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PTAB grants sixth motion to amend

While granting Tire Hanger’s motion to amend, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board approved “grouping prior art references together according to their particular teachings” and “discussing only a representative few in its motion to amend”. This may provide guidance to other patent owners seeking to amend claims

May 03 2016

Litigation in the ITC: a guide for trade mark owners

Trade mark investigations instituted by the International Trade Commission have picked up this year. Orrick’s Diana Szego Fassbender discusses when the ITC make sense for trade mark owners

Managing IP Correspondent, September 28 2016

The IP implications of the US taking aim at China’s tech ambitions

The US’s FIRRMA and ECRA regulations and WesternGeco v ION Geophysical ruling will make Chinese tech acquisitions and tech export to China an uphill battle

Karry Lai, September 11 2018

The ABC of the TPP

After seven years of debate, and 19 formal rounds of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership was agreed in October this year. Its IP provisions, which are among the most controversial, will have an impact on pharmaceutical protection, copyright, trade marks, geographical indications and enforcement, among other areas. Peter Leung provides a summary of the main points and over the following pages we look at the impact country-by-country

December 04 2015

Protecting IP in a 3D printed future

3D printing might just change everything. At least John Hornick, who leads Finnegan’s 3D printing working group and wrote 3D Printing Will Rock the World, certainly thinks so. Introduced by Bracewell Giuliani’s Erin Hennessy, Hornick spoke to INTA registrants yesterday morning about the dramatic consequences he believes the proliferation of 3D printing could have for intellectual property.

May 24 2016

Souvenir industry battered by CJEU castle name ruling

The CJEU has dismissed a trade mark appeal over a German castle name in a decision that overrules the German Federal Court and opens the gates for other European heritage-site owners to monopolise their marks

Patrick Wingrove, September 07 2018

UPC scenario 1: an electronics implementation patent

In the first of a series of articles looking at hypothetical scenarios involving the UPC, Wouter Pors considers a case involving an implementation patent in the electronics industry

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2016

Cases to look out for in 2017 – United States

The Supreme Court’s impressive appetite for IP cases dominates the forthcoming intellectual property trials and judgments in the US – with decisions in seven cases to come. The Federal Circuit will also issue two en banc decisions from PTAB appeals

January 18 2017

The IP challenges for intangible asset-driven businesses

Leading IP and business leaders discussed the issues faced by companies with intangible assets at the core of their businesses

Karry Lai, September 06 2018

China's victims of IP infringement

China is viewed by many IP rights owners as the source of counterfeits. But, as Shaun Tan reports, Chinese companies are also victims of IP infringement

June 14 2017

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