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USPTO Patent Reform Coordinator Janet Gongola gave Eileen McDermott a sneak peek into the work leading up to the release of the rules package implementing the contested cases provisions of the America Invents Act

Eileen McDermott explains the impact of the new USPTO rules for post-grant review, inter partes review and other proceedings under the America Invents Act

Did you know that Mr Justice Arnold drives an electric car to work? Apparently a G-wiz is just the thing for zipping between Islington and the Royal Courts of Justice. Or that an EPO examiner gets a reminder popping up on his computer every 30 minutes telling him to take a "microbreak"? They have special joysticks and voice-controlled software too. Perhaps most arcane, I'm sure you didn't know that if one English barrister is particularly impressed with the work of a junior from another chambers, he might have a "red bag" made for him to carry his robes to court. They are made by a special firm of outfitters and have the barrister's initials embroidered on them.

EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht last week said that the Court of Justice of the EU will be asked to rule on the legitimacy of ACTA. But how soon can an opinion be expected?

On Thursday, the Court of Justice will rule in a dispute over the ownership of IP rights in football league fixture lists in a decision that should clarify the rules on database protection. Managing IP provides a preview

A senior lawyer from Microsoft has explained why the company has complained to the European Commission about the way that Motorola uses industry standards.

Biotech company Verinata Health and Stanford University have sued Sequenom and Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine in the Northern District of California to stave off threats from Sequenom that it is infringing one of its patents.

Karen Murphy, owner of a pub in Portsmouth, England, won her case at the High Court in London today.

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The Commercial Court of Liege in Belgium has ruled against watch manufacturer Ice Watch, which claimed three companies - French, Belgian and Dutch - were selling counterfeit versions of its multicoloured silicone watches.