Will Arrow relief take flight? Penny Gilbert, Carissa Kendall-Windless and Benjamin Rowlatt of Powell Gilbert consider the implications of the latest in a line of decisions from the England and Wales courts on Arrow relief By Benjamin Rowlatt & Carissa Kendall-Windless & Penny Gilbert June 30 2020
Breaking through Brazil's backlog: how recent changes affect US applicants Brenda Holmes of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton reviews the expansion of the Patent Prosecution Highway between the US and Brazil, Brazil’s new preliminary office actions and what the programmes mean for US applicants By Brenda Holmes June 30 2020
Virtual patent trials: what we can learn from Canada Managing IP speaks to the judge, private practitioners and in-house counsel involved in the recent Federal Court virtual trial to find out what worked By Patrick Wingrove June 30 2020
COVID-19, supply chains and IP: tackling disruptors and embracing collaboration With COVID-19 boosting collaboration and stretching supply chains, parties need to act fast to protect and preserve their IP rights, say Joel Smith and Rachel Montagnon of Herbert Smith Freehills By Joel Smith & Rachel Montagnon June 30 2020
Inventorship: why AI is not smart enough yet Matthew Horton and Austin Kim of Foley & Lardner examine the implications of a recent USPTO decision that said artificial intelligence cannot be an inventor on a patent By Austin Kim & Matthew Horton June 30 2020
How to avoid disaster at the ITC As Bas de Blank, Michael Chow and Tammy Su of Orrick explain, redesigning a product to avoid an ITC exclusion order is far different than in district court litigation By Bas de Blank & Michael Chow & Tammy Su June 30 2020
CNIPA’s plan highlights China’s innovation ambitions China IP specialists say that trademark squatting, patent quality and IP securitisation are priorities to focus on By Karry Lai June 30 2020
Brazil: Challenges faced in patent rights prosecution Counsel at Alexion, Sarepta, Daniel and Di Blasi say the patent backlog and a Supreme Court case on patent terms are high on their agendas By Patrick Wingrove June 26 2020
Protecting AI-related innovations in China Lin Li, Yujie Jin and Yali Shao of Liu Shen & Associates address the requirements AI inventions must meet in order to be protected under patent, trade secret and copyright law By Lin Li & Liu Shen & Associates & Yali Shao & Yujie Jin June 26 2020
Philippines: What is the effect of the modified ECQ? By Editha R Hechanova & Hechanova Group June 26 2020
China patent: Promised Chinese patent linkage system requires legislative support By AnJie Law Firm & Li Wu June 26 2020
Vietnam: Patent infringers cannot use cancellation requests as a delay tactic By Loc Xuan Le & Tilleke & Gibbins June 26 2020
Germany: EMA and EU Commission offer flexibility instead of intervention By Gisela Grabow & Maiwald June 26 2020
EPO: The EPO moves further towards oral proceedings via video conference By Inspicos & Managing IP Correspondent June 26 2020
This week in IP: UK clarifies sufficiency, Nokia case ‘should go to CJEU’ Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trademark and copyright news, including some stories you may have missed By Patrick Wingrove June 26 2020
Antibodies: Should they be defined by function or sequence? By ABE & Partners & Takanori Abe June 25 2020
A global guide to AI inventorship, Part 2 After exploring Canada, New Zealand and Australia, Managing IP examines how China and Japan approach the question of AI inventorship By Charlotte Kilpatrick June 25 2020
How many patents do we need? Enough to suit our goals Michelle Park, senior counsel at Google, delves into how patent strategists should take a use-case-driven approach to building a portfolio By Managing IP Correspondent June 25 2020
Podcast: Novartis, ML&P and ex-GSK counsel on COVID pools Guests debate how patent pools could be used to ensure global access to COVID treatments and vaccines, as well as how the pandemic has changed the IP system By Charlotte Kilpatrick June 25 2020
IP STARS 2020 edition: Patent firm rankings published All the 2020 rankings of the leading firms for patent work are now available online By Kingsley Egbuonu June 23 2020
How attorneys can get back PTAB fees After the Federal Circuit said that it won't grant PTAB attorneys' fees, lawyers are left to pursue district courts and, frustratingly, the PTAB itself By Patrick Wingrove June 22 2020
China future of IP: Cooperation is necessary for the IoT By Guang Hou & Juan Wang & Liu Shen & Associates June 19 2020
India: The paradigm of automotive patent protection is changing By Pankaj Soni & Remfry & Sagar June 19 2020
Australia: Analysing pharmacoeconomics and patent practice in Australia By Griffith Hack & Karen Sinclair June 19 2020
Africa: A Brexit bonus for EU design registration owners – increased geographical cover... By Craig Kahn & John McKnight & Margaret Le Galle & Spoor & Fisher June 19 2020
Canada federal IP judge: 'Digital world is now part of the court' Michael Manson talks to Managing IP about case efficiency, file wrappers and how his court was ‘pushed into the digital era faster than we ever wanted’ By Patrick Wingrove June 19 2020
This week in IP: controversial brands dumped, UK GI backtrack, Amazon clients safe Managing IP rounds up the latest copyright, patent and trademark news, including some stories you may have missed By Patrick Wingrove June 19 2020
A global guide to AI inventorship, Part 1 As the DABUS team continues to push for AI inventorship, Managing IP tours Canada, New Zealand and Australia to see how they feel about robots and patents By Charlotte Kilpatrick June 18 2020
UPC: In-house wary despite flicker of hope The German government has revived legislation for the UPC, but questions on the relocation of the London court create uncertainty for the life sciences industry By Charlotte Kilpatrick June 18 2020
Tech companies: how we choose anti-NPE networks Salesforce, Ecobee and Red Hat explain why companies choose some anti-NPE organisations over others, while the networks discuss how times are changing By Rani Mehta June 18 2020
Managing IP Asia Awards 2020: winners revealed Find out who won in a host of categories in Australia, China, India and across the Asia-Pacific region By Kingsley Egbuonu June 18 2020
‘You don’t know who’s behind the camera’: judge on remote hearings Sam Granata, a judge at the Court of Appeal in Belgium, explains the privacy concerns around remote hearings and why he gets a buzz from opening a new case By Max Walters June 16 2020
“Inventing” in COVID-19 Environment and Key Local/ International Developments By Gün + Partners & Selin Sinem Erciyas & Zeynep Cagla Ustun June 16 2020
Black IP lawyers reveal struggles with systemic racism Black lawyers, from in-house and private practice, call for increased exposure and reveal everyday struggles of working in the legal industry By Max Walters June 15 2020
O'Malley: Federal Circuit back to in-person? Maybe after August In an interview, the circuit judge says remote hearings and decisions on the briefs should halt after COVID, and delves into the IP landscape and diversity By Patrick Wingrove June 15 2020
This week in IP: Folding bike copyright, packaging appeal up in smoke, and more Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trademark and copyright news, including some stories you may have missed By Patrick Wingrove June 12 2020
In-house counsel reveal five IP issues heating up at restaurants Potbelly, Krispy Kreme and Panda Restaurant Group counsel say monitoring for fake restaurants and counterfeit masks are among their IP concerns By Rani Mehta June 11 2020
The in-house guide to remote IP harvesting in COVID, and after More inventors are working from home than ever, and many will keep doing it. Luckily, there are huge benefits to remote IP harvesting, if you do it right By Patrick Wingrove June 11 2020
Remote working: the pros, the cons, and the Zoom As countries slowly begin to lift lockdown measures, in-house IP counsel reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly of working from home By Charlotte Kilpatrick June 11 2020
COVID spreads fears of IP litigation increase With economies dipping into recession, in-house counsel speculate whether litigation will surge as businesses try to do more with less By Charlotte Kilpatrick June 11 2020
Rokt decision boosts certainty on CIIs in Australia Businesses will need to think carefully about how to draft claims for computer-implemented inventions – and may need to protect them as trade secrets By Karry Lai June 08 2020
After six months, the USPTO’s SEP policy has fallen flat Private practice and in-house counsel say that while 2019’s SEP policy was a nice-to-have, it hasn’t made much of a difference to their working lives By Patrick Wingrove June 08 2020
Interview: Illinois judge will stop remote court after COVID Virginia Kendall explains how she stops lawyers from talking too much in remote hearings and why solid briefs aren't a reason to talk too little By Rani Mehta June 05 2020
Poll: COVID could push company counsel to monetise more IP In-house counsel say that our survey of 435 corporate lawyers and executives reflects a jump in patent litigation and potential licensing work By Rani Mehta June 05 2020
This week in IP: Courts shut amid protests, AI inventorship push, Tiger King’s cage rat... Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trademark and copyright news, including some stories you might have missed By Patrick Wingrove June 05 2020
Remote working increases risk of trade secret divulgence Corporate IP lawyers say that sweeping layoffs and remote working make company secrets harder – but not impossible – to protect By Charlotte Kilpatrick June 04 2020
COVID crisis leaves patent portfolios untouched, for now Counsel from the aerospace, automotive and other industries explain the impact of the pandemic on their IP budgets and portfolio management By Charlotte Kilpatrick June 04 2020
Pharma companies want clarity on supplementary data in China Despite the Supreme Court’s proposal to lower the bar for post-filing patent data, innovators are sceptical that the provisions will have real impact By Karry Lai June 02 2020
Breeders split: EPO plant edict clarifies, stifles, misses mark Seed makers including Corteva are glad to have legal certainty after the Pepper ruling, but Bayer says it stems R&D and others have wider complaints By Patrick Wingrove June 01 2020
