How ‘always-never’ rules can help brands battle counterfeits

Counsel at Coty, Starbucks and Otterbox explain how always taking down products with certain characteristics can help them and their vendors catch fakes

Essential Information On Confidentiality - Intellectual Property - UK

Anybody to whom you disclose your invention must agree in advance that it is confidential and that the information will not be used by them or passed on.

Federal Circuit says Apple still lacks standing after IP settlement

Apple’s settlement agreement with Qualcomm bars further challenges to certain PTAB decisions validating the latter’s patents, the court ruled

Assertion Of Comms Patents Against Auto Manufacturers Continues - Intellectual Property - UK

Another week and another patent suit against a major auto manufacturer. This action by Intellectual Ventures against Toyota follows on from a recent patent action by Avanci against Ford.

Neurim v Mylan: A Most Unusual Case - Take Two Part Two - Intellectual Property - UK

This is the second time writing about the Neurim v Mylan battle "take two" concerning a divisional patent (EP 3 103 443) granted on 30 June 2021 (but expires 12 August 2022).

UK Court's 'Willingness' Decision In Optis v Apple To Be Appealed - Intellectual Property - UK

Only a week after the judgment that a party who has been held to infringe a valid and essential patent must provide an irrevocable commitment to take whatever FRAND licence the court determines or accept an injunction...

GPL Open Source Litigation Could Open the Door to Other Suits - New Media and Technology Law Blog

In today’s digital age, the question isn’t whether there is open source software being used in a company’s products, but how it is being used and what

Due Process Argument Against PTAB Funding Structure Fails - Patents Post-Grant

Federal Circuit Gives Short Shrift to Bias Arguments A number of due process theories have been floated over the past few months as the "next big thing"

Fujifilm Faces Renewed Suit for Infringing Mammogram Patent

The intellectual property arm of the University of South Florida may proceed with its suit that a Fujifilm subsidiary infringed its patent on an interface for digital mammography, the Federal Circuit ruled.

New trend in restoring lapsed patent rights in Italy

On 8th April 2021, the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (IPTO) issued a decision on the reinstatement of patent rights in relation to the Italian…

Globus Sues a Rival for Patent Royalties on Spinal Implant Tech

Globus Medical said closely held Life Spine’s ProLift line of expandable implants for spinal fusion surgeries infringes seven patents for the technology, used to help patients with spinal disorders live “pain free, active lives.”

The path to Wall Street is paved with patents for Biotech companies - Pearl Cohen

Article written by Tamar van der Boom and Yoav Alkalay Building a useful patent portfolio requires the company to define quantity and quality targets, for the short, medium, and long terms. It would be no exaggeration to see the past year as a...