UK IPO launches call for views on the Designs System

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

USPTO Third Party Submissions

UPDATED TO FIX MY MATH ERROR: I posted some statistics on references cited in recently issued patents. That raised some …

FDA Approves Generic Restasis

By Kevin E. Noonan -- On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval to Mylan Pharmaceuticals for a generic form of Allergan's RESTASIS® (Cyclosporine Ophthalmic Emulsion 0.05%) product for treatment of chronic dry eye....

Imugene welcomes new chief medical officer and talks significant new patents

Imugene's Leslie Chong discusses with Proactive's Andrew Scott the appointment of Dr Steven Cha as Chief Medical Officer and a member of the...

We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers

Let’s tax billionaires—and übermillionaires—back to where they stood when Covid-19 hit.

'Major Breakthrough': South African Scientists Replicate Moderna Vaccine

"We didn't have help from the major Covid vaccine producers, so we did it ourselves to show the world that it can be done, and be done here, on the African continent."

Efforts to Limit Drug Prices Are Stalled -- and Pharma Is Seizing an Opening

Big Pharma is jacking up drug prices. Democrats worry their failure to curb prices will cost them seats in the midterms.

Google parent company Alphabet broke $200 billion in annual revenue for the first time

The company also announced a 20-for-1 stock split.

While Lobbying to Kill Build Back Better, Pharma Hikes Costs of 866 Drugs

"How many more Americans have to die and suffer before Congress has the guts to end this greed?" asked Sen. Bernie Sanders.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NOT AN “INVENTOR” UNDER EUROPEAN PATENT LAW: Is Canada heading down the same path?

As reported in an earlier ANGLE post, we discussed how 2021 saw a number of patent office developments with regard to whether a non-human entity could be considered an inventor under various patent regimes.  Prior to 2021, several patent offices...

BMW Files Odd Steering Wheel Patent for a Yoke-Like 'Steering Handle"

BMW literally reinvents the wheel with a setup that's smaller. It's intended to be used one-handed or with no hands at all in an autonomous car.

From Texas to India, a patent-free Covid vaccine looks to bridge equity gaps

The new CORBEVAX inoculation received emergency use authorization last week from India’s drug regulation agency. 

Freedom to Operate Conundrum

Is The UK Punching Above Its Weight On Green Innovation? - Intellectual Property - UK

During COP26, the UK Intellectual Property Office released a series of reports about patenting activity on various green technology areas.

Does Prior Publication Extinguish a Trade Secret?

by Dennis Crouch Masimo Corp. v. True Wearables, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2022) (nonprecedential) This trade-secrecy decision includes a few interesting …

World Intellectual Property Indicators 2021 – Key Findings - Intellectual Property - Worldwide

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a report earlier this week on global intellectual property (IP) activity in 2020.

Sustainable Polymers: Finding The Sweet Spot - Intellectual Property - UK

A recent report from the EPO - Patents for tomorrow's plastics: Global innovation trends in recycling, circular design and alternative sources - provides an in-depth review of patenting trends across various aspects of polymer-related technologies...

LG Takes Top Spot in Australian Patent Filings, While Aristocrat Slides Down Rankings

A rundown of the top patent applicants in Australia for 2021.