SiriusXM, Technicolor, IP Australia, USPTO, Facebook, RPX, Lego, Andrei Iancu, DOJ – th... Ellie Mertens rounds up recent intellectual property news, including the Copyright Royalty Board’s increase of SiriusXM’s royalty payments, Technicolor’s plan to sell its patent licensing business, the USPTO’s efforts... By Ellie Mertens December 21 2017
Brazil’s PTO may soon release emergency measure to reset patent backlog The BPTO may publish a rule next week that would fast-track the process of granting patents whose applications are pending in Brazil. The emergency procedure would grant 230,000 pending applications unless patent owne... By Michael Loney December 20 2017
PTAB determines University of Minnesota’s immunity waived by federal court action An expanded PTAB panel has determined that the filing of a federal court action waives the University of Minnesota’s Eleventh Amendment immunity, in the fourth decision to address state sovereign immunity By Michael Loney December 20 2017
PTAB chief judge Ruschke contemplates amendment changes Speaking at Managing IP’s European Patent Forum USA, David Ruschke discussed a number of ways that amendments could be made easier to obtain at the PTAB By Michael Loney December 20 2017
How Managing IP’s awards are changing Managing IP’s awards programme next year will include Americas Awards in New York, EMEA Awards in London, and the addition of Asia-Pacific Awards in Hong Kong By Michael Loney December 19 2017
Brexit, trade marks and designs: the position papers compared Associations including CITMA, ECTA, INTA and MARQUES have published position papers discussing IP rights when the UK leaves the EU in March 2019. Managing IP looks at the biggest issues, including registered EU rights... By James Nurton December 18 2017
Leading PCT firms, tribal sovereign immunity, AI, trade dress litigation – our latest i... The Year-End issue of Managing IP includes our PCT Leaders Report 2017, how AI will change trade mark law, damages in China patent litigation, recent trade dress trends, an analysis of district court stays pending PTA... By Michael Loney December 18 2017
PTAB decisions tip in patent owners’ favour – study For the first time, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has upheld the majority of claims in IPR proceedings for four consecutive quarters, a Fitzpatrick 2016 study reveals By Ellie Mertens December 15 2017
Federal Circuit rules in Amgen v Sandoz on remand from SCOTUS The Federal Circuit has ruled that Sandoz did not forfeit its preemption defence and the BPCIA preempts state law remedies in its biosimilars dispute with Amgen. The decision makes clear that brand biologic companies ... By Michael Loney December 14 2017
Ericsson, EPO, Apple, SPCs, Comic-Con, Oracle v Google – the week in IP Ellie Mertens rounds up recent intellectual property news, including Ericsson being awarded $75m against TCL, an EPO report on trends in European patents on smart connected objects, Apple filing an IPR against a Nativ... By Ellie Mertens December 13 2017
Trade dress litigation: Between patents and trade marks Darius C Gambino of DLA Piper analyses recent trends in trade dress litigation, and suggests tips for an enforcement plan By Managing IP Correspondent December 08 2017
IP Stars PCT leaders report 2017: The top filing firms This year’s leaders report reveals the top patent agencies and law firms behind the international PCT applications between 2014 and 2016 By Managing IP Correspondent December 08 2017
Breaking the damages dilemma in China patent litigation Guanyang Yao and Qi Hu discuss recent cases, issues and developments in patent damages awards in China By Managing IP Correspondent December 08 2017
PTAB round-up: filing slumps; tribal immunity briefs filed; Oil States and SAS argued; ... November PTAB news included the lowest petition filing since January 2016, oral arguments at the Supreme Court, amicus briefing on whether tribal ownership immunises a patent from IPR challenges, guidance on motions t... By Michael Loney December 07 2017
China drove growth in IP filings in 2016, reveals WIPO report WIPO’s annual World Intellectual Property Indicators report reveals that soaring demand in China drove worldwide filing growth for patents, trade marks and industrial designs By Michael Loney December 07 2017
Business of IP Asia Forum 2017: Innovation a key theme across the region Leading IP practitioners, businesses and organisations gathered to discuss the latest innovation trends at the Business of IP Asia Forum in Hong Kong, from regional IP cooperation to the latest developments in the Int... By Karry Lai December 07 2017
Berton Moreno Ojam created in Argentina, and other Americas people moves Managing IP’s regular update of people moves includes the launch of new firms Grüneberg and Myers and Winterfeldt IP Group, and hires by Crowell & Moring, Fish & Richardson, BakerHostetler, K&L Gates, Baker Botts, Kir... By Michael Loney December 06 2017
Hong Kong readies for original grant patent system User testing for new patent system can be expected in early 2018. One implementation challenge will be that there are not enough technical people to do patent examinations in Hong Kong By Karry Lai December 05 2017
