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Managing Intellectual Property | Managing Intellectual Property home page https://www.managingip.com https://www.managingip.com Managing Intellectual Property https://www.managingip.com How to infiltrate social media groups that shield counterfeiters Crocs, Harley-Davidson and four law firms explain how they tackle private social media groups and other counterfeiter tricks that cause problems for brands https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n7f4h374l14t/how-to-infiltrate-social-media-groups-that-shield-counterfeiters b1n7f4h374l14t 04/09/2020 16:45:00 How auto companies make IP strategies that suit their needs At this year’s Autolex forum, counsel at Visteon, Uber, ZF and Nissan revealed how they choose between patents, trade secrets and open innovation https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n7c0jzggb0cz/how-auto-companies-make-ip-strategies-that-suit-their-needs b1n7c0jzggb0cz 04/09/2020 12:00:00 This week in IP: MF Brands interview, Apple, Cisco sue USPTO, AG copyright opinion Managing IP rounds up the latest trademark, copyright and patent news, including some stories you might have missed https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n78jtw3tw17f/this-week-in-ip-mf-brands-interview-apple-cisco-sue-uspto-ag-copyright-opinion b1n78jtw3tw17f 04/09/2020 08:30:00 Lawyers urge ‘unfriendly’ EPO to communicate venue changes The EPO should tell parties directly if the location of an oral hearing has been changed, in-house counsel say, but others believe this is unnecessary https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n6y6xkwhr3l1/lawyers-urge-unfriendly-epo-to-communicate-venue-changes b1n6y6xkwhr3l1 04/09/2020 08:15:00 CSR brand licence clauses need close inspection, lawyers say Sources discuss how licensees and licensors can address the challenges that corporate responsibility clauses in brand licence agreements can create https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n6yvs1fxh524/csr-brand-licence-clauses-need-close-inspection-lawyers-say b1n6yvs1fxh524 03/09/2020 15:30:00 Patents a luxury many can’t afford: African entrepreneurs The prohibitive cost of filing patents could be stifling innovation and economic growth on the continent, but there are reasons for hope https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n6vz5t07n299/patents-a-luxury-many-cant-afford-african-entrepreneurs b1n6vz5t07n299 03/09/2020 10:00:00 Unwired FRAND ruling makes UK attractive for SEP holders SMEs fear UK Supreme Court ruling will lead to forum shopping and warn some companies could withdraw from the UK to avoid risk of global FRAND licence https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n6hpss4mw20k/unwired-frand-ruling-makes-uk-attractive-for-sep-holders b1n6hpss4mw20k 03/09/2020 10:00:00 PTAB: tech fears stoked by rumours of sweeping rules package Intel, Unified Patents and others are concerned that the USPTO will codify precedential decisions on discretionary IPR denials – and perhaps go further https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n6mml69tpmz9/ptab-tech-fears-stoked-by-rumours-of-sweeping-rules-package b1n6mml69tpmz9 03/09/2020 09:45:00 PTAB memo creates consistency but ‘shows pro-patent agenda’ Lawyers suggest that while new USPTO guidance on applicant admitted prior art does harmonise the law, it also waters down the potency of post-grant petitions https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n4cp9kx14jjx/ptab-memo-creates-consistency-but-shows-pro-patent-agenda b1n4cp9kx14jjx 31/08/2020 08:00:00 MF Brands Group IP head: overhaul accounts rules to show brand value Zeeger Vink, IP director at MF Brands Group, explains why IP should have a sway over all aspects of a business and why lawyers and accountants should build bridges https://www.managingip.com/article/b1n3wj3jrd0xws/mf-brands-group-ip-head-overhaul-accounts-rules-to-show-brand-value b1n3wj3jrd0xws 31/08/2020 08:00:00