Battistelli defiant in interview about EPO reforms EPO President Benoît Battistelli told us he believes he has the support of the majority of staff for his reform programme, and denied he was cracking down on freedom of speech, in an interview with Managing IP this week By James Nurton December 23 2015
Interview: EPO's Battistelli on reforms, the Boards of Appeal and the Unitary Patent At the end of a challenging year for the European Patent Office, its president Benoît Battistelli is defiant about the changes he wants to make, and insists he will not be changing course By James Nurton December 22 2015
Kyle Bass’s success rate at the PTAB – an update Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass has not gotten any holiday cheer from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, with two of his petitions challenging pharmaceutical patents denied this month. The Board has now ruled on 16 of hi... By Michael Loney December 22 2015
Judge Gilstrap awards attorney fees for first time Non-practicing entity eDekka has been ordered to pay attorney fees by Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas after it “repeatedly offered insupportable arguments on behalf of an obviously weak patent” By Michael Loney December 22 2015
Unitary Patent and UPC: a progress report (December 2015) Preparation for the Unitary Patent Protection system completed; Rules of the UPC Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) agreed; and UPC fees and recoverable costs revised – Kingsley Egbuonu provides a final up... By Kingsley Egbuonu December 21 2015
Gillette, Dollar Shave Club, Fitbit, Jawbone, Abbott and Costello, Happy Birthday, pate... A patent dispute between Gillette and Dollar Shave Club, Jawbone using an unusual tactic against Fitbit, a copyright case brought by the heirs of Abbott and Costello being thrown out, the latest in the Happy Birthday ... By Michael Loney December 18 2015
Managing IP’s International Women’s Leadership Forum 2015: round up IP practitioners convened at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose to discuss the biggest issues and trends of the year. Leading topics on the day included career advancement, leadership and patent reform, as Alice O’Donkor ... By Managing IP Correspondent December 18 2015
PTAB issues first decision on remand from Federal Circuit The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has reversed in part its Microsoft v Proxyconn decision on remand from the Federal Circuit By Michael Loney December 17 2015
The calm after the US patent litigation storm Patent litigation has been slow so far in December after a rush to file at the end of November. This means 2015’s will fall short of the record 2013 year. Filers this month have also had to take the new pleading rules... By Michael Loney December 16 2015
MIP European Patent Forum USA 2015: Key takeaways from Silicon Valley Alice O’Donkor summarises the presentations and discussions from the European Patent Forum USA, held on December 10 at the Fairmont San Jose Hotel, San Jose By Alice O'Donkor December 16 2015
The A-Z of IP In 2015 As 2015 draws to a close, James Nurton looks back on some of the year’s major IP developments – from the Australia High Court to Zynga – and provides links to our coverage of them By James Nurton December 16 2015
The long-term effects of the new US FRCP litigation rules Amendments to US patent litigation rules implemented on December 1 prompted a rush of patent cases in the short term, but the longer-term impact is less certain. Michael Loney analyses how pleading standards and the d... By Michael Loney December 14 2015
Takeaways from our European Patent Forum USA Managing IP held a European Patent Forum in New York last week. Michael Loney reports on the discussions about the Unitary Patent, UPC and other issues By Michael Loney December 14 2015
USPTO hires Texas regional office director from Xerox Hope Shimabuku has been appointed as the first director of the USPTO’s Texas regional office By Michael Loney December 09 2015
Judges, more judges and IP in literature In the weekly Managing IP blog round up, James Nurton reports on some recent comments by judges in the UK, looks at an IP issue concerning a different type of judge, and asks: what is your favourite representation of ... By James Nurton December 09 2015
The need for speed in China's internet industry In-house counsels from Chinese technology giants Qihoo 360 and Tencent speak with Managing IP about the shift in China's technology sector and why it pays to move quickly and aggressively By Stephy Tang December 08 2015
Claim construction deference, the right to amend in IPRs, standards-essential patent da... The Federal Circuit had a busy week, handing down decisions on a number of hot-button issues including the proper standard of review for claim construction, the right to amend a claim in IPRs, whether SEP royalties mu... By Peter Leung December 08 2015
Federal Circuit dismisses constitutional challenges to IPR process The Federal Circuit has rejected arguments that inter partes review proceedings violate Article III and the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution, and again held that decisions to institute are not reviewable By Peter Leung December 03 2015
Federal Circuit denies Ariosa en banc bid Two concurrences and a dissent from Judge Newman highlight the continuing struggle over Section 101 jurisprudence at the Federal Circuit and its effects on the life sciences By Peter Leung December 02 2015
Broad initiative to encourage diversity and inclusion launches UK IP and business professionals met to celebrate the launch of a new scheme called IP Inclusive, to educate the IP community about cultivating a professional culture that embraces diversity and promotes inclusion irr... By Alice O'Donkor December 02 2015
Jeremy Phillips, design awards, IP Australia, IP Inclusive and a special offer – the we... Goodbye Jeremy Phillips, DesignEuropa awards, IP policy in Australia, inclusiveness in the IP professions and a special subscription offer are the topics in this week’s weekly roundup from Managing IP By James Nurton December 02 2015
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257 US patent cases filed in one day ahead of new litigation rules US patent litigation hit a record 836 cases filed in November, with plaintiffs appearing to be attempting to avoid new pleading standards that became effective on December 1. CryptoPeak Solutions filed the most cases By Michael Loney December 01 2015
Interview: Andrea Brewster, CIPA President, on diversity in IP Now well into her term as president of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), Andrea Brewster recently talked to Managing IP about the new IP Inclusive initiative, the need to promote diversity in th... By James Nurton December 01 2015
