Orrick further bolsters Taiwan outbound practice E Patrick Ellisen has moved to Orrick's Silicon Valley office By Stephy Tang August 27 2015
Interview: Tong Xin of ZTE Tong Xin, senior licensing director at ZTE, tells Managing IP why he thinks doing business in China is not that different from other countries and what legal developments he is tracking By Peter Leung August 27 2015
Proposed PTAB changes aim to increase balance PTAB observers have reacted to USPTO’s extensive set of proposed rule changes, noting patent owners will benefit from proposals such as allowing testimonial evidence in their preliminary response. The USPTO has follow... By Michael Loney August 26 2015
Recent guidance on SEP licensing in the US and EU Two decisions in Europe and the United States have addressed the licensing of standard- essential patents. Andrew Moir, David Wilson, Nic Ruesink- Brown, Joseph Falcone and Allison Alcasabas ask: have the courts provi... By Managing IP Correspondent August 25 2015
Two Bass IPRs fail at PTAB but more cases filed The PTAB has declined to institute inter partes reviews brought against two of Acorda Therapeutic's patents covering its multiple-sclerosis drug, finding that the posters cited in evidence did not qualify as prior art By Peter Leung August 25 2015
US and China IP experts call for reforms to boost Chinese pharmaceutical industry The US-China IP Cooperation Dialogue Report says that greater protection for innovators is needed to unleash the potential of China's pharmaceutical industry By Peter Leung August 20 2015
USPTO releases second package of PTAB rule changes A second package of proposed changes to PTAB rules includes allowing patent owners to include new testimonial evidence in their oppositions and a requirement on PTAB practitioners to give the USPTO a more robust means... By Michael Loney August 19 2015
Australia's inquiry into IP system reflects TPP concerns The government's Productivity Commission announced today that it is opening a public inquiry about the IP laws, including how these laws interact with the country's trade obligations By Peter Leung August 18 2015
Latest people moves in Europe In our latest roundup of who’s moving where, we feature Fish & Richardson in Germany and V.O. in The Netherlands as well as judicial appointments in the UK By James Nurton August 18 2015
Marathon Patent Group and Uniloc to merge The new company formed by the merger of Marathon Patent Group and Uniloc will have active litigation against an estimated 119 alleged infringers – a 164% increase over Marathon's stand-alone cases – and 101 scheduled ... By Michael Loney August 17 2015
Who’s moving firms in the Americas? In the first of a regular new roundup, we summarise recently-announced partner and national IP office moves in the Americas, including a new president for Brazil’s IP office and hires by Dechert, Haynes and Boone, Gib... By Michael Loney August 17 2015
Supreme Court gives new ruling on product-by-process claims By Managing IP Correspondent August 17 2015
IP High Court confirms validity of essential patent for blue LED By Managing IP Correspondent August 17 2015
Ministrys convenience does not justify rejecting patent extension By Managing IP Correspondent August 17 2015
Japanese IP High Court Grand Panel Eases Lost Profits Proof By Managing IP Correspondent August 17 2015
Davies Collison Cave opens Singapore office The Australian firm's first Singapore office will focus on patent prosecution By Peter Leung August 14 2015
Former Qualcomm director of patents joins Rouse Rouse has hired Erick Robinson as chief patent counsel for the Asia Pacific By Peter Leung August 14 2015
Samsung, Apple, Google, BMW, Pom Wonderful, Pur Beverages, UK’s Intellectual Property C... A Federal Circuit denial of Samsung’s request for a rehearing, the IP implications of Google’s Alphabet, a setback for Pom Wonderful in its trade mark fight with Pur Beverages, the UK’s Police Intellectual Property Cr... By Michael Loney August 13 2015
Patents, innovation and The Economist You’re sitting on a plane waiting for a flight when Henry Kissinger, famed for his intellect, sits next to you. Ready for a good chat? By James Nurton August 13 2015
“A truthful irrelevancy” – Bass responds to Celgene accusations, files three IPRs The Coalition for Affordable Drugs has filed its opposition to Celgene’s motion for sanctions in an IPR, arguing that profit is the motivation behind almost all PTAB petitions. It has also filed three more IPRs, bring... By Michael Loney August 13 2015
Federal Circuit finds direct infringement in Akamai v Limelight remand Taking up the case again after the Supreme Court rejected its theory on induced infringement, the Federal Circuit held that Limelight was directly liable for infringement even though it did not perform all the steps n... By Peter Leung August 13 2015
Data – US software patent suits being filed at higher rate than in 2013 An analysis of US software patent lawsuits suggests a rebound in filing after a slump in the second half of 2014 after the Alice decision. Filing so far this year is outpacing that seen in the same period in 2014 and ... By Michael Loney August 13 2015
Federal Circuit hears arguments on ITC's authority over digital goods Litigants sparred in court over whether digital information constitutes an "article" within the scope of the ITC's jurisdiction, in the closely-watched ClearCorrect case involving teeth straighteners By Peter Leung August 12 2015
Find out about the research for the 2016 IP Stars We are hosting a webinar next month to introduce the research for, and answer your questions about, the next edition of Managing IP’s IP Stars By James Nurton August 11 2015
Federal Circuit: ITC may act even when direct infringement occurs after importation In a 6-4 en banc decision, the Federal Circuit ruled that Section 1337 covers importation of goods that after importation are used to directly infringe at the seller's inducement By Peter Leung August 11 2015
PTAB data – petitions down in July but spike in IPR settlements continues Patent Trial and Appeal Board petition filing was down in July, but the month saw important decisions handed down by the Board and the Federal Circuit. The statistics for July also underlined that IPR settlements have... By Michael Loney August 10 2015
Apple argues Federal Circuit cannot review PTAB time bar In yesterday's oral arguments for Achates Reference Publishing v Apple, the Federal Circuit examined whether it had the authority to review a PTAB ruling that Apple's petition for IPR was not time barred By Peter Leung August 07 2015
Orrick expands Beijing practice Ya-Chiao Chang has joined the firm's Beijing's IP practice as a partner By Peter Leung August 07 2015
Applicants likely to use Unitary Patent, but uncertain about UPC The latest survey of in-house patent counsel conducted by Managing IP reveals that companies are keen to use the proposed Unitary Patent system. However, the majority of respondents want more information, and cite cou... By Kingsley Egbuonu August 07 2015
Google, The Economist, Airbus, The Simpsons, Cecil the Lion – the week in IP Google giving some details of its patent purchase programme, The Economist calling for patents to be fixed, Airbus applying for a patent on a “ultra-fast” plane, Fox being sued for using a Goodfellas actor’s likeness,... By Michael Loney August 06 2015
New version of TPP IP chapter leaked On Tuesday, Knowledge Ecology International released a new leak of the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) chapter on intellectual property, and it shows that the US and Japan have abandoned at least one controversial pate... By Peter Leung August 06 2015
US patent litigation down 27% in July but new multi-filers debut Following the busiest half year on record for US patent lawsuits filed, July was quieter than May and June. But a number of new filers of multiple lawsuits emerged during the month By Michael Loney August 06 2015
Who’s moving firms in Europe? In the first of a regular new roundup, we summarise recently announced partner moves in the UK, Germany and France By James Nurton August 06 2015
MPHJ brings free speech challenge to Vermont deceptive letters law MPHJ, the non-practicing entity that owns the so-called “scan to email” patent, argued in Federal Court yesterday that Vermont consumer protection laws violate its free speech rights By Peter Leung August 05 2015
USPTO points to case law and gives examples to determine “abstract” in new guidance In new guidance on patent subject matter eligibility, the USPTO has responded to six themes brought up in feedback on last year’s interim guidance. IP practitioners say new examples provided with the update will be he... By Michael Loney August 05 2015
IP news summer round up: Europe Kingsley Egbuonu summarises some recent IP developments in Europe – including an investigation of Sky, concerns about patent boxes, TTIP and WIPO’s budget By Kingsley Egbuonu August 04 2015
Federal Circuit cuts down $1.17 billion Marvell award The Federal Circuit has held that the district court improperly included foreign sales when it awarded Carnegie Mellon University $1.17 billion in damages for patent infringement By Peter Leung August 04 2015
Data – Ericsson most-targeted company in PTAB filings in July Managing IP’s analysis of Docket Navigator data on July’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitioners, patent owners, law firms and attorneys reveals TCL topped the petitioner rankings with its first IPRs By Michael Loney August 04 2015
Ninth Circuit upholds RAND award in Microsoft v Motorola The Ninth Circuit has upheld an award of $14.5 million to Microsoft in the closely watched appeal of the first US federal bench trial setting a RAND licensing rate By Michael Loney August 04 2015
Analysing the Eastern District of Texas's approach to Alice motions After giving hope to defendants in March with a rare granting of a motion seeking patent invalidity on 101 grounds, the Eastern District of Texas has since doubled down on its aversion to them, including Judge Gilstra... By Michael Loney August 03 2015
USPTO teleworking, Happy Birthday, TTAB, Michael Jordan, Qualcomm, ParkerVision – the w... A study on the USPTO teleworking programme, a "smoking gun” in the Happy Birthday copyright case, the TTAB criticising an attorney for being pedantic, Michael Jordan losing a trade mark case in China, and the Federal ... By Michael Loney August 01 2015
