Rory O’Neill

Reporter Managing IP

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Rory reports on all aspects of IP, focusing primarily on European patent issues. Particular interests include FRAND, telecommunications, and access to medicines.

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This week on MIP: EPO publishes G2/21, UK High Court backs Gilead

We provide a rundown of Managing IP’s news and analysis coverage from the week, and review what’s been happening elsewhere in IP

Rory O’Neill, March 24, 2023
EPO appeals board places conditions on post-application evidence

A technical effect must still be evident in the original patent filing, the EBoA said in its G2/21 decision today, March 23

Rory O’Neill, March 23, 2023
InterDigital v Lenovo ruling prompts SEP owner rethink

Justice Mellor’s highly anticipated ruling surprised SEP owners and reassured implementers that the UK may not be so hostile after all

Rory O’Neill, March 23, 2023
High Court backs Gilead but issues case timeline warning

The England and Wales High Court's judgment comes ahead of a separate hearing concerning one of the patents-in-suit at the EPO

Rory O’Neill, March 23, 2023
Internet Archive counsel: publishers are powerful enough

A New York federal court heard oral arguments this week in a copyright case pitting publishing giants against a digital library

Rory O’Neill, March 22, 2023
Italian lawyers fear French UPC ‘landgrab’

Milan may only fulfil its UPC dream at a price, with a decision from negotiations between France and Germany expected shortly

Rory O’Neill, March 14, 2023
Irish UPC supporters target November referendum

Ireland must hold a referendum to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement, but the deputy prime minister has hinted that 2024 may be a possible date

Rory O’Neill, March 14, 2023
This week on MIP: Archambeau loses key powers, Peppa Pig ‘fat-shaming’ row

We provide a rundown of Managing IP’s news and analysis coverage from the week, and review what’s been happening elsewhere in IP

Max Walters, March 10, 2023
‘Secret commissions’ litigation puts spotlight on IP renewals

The IP renewals business will come under scrutiny in a class-action suit against law firm Marks & Clerk, but is everything above board?

Rory O’Neill, March 09, 2023
Exclusive: Archambeau loses key powers over EUIPO contract row

The EUIPO management board has suspended some of the executive director's powers after he demanded compensation for the non-renewal of his mandate

Rory O’Neill, March 07, 2023
Monthly report: February 2023’s exclusive content

Managing IP was the first to report major stories that matter, from the race for EUIPO executive director to a UPC case backed by a litigation funder

Rory O’Neill, March 07, 2023
The IP Lounge: EUIPO top job race, UPC countdown, and more

In the first of a new monthly podcast, the Managing IP editorial team unpacks the race for the top job at the EUIPO, the key UPC trends to watch, and the biggest stories in Asian IP

Ed Conlon, March 07, 2023