kilinç is legal director of Turkish brand owner Anadolu. In an email interview, he tells James Nurton about managing a wide range of brands, how to deal with bad faith trade mark applications and what he looks for in outside counsel
