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Oral arguments in the most-closely watched patent case of the year were heard at the Supreme Court on March 31, with the Justices’ questions suggesting they might sidestep the controversial question of how to define an abstract idea and one Justice even evoking King Tut

Imron Aly has joined Schiff Hardin’s intellectual property group as a partner in the Chicago office

The USPTO has responded to criticism of its post-Myriad guidelines on patent eligibility in an interview with Managing IP by saying its position is an accurate reflection of the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the law. It also revealed it is planning a public roundtable to get feedback that could lead to updated guidance

Last month Europe’s top court set out how copyright licensees can challenge the collecting societies that administer fees for IP owners. But what does it mean in practice?

Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a decision in January in Blast Blow Dry Bar v Blown Away d/b/a Blast Blow Dry Bar which highlighted the importance for new businesses to seek protection of a mark that they plan on adopting as early as possible.

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) under 35 USC § 154 allows patentees the right to recapture lost patent term due to certain application-processing delays caused by the USPTO. Pursuant to 35 USC § 154(b)(1)(B), a patent application taking more than three years to process (with certain exclusions) "shall be extended 1 day for each day after the end of that 3-year period until the patent is issued".

After undergoing three readings by the Legislative Yuan, the new Amendment to Taiwan's Copyright Law took effect in January 2014. The new law expands the right of reasonable use of copyrighted works.

The Federal Patent Court has recently had the opportunity to express its opinion regarding the burden of proof of a party relying on the skilled person. The alleged infringer had argued on the one hand the nullity of the patent due to the fact that the subject matter of the patent had been broadened beyond the contents of the application. On the other hand it was invoked that the claimed invention was obvious in view of the prior art.

The Presidential Council on Intellectual Property (PCIP) is leading discussion about integrating the patent litigation system in Korea. The discussion stems from the criticism of the current bifurcated patent litigation system; in particular, that the bifurcated system has adversely affected expertise in courts and resulted in delays in proceedings.

Double patenting is a ground of revocation of a Singapore patent. Under section 80(1)(g) of the Singapore Patents Act, a patent may be revoked if it "is one of 2 or more patents for the same invention having the same priority date and filed by the same party or his successor in title". Notably, the wording of section 80(1)(g) is directed to "priority date" which means that two or more patents may be considered the same invention as long as they claim the same priority date, even if the priority claims relate to different applications.