Patenting CIIs: ‘no one knows where to draw the line’ Australian in-house counsel and lawyers reveal their struggles with the “black hole” that computer-implemented inventions seem to fall into By Karry Lai March 31 2020
How IP litigators are navigating the COVID-19 shutdown Companies need to wait for litigation delays to pass, or look into their options for conducting proceedings virtually or remotely By Rani Mehta March 27 2020
Obviousness-type double patenting spurs need for careful counsel Pharmaceutical companies in the US tell Managing IP that it’s important to have considered and knowledgeable law firm partners when tackling this increasingly challenging legal doctrine By Patrick Wingrove March 27 2020
Managing IP Americas Awards 2020: winners revealed Find out who won in a host of categories in the US and across the Americas By Chris Adams & Ed Conlon March 26 2020
UPC: defeat could be opportunity for growth Recent setbacks from the UK and Germany could be a starting point for needed reforms, according to in-house counsel By Charlotte Kilpatrick March 26 2020
Divisional filings at USPTO and EPO ‘legal but evil’ Generics companies say innovators abuse divisional filing systems to prolong patent life and frustrate their competitors’ freedom to launch By Charlotte Kilpatrick March 26 2020
Siemens Americas chief puts trade secrets and patent eligibility at top of agenda In an exclusive interview, chief IP counsel Daniel Staudt says his company’s IP function has been mostly unaffected by COVID-19 and that external counsel must act as business partners By Patrick Wingrove March 25 2020
Back to the drawing board: lawyers call for UPC ‘soul searching’ Lawyers across Europe say the UPC project could be open to future challenges even if the German parliament meets the required two-thirds majority By Max Walters March 24 2020
Indian in-house counsel want to see a comprehensive trade secret law Vague definitions and evidence collection challenges are putting businesses in a bind By Karry Lai March 24 2020
East v west: how to pick your patent battles in Texas In-house and private practice counsel say the Western District of Texas’s promises of efficiency are alluring, but that the breadth of case law in the Eastern District makes it more predictable By Patrick Wingrove March 23 2020
Managing IP Americas Awards 2020 The winners of the Managing IP Americas Awards 2020 will be revealed on our website on March 26 at 10am EST (New York) By Kingsley Egbuonu March 23 2020
German Federal Constitutional Court declares UPC approval void In a ruling handed down this morning, March 20, Germany’s top constitutional court said the parliament did not approve the UPC legislation with the required two-thirds majority By Max Walters March 20 2020
Asking AI to explain itself – a problem of sufficiency Steven Baldwin and Gabriella Bornstein of Kirkland & Ellis consider the sufficiency hurdle for patenting an invention by AI and how R&D departments might overcome this issue for their prospective inventions By Managing IP Correspondent March 19 2020
Happy employees key to trade secret protection In-house and private counsel stress the importance of adhering to internal guidelines and keeping staff happy and informed to avoid trade secret leakage By Charlotte Kilpatrick March 19 2020
Managing IP’s COVID-19 resource hub Our stories make sense of what the fast-moving developments mean for practitioners, counsel and all other stakeholders globally By Max Walters March 18 2020
Market trends and new consumers – pain or promise for patent industry? Ed White of Clarivate Analytics looks at trends that affect the patent industry, and how patent search and analytic providers must respond By Managing IP Correspondent March 18 2020
Why the Western District of Texas could be America’s next top forum Managing IP asks in-house and private practice counsel why an increasing number of patent litigators are filing in Alan Albright’s court rather than in the Eastern District of Texas By Patrick Wingrove March 17 2020
In-house fear ‘serious challenges’ amid COVID-19 shutdown Extensions to deadlines at IP offices have been welcomed but in-house lawyers at Novartis, Unilever and others warn of serious difficulties, including obtaining signatures for legal documents By Max Walters March 17 2020
Turkey: IP courts take an unfair approach to Bolar exemption By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
South Korea: Belated patent corrections may not be effective By Hanol IP & Law & Min Son March 17 2020
Philippines: Rules on inter partes proceedings are amended By Editha R Hechanova & Hechanova Group March 17 2020
China patent: Assessing the implications of the US-China Phase One trade deal By AnJie Law Firm & He Jing & Jerry Xia March 17 2020
Austria: Cancellation of trademark licences proves difficult By Helmut Sonn & Sonn & Partner March 17 2020
Africa: Analysing Kenyan judgments concerning counterfeiting and common law rights By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
China: Internet of things: Recent updates to Chinese examination guidelines address Io... By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
Riding down India’s design law highway C.A. Brijesh and Sakshi Sharma of Remfry & Sagar examine the law on designs in India, detailing the requirements for design protection and assessing the overlap between this form of protection and copyright and tradem... By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
Claiming compensation for IP infringement Hande Hançar and Güldeniz Doğan Alkan of Gün Partners examine the manner in which compensation for IP infringement is calculated and the procedure for seeking damages By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
Innovator companies seek to protect themselves against generic companies Özge Atılgan Karakulak and Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın of Gün Partners examine the rules around abridged marketing authorisation information sought by innovator companies wishing to avoid patent infringement from generic c... By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
Germany: How are patents interpreted after nullity proceedings? By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
France: The French implementation of the EU trademarks directive By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
China: Artificial Intelligence: Can AI-created works be copyrighted? By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
India: Computer-related inventions to be tested on technical contribution By Ranjan Narula & Suvarna Pandey March 17 2020
Brazil: PTO reduces patent backlog by 14% in just four months By Daniel Law & Ricardo D Nunes March 17 2020
COVID-19: Patents are not adequate incentives for vaccine research Pharma in-house attorneys and private counsel explore different reward schemes for vaccine research including vouchers and government prize money By Charlotte Kilpatrick March 17 2020
New Mexican industrial property law is proposed Hector Chagoya-Cortes of Becerril Coca & Becerril (BC&B) analyses the new industrial property law proposed in the Mexican Senate, comparing it with the previous law By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
Cannabis legalisation in Mexico brings the promise of new markets Julio Prieto and Carlos Gomez of Goodrich examine how the legalisation of cannabis in Mexico would change the country’s business and legal terrain By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
Is new IP legislation arriving in Mexico? Eduardo Kleinberg and Santiago Zubikarai of Basham evaluate the new industrial property legislation under consideration in Mexico, assessing changes to the law on damages, fines, the registration of trademarks and pat... By Basham Ringe y Correa March 17 2020
Analysing current plant protection rules in Mexico and future challenges Verónica Avilez of Dumont assesses the current law on plant protection in Mexico and the issues facing plant breeders as a result By Managing IP Correspondent March 17 2020
Time and data: striking a balance in China Xiaofan Chen and Hai Liu of AWA Asia assess the challenges facing, and provide tips for, patentees in China when submitting experimental data for chemistry and biology inventions By Managing IP Correspondent March 16 2020
How do customs authorities aid the fight against IP infringement? Kirill Osipov and Mikhail Khmara of ARS-Patent evaluate the role of Russian customs authorities in the battle against IP infringement, detailing the requirements for a piece of IP to be included in the FCS register By Managing IP Correspondent March 16 2020
The role of IP in digital disruption What are the critical issues around managing and protecting a company’s IP during a programme of digital transformation? Mark Ridgway, Nigel Parker, Keren Livneh and Natalie Montano Young of Allen & Overy report By Managing IP Correspondent March 15 2020
UPC: the rocky road forward A harmonised patent system in Europe could still happen without the UK, but the path forward could quickly be blocked by legal, political or financial boulders By Patrick Wingrove March 13 2020
US-China trade deal: ambitious yet impressive The US-China trade deal, signed in January, is ambitious and far reaching but its impact on IP depends on political will, say Jeffrey Morton and Charles Hauff of Snell & Wilmer By Managing IP Correspondent March 13 2020
How to be FRANDly Benjamin Elacqua and Leah Edelman of Fish & Richardson review the issues that holders and implementers of SEPs need to know to protect their companies in a world that increasingly revolves around standards-based techn... By Managing IP Correspondent March 12 2020
UK’s UPC shun could spark EPO prosecution snub In-house attorneys worry that UK-based European patent attorneys, who should still be allowed to appear before the UPC, will be snubbed after the UK’s decision By Max Walters March 12 2020
Global research rush spurs COVID-19 patent challenges Forming an effective patent strategy in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine is becoming harder by the day, says Anna Gregson of Mathys & Squire in London By Managing IP Correspondent March 12 2020
Industry opinion: how to partner with a startup Laura Gisler, head of IP at automotive startup Polestar, a jointly-owned subsidiary of Volvo Cars and Geely, writes about the need for communication and goal identification in startup partnerships By Managing IP Correspondent March 11 2020
PTAB chief judge wants advocates to ‘communicate positions clearly’ In an exclusive interview with Managing IP after a year as chief judge, Scott Boalick reveals his advice to practitioners and what’s high on his agenda By Patrick Wingrove March 06 2020
UPC: Lawyers debate where the UK’s seat should go Private practice and in-house counsel float Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and France as contenders to take the pharmaceuticals central division By Rani Mehta March 06 2020
Managing IP EMEA Awards 2020: winners revealed Nearly 400 guests joined us, on March 5 at the Marriott Grosvenor Square in London, to celebrate IP achievements in the EMEA region By Ed Conlon March 06 2020
WIPO chooses Singapore IP chief as new leader Daren Tang wins 55 votes, becoming the first Singaporean to be nominated for a UN agency leadership position By Rani Mehta March 05 2020
High Court judge questions whether coronavirus should spark patent reform Mr Justice Colin Birss says possible measures could include specialist extensions to patent terms and a more collaborative approach among the medical community By Max Walters March 05 2020
UPC without UK still attractive to most businesses In a Managing IP poll of more than 100 in-house counsel, 70% of respondents said a harmonised European patent system would still be desirable without the UK as a member By Patrick Wingrove March 05 2020
WIPO-chief candidate shares views on lowering fees and AI inventorship In an exclusive interview, Peru’s IP head Ivo Gagliuffi tells Managing IP why he introduced teleworking, how he reduced fees and that listing an AI as an inventor is a possibility By Rani Mehta March 04 2020
Brexiting the UPC: What next for the UK? In-house counsel, private practice lawyers and academics are dismayed at the “appalling and unnecessary” decision not to seek UPC membership that will only make the UK less competitive By Charlotte Kilpatrick March 04 2020
EPO president: UK’s UPC withdrawal 'not a decisive blow' Antonio Campinos said it was a “great pity” that the UK would no longer be part of the UPC but that the system would remain attractive By Max Walters March 04 2020
