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CJEU rules on patent licensing question in Genentech case

In a rare foray into patent law, the Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that a patent licensee must pay the agreed royalty for the full term of the agreement, even if the patent is revoked or found not to be infringed

July 08 2016

Blocking order available to IP owners in UK

The England and Wales Court of Appeal has confirmed that senior courts have jurisdiction to grant an injunction requiring ISPs in the UK to block websites selling counterfeit goods, in a case involving Cartier. The Court also held that ISPs can bear the costs of implementing such orders

Kingsley Egbuonu, July 08 2016

IPOS open to soft IP for loan applications

IPOS has approved the first loan application using a patent as collateral, and is opening its financing scheme up to other IP rights. But practitioners have concerns about valuation, as Stephy Tang reports

July 07 2016

All eyes on ASEAN

Economic and legal reforms are driving harmonisation within and beyond the ASEAN region, with big implications for IP owners. James Nurton, Stephy Tang and Natalie Rahhal introduce a year-long series of articles

Managing IP Correspondent, July 07 2016

Federal Circuit reverses Section 101 invalidation of life science patent

The Federal Circuit has ruled that the claims of a patent for liver cell treatment were not directed to a patent-ineligible concept, in a decision that provides guidance on how life science innovations can satisfy the Mayo test

July 06 2016

When brands meet art, public policy and genericide

In the first in a series of articles by members of the MARQUES IP Outer Borders Team, Stella Syrianos, Laetitia Lagarde and Nikos Prentoulis discuss the tensions between trade mark rights and freedom of expression

Managing IP Correspondent, July 06 2016

Awards recognise anti-counterfeiting achievements

This year’s Global Anti-Counterfeiting Awards, co-sponsored by the GACG and Managing IP, were presented at an event hosted by Unifab in Paris on World Anti-Counterfeiting Day

Managing IP Correspondent, July 06 2016

EPO to implement fundamental appeal reforms

The EPO Administrative Council has agreed reforms that the Office claims will increase independence and improve efficiency. But the EPO examiners’ union argues that the reforms ignore the input of the Boards and the views of users

July 06 2016

June is busiest month for PTAB filing of 2016

PTAB Data and Analysis: Managing IP reveals Patent Trial and Appeal Board filing data for June and analyses recent decisions from the Supreme Court, Federal Circuit and PTAB, including the Board interpreting Enfish in mixed rulings. The USPTO has also announced it is replacing the Patent Review Processing System for PTAB trials

July 06 2016

US patent litigation, Google, Oracle, Brexit, Led Zeppelin, McDonald’s, top patent filers – the week in IP

A drop in US patent lawsuit filing, a Google motion to sanction Oracle’s counsel, Brexit trade mark applications, the suspension of the lawyer that took on Led Zeppelin in a copyright case, an EU General Court rejection of an application to register MACCOFFEE, and IPO’s list of the top organisations granted patents were in the IP headlines in the past week

July 06 2016

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