Unitary Patent and UPC: A progress report (April 2017) Purdah delays UK ratification plans; Germany makes progress with ratification; Belgium consents to UPCA Protocol; and draft UPC Rules of Procedure published By Kingsley Egbuonu April 28 2017
IP Strategy Forum held in London Managing IP hosted the first IP Strategy Forum in London on World IP Day, April 26 By Managing IP Correspondent April 28 2017
People and firm moves in Europe (April 2017) We round up news from Bristows, Cleveland Scott York, Dentons, Bryan Cave and Simmons & Simmons By Managing IP Correspondent April 28 2017
China: Patents: SEP ruling addresses exhaustion, contributory infringement and injunctions By Managing IP Correspondent April 28 2017
Vietnam: Securing protection for ‘unpatentable’ computer programs By Managing IP Correspondent April 28 2017
Austria: Enforcement of recall claims in provisional proceedings By Managing IP Correspondent April 28 2017
Japan: Supreme Court affirms DOE for Maxacalcitol’s manufacturing process patent By Managing IP Correspondent April 28 2017
Celebrating this year’s outstanding work in IP Managing IP’s annual awards dinners were held in London and Washington DC in March. Find out more about the winners, and see photos from both events, on the following pages By Managing IP Correspondent April 28 2017
Software in the wake of Alice: intended target or inadvertent casualty? Myungjin Ro and Neil Davey review the impact of the US Supreme Court decision in Alice v CLS on software patenting, and analyse which courts seem to favour software patent holders and which courts appear to be harsher By Managing IP Correspondent April 28 2017
US: Trade marks: Fee shifting applied in trade mark dispute By Managing IP Correspondent April 28 2017
The patent dance takes the US Supreme Court floor in Sandoz v Amgen oral arguments Natalie Rahhal analyses oral arguments at the Supreme Court in the Sandoz and Amgen patent dispute over the Biosimilar Price Competition and Innovation Act By Michael Loney April 27 2017
Latest moves in Asia (April 2017) Managing IP rounds up recent moves from DLA Piper, Anaqua, Bird & Bird and Beijing East IP By Shaun Tan April 27 2017
Arkansas jury orders Wal-Mart to pay $12.4m trade secret damages Cuker Interactive has won a trade secret dispute stemming from a consulting agreement under which Cuker agreed to help modernise the e-commerce website for Asda Stores, Wal-Mart’s business in the UK By Michael Loney April 27 2017
Women in IP Interview: Marla Grossman American Continental Group’s Marla Grossman has recently been involved in legislative efforts to overhaul Section 101 and make the selection of the copyright register more efficient. She tells Natalie Rahhal about her... By Natalie Rahhal April 25 2017
Abbott and Costello, top patent law firms, FTC, Snap, Richard Prince – the week in IP A Supreme Court petition in the “Who’s on first?” dispute, the top law firms by number of patent accusations, FTC letters reminding influencers and brands to disclose their relationships, Snap buying a geofilter paten... By Michael Loney April 25 2017
Read our latest issues in digital format As well as being able to read, and search, articles on managingip.com, did you know you can also read our special digital versions? By Managing IP Correspondent April 25 2017
Delaware jury awards $50m in recycled glass patent dispute A jury in the District of Delaware has found Ardagh Glass infringed a Green Mountain Glass patent covering a type of recycled glass, and awarded $50.3m By Michael Loney April 25 2017
The latest people moves in the US Managing IP’s regular review of the latest moves and appointments in the US includes hires by Oblon, Schiff Hardin, Covington & Burling, and Goodwin Procter, as well as the latest on the USPTO leadership By Natalie Rahhal April 19 2017
Intellectual Ventures, WiLAN, CRISPR appeal, Apple, Unwired Planet, Trump trade marks, ... IV stopping buying patents, WiLAN changing its name and diversifying from “lumpy” licensing, University of California/Berkeley appealing the PTAB’s CRISPR ruling, Apple settling with Unwired Planet on the eve of trial... By Michael Loney April 18 2017
A catch-up with Mark Whitaker, MoFo partner and AIPLA president Morrison & Foerster partner Mark Whitaker is in the middle of a busy term as president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. He talks to Michael Loney about legislative fixes to patent venue and Secti... By Michael Loney April 18 2017
Is the final act over for the Bard-Gore patent drama? A case with origins in a patent application filed more than 40 years ago may finally have concluded. Natalie Rahhal analyses the twists and turns in the Bard and WL Gore dispute, including a jury verdict in March By Natalie Rahhal April 17 2017
Qualcomm hits back at Apple in patent licensing dispute, loses $815m BlackBerry arbitra... Qualcomm had a busy week: first, filing a counterclaim against Apple in the licensing dispute between the two companies and, then, being hit with a binding interim arbitration award requiring it to refund $814.9m to B... By Michael Loney April 15 2017
PTAB insights from our recent US Patent Forums Speakers discussed PTAB issues of interest and other hot topics at Managing IP’s US Patent Forums, including estoppel, a reawakening of APA issues at the Federal Circuit, the upcoming en banc rehearing of Wifi One v B... By Michael Loney April 14 2017
The four biggest changes from the FDA rule to clarify Hatch-Waxman procedures The FDA’s “Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications” final rule was issued in October last year. It is long and mostly codifies standard practices, but Natalie Rahhal picks out a few changes that c... By Natalie Rahhal April 13 2017
How to enforce an ITC exclusion order Speakers on an International Trade Commission panel at Managing IP’s US Patent Forum analysed recent notable cases such as February’s Organik Kimya Federal Circuit decision and gave best practices on enforcing an excl... By Michael Loney April 13 2017
Data: Q1 US patent litigation – district court filing lagging previous years First-quarter patent infringement lawsuit filing in US courts was essentially the same as 2016’s first quarter. Natalie Rahhal analyses the figures and reveals the top plaintiffs, defendants and law firms so far this ... By Natalie Rahhal April 12 2017
The grey areas of trade secrets cases under the DTSA More than 300 cases have been filed so far involving Defend Trade Secret Act claims, but only two ex parte seizure orders have been granted. Areas of the DTSA where uncertainty still exists include hacking, cloud-base... By Michael Loney April 12 2017
Ed Sheeran, Marathon Patent Group, Forever 21, Puma, Marijuanaville, Intellectual Prope... A settlement in the $20m copyright claim over an Ed Sheeran song, Marathon’s relationship with Erich Spangenberg’s new company, a setback for Puma in its Forever 21 dispute, President Trump’s intention to nominate Vis... By Michael Loney April 12 2017
PTAB Q1 rankings: 190 petitions in March round out record quarter Patent Trial and Appeal Board petition filing in the first three months of 2017 was the largest quarterly filing figure ever. Michael Loney reveals the top petitioners, patent owners and law firms and analyses recent ... By Michael Loney April 11 2017
PTAB urged to designate more precedential decisions Speakers at a recent Managing IP event called for the PTAB to give more precedential opinions to reduce inconsistencies between different panels, and identified gaps that the Board should address By Michael Loney April 11 2017
Can US patent applicants go art unit shopping to avoid 101 rejections? Speakers at a recent Managing IP event suggested US patents can be drafted to direct them into an art unit that will minimise the risks of 101 rejections. The lessons from Enfish and MCRo were also discussed By Michael Loney April 10 2017
PTAB judges shed light on pet peeves and give tips for practitioners At recent Managing IP events, PTAB judges discussed what practitioners do wrong during proceedings and shared tips for expert declarations, oral arguments and motions to amend. It was also revealed the Board has set a... By Michael Loney April 10 2017
USPTO announces PTAB procedural reform initiative USPTO announces initiative to examine Patent Trial and Appeal Board procedures including those relating to multiple petitions, motions to amend, claim construction and decisions to institute By Michael Loney April 07 2017
The Unwired Planet FRAND judgment: 7 key talking points Mr Justice Birss handed down his judgment in the standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute between Unwired Planet and Huawei on April 5. Managing IP asked patent practitioners why the ruling is significant By James Nurton April 06 2017
ABA proposes Section 101 amendment, AIPLA proposal to come The ABA has proposed an amendment to Section 101, which follows an IPO subject matter eligibility proposal in January. The president of AIPLA has told Managing IP his association’s board will likely approve a 101 prop... By Michael Loney April 05 2017
PTAB grants Shire’s motion to amend The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has allowed Shire to cancel all claims instituted for inter partes review except for one multiple dependent claim that was amended to depend on only non-instituted claims By Michael Loney April 05 2017
Unwired Planet v Google, Q1 PTAB and district court filing, Hefty/Glad false advertisin... The Federal Circuit’s denial of en banc review of Unwired Planet v Google, a record quarter for PTAB petition filing, a false advertising case involving garbage bag makers, the latest on USPTO leadership and IACC prai... By Michael Loney April 05 2017
Judge sets royalty rates and threatens injunction in Unwired Planet case Unwired Planet did not abuse its dominant position by seeking to enforce standard-essential patents against Huawei, and is entitled to damages and possibly an injunction, Mr Justice Birss of the UK Patents Court has r... By James Nurton April 05 2017
Global and North America awards – the winners have all been revealed A busy awards season for Managing IP is now over, with the winners of both our Global Awards and North America awards announced last month. Recap who the winners were and view photos from our awards dinners in London ... By Michael Loney April 05 2017
Section 101’s future and other highlights from the April 2017 issue Print copies of our latest issue are now on their way to readers all over the world. Rather than wait for the post, subscribers can read the full contents online now! The April issue includes a cover story on eligible... By Michael Loney April 04 2017
