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Judge Pauline Newman was the first woman on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She was nominated by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the Senate in 1984. Prior to joining the bench, she handled patents, trademarks, and licensing at FMC Corporation on multiple levels. The significance of her opinions on intellectual property goes undisputed, and many consider her a key player in the development of the technology industry.

Sharad Vadehra of Kan and Krishme assesses what patent applicants can do when their attorneys commit errors during patent prosecution by looking at two recent important cases

Essenese Obhan and Sneha Agarwal of Obhan & Associates address the ambiguity surrounding amendments to patent applications, and describe how recent decisions can inform the issue

Nakul J Sharedalal and Mukesh Jani of YJ Trivedi & Co highlight the importance of using expert help in aquiring IP protection, and offer valuable strategies for patent and trade mark applicants

Yujie Jin of Liu Shen & Associates explains the elements of Chinese patent law that deal with common knowledge, and gives advice on dealing with them during substantive examination

Hsiu-Ru Chien and Shih-I Wu of Lee and Li describe jointly-owned patent regulations under the Taiwan Patent Act and court practices in relevant disputes

GUIs in handheld devices are becoming more important, but remain hard to patent at the EPO. Anders Hansson of Awapatent suggests ways to avoid valuable research and development disappearing into the hands of the competition

Anna Maria Lagerqvist, Thomas Ernby and Björn Pettersson of Valea explain what effect the new Patents and Market Courts Proposal will have on the judicial review process of IP cases

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India has long been a jurisdiction filled with opportunity and challenges. While many rights holders seem to have grown increasingly pessimistic in light of some controversial decisions in the past few years especially in patent-related matters, this year may be the start of a change. The election of a new Prime Minister, one who rode a reputation as a business-savvy leader to victory, is one oft-cited reason. Furthermore, several patent decisions in the past year, such as the Aloys Wobben case, have been hailed by some as good decisions that make it easier for patent holders to protect their rights.