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South Korea: Supreme Court rules on inventive step

Recently, the Korean Supreme Court made a key decision regarding how to read the prior art when making an inventive step determination (2013 Hu 2873 and 2880 (consolidated), January 14 2016).

Min Son, August 24 2016

Guest post: Is now the time for intangible assets to take the stage?

It has now been nearly two months since Britain voted to leave the European Union. Confidence has steadily returned to the business community since the result was announced as many now look to grow during what could be a lengthy Brexit negotiation. By Paul Mitchell, Novum Global Strategies

Managing IP Correspondent, August 24 2016

PTAB chief judge Ruschke hails impact of expert declaration rule change

In a call with reporters, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board chief judge said the number of judges now is enough, praised the impact of submitting expert declarations with preliminary responses, and said the Board was open to going beyond the 12-month statutory deadline for issuing final written decisions

August 23 2016

Oracle, Google, USPTO, Happy Birthday, Microsoft, Lenovo, Rovi, Dish Network, FTC – the week in IP

Oracle asking for Google’s copyright win to be thrown out, the USPTO being sued for declaring federal holidays, details of lawyers’ fees in the Happy Birthday case, Microsoft and Lenovo agreeing a patent cross-licensing deal, Rovi renewing a licence with Dish, and the FTC’s crackdown on social media influencers were in the intellectual property headlines

August 23 2016

Seven scenarios for EU trade marks post-Brexit

The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys has mapped out seven possible options to prevent the loss of registered rights in the UK when the country leaves the EU

August 19 2016

Managing IP out and about over the coming months

Members of Managing IP's editorial and sales teams will be attending numerous events during September and October. We look forward to seeing you at some of them!

August 19 2016

2016 GII identifies emerging economies and need for cross-border collaboration

With a focus on global innovation, the ninth edition of WIPO’s Global Innovation Index sees China join a list of 25 leading economies and the promotion of emerging economies including India

August 18 2016

PTAB 4 Years In: PGRs ready for primetime

Post-grant review petition filing this year is already higher than the whole of 2015, with biopharma companies leading the way. Michael Loney analyses PGRs’ appeal and what strategies filers should consider

August 18 2016

PTAB 4 Years In: A “new norm” for petition filing

Patent Trial and Appeal Board filing so far this year is down on 2015. Michael Loney speaks to PTAB practitioners to ask what is driving this and whether the downward trend will continue

August 18 2016

Halo – is it clarity you’re looking for?

Federal Circuit and district court rulings since the Supreme Court’s Halo decision have made it clear a jury finding alone is enough for a judgment of willfulness. But an enhanced damages determination should ultimately be made by the judge weighing factors yet to be clarified. Natalie Rahhal analyses post-Halo trends

August 17 2016

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