The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Kat friend Iana Kazeeva provides an enlightening discussion on steps taken by the Russian government and courts with respect to IP following the invasion of Ukraine. The common denominator is the use of changes to the IP law as a political instrument towards states taking “unfriendly” actions against Russia.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

In the latest example of the escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin last week issued a decree that owners of Russian patents from countries that Russia considers to be unfriendly are no longer entitled to any compensation for compulsory licensing of their patents.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The settlement also included a license to thousands of Qualcomm patents. Here’s the problem — in its appeal, Apple was not able to show Apple’s rights or duties under the license would change if the patents were cancelled. This question ties the case directly to MedImmune, Inc. Genentech, Inc. ,

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IPilogue

AUGUST 18, 2021

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (5-8 positions).

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The goal of competition law is to ensure fair functioning of the market. [1] 1] At a glance both the laws may seem to be conflicting but Intellectual property ensures fair amount of competition in the market which is also the goal of competition law. [2] 2] Hence it can be said that IP is pro-competition. 3] Divya S.,

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The book's cover wonderfully matches the colours of the Villa Salviati gardens This is a book review of IP Accidents: Negligence Liability in Intellectual Property , by Patrick Goold , City Law School, University of London. IP Accidents offers another creative inquiry that goes to the heart of IP. What should be done?

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The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2024

Trier, Germany The Katfriends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in beautiful Trier (Germany) are always busy organizing and running IP courses.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

At a quick glance, one notable push by the guidelines is to allow “exclusive” licensing from public funded research, to private bodies. d also mentions ‘march-in’ rights and compulsory licensing but the language makes it unclear what is meant exactly: 5.d. Provision 5.d Both are reproduced below for convenience.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

We say goodbye to 2021 with the most interesting posts and articles from the surrounding IP blogs of the past week! Another part of the round-up analyses EU copyright policy and mentions publications, meetings, resolutions, policy reports, statements and agreements of EU bodies and agencies and national IP offices.

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2021

Arul is an Associate Professor at the National Law University, Delhi, and has written many posts on the blog earlier which can be viewed here. A Parliamentary Standing Committee Report that Challenges the Fine Balances Within the IP System. This is not to say that IP protection is completely irrelevant for a country like India.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 14, 2023

Anyone working in the field of IP law from developing countries particularly on the African continent understands the tension between IPRs and access to IP-protected materials based on human rights imperatives.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

While there are a number of aspects covered by “Artificial Intelligence”, ranging from definitions to scope, from life-saving to life-threatening, there has been surprisingly limited public policy discussion on the intersection of AI and IP in India. Yashna is a fifth-year law student at UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Trier The IPKat’s friends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in beautiful Trier (Germany) are always busy preparing and delivering knowledge and training in the IP field, with also plenty of opportunities to network and exchange views with fellow IP aficionados.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

More and more loans are being supported by certain intellectual property assets, such as copyrights, designs, and patents, or revenue streams connected to these assets. Ownership of intellectual property (IP) used as collateral often belongs to the borrower. Applying for IP Financing. In 2021, the creative economy produced 6.98

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

In the latest example of the escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin last week issued a decree that owners of Russian patents from countries that Russia considers to be unfriendly are no longer entitled to any compensation for compulsory licensing of their patents.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 15, 2023

Further, copyright owners can use this power to threaten and scare users and extort license fees (especially prevalent in the software and music industry) which can impact the ease of doing business. here , here and here ).

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers. A thorough awareness of intellectual property laws is crucial, regardless of your career goals—be they that of a fashion designer, singer, filmmaker, or just someone curious about the legal side of entertainment.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: Intellectual Property Protection for Plant Related Innovation: Fit for Future? We look forward to reading and reviewing more IP books in 2023! Thank you to readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards 2022!

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . This licence will foster green energy developments by using ESG’s cutting-edge patented technology to generate net-zero carbon emissions from services such as plastic recycling and cryptocurrency mining.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We recently came across one such short paper on “ SEP Litigations & Issues in Determining the FRAND License ” published in the September 2023 issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (see here ) and extended a guest post invitation to its authors to discuss their key arguments. Apple Retail UK Ltd.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

Events 18-19 April 2024: AIPPI Trilateral Seminar The Polish, German and French Groups of AIPPI organise the traditional joint seminar on IP related issues. Courses UCL’s Summer School 2024 The University College London offers a summer school programme on the ‘Foundations in Intellectual Property Law’. Read more about this course here.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A main focus in most M&A transactions involves conducting intellectual property (IP) due diligence, including patent due diligence in order to properly assess risk involved in the potential transaction. Have all conveyances, including assignments, been properly recorded for the IP assets with the respective IP offices?

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

WIPO highlighted that similar treaties are in place: the Patent Law Treaty of 2000 , the Trademark Law Treaty of 1994 and the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks of 2006. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Copyright: WIPO.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

One of the most frequent questions I get about getting a patent in China is whether anyone should even bother. Why file a patent overseas when you cannot enforce it? Keep in mind that I am a US patent attorney. Our foreign patent experience has enabled us to counsel our clients on what to expect when filing patents worldwide.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The post First Biosimilar Making “Paragraph IV” Certification under China’s New Patent Law: Bio-Thera Solutions Announced NMPA Acceptance of aBLA for Tocilizumab appeared first on Big Molecule Watch. This system is similar to the U.S.

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IIPRD

APRIL 13, 2023

Patents Act, 1970 The bill proposes several amendments to the Patent Act, 1970, of which the ones below are significant: Diluting patent working and consequently diluting compulsory licenses : We have argued for the significance of patent “functioning” requirements on this site for a number of years (e.g.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

case number 19-40643: are patent laws regarding what constitutes a reasonable royalty applicable to questions of compliance with FRAND-related contractual obligations? Despite these differences, we noted that these two concepts have often been treated interchangeably by courts, often leading to confusing results.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Google lawyers managed to hash out their legal fights with two patent-licensing outfits represented by the same powerhouse Delaware patent law firm, over a year after U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. While there are certain rights in common law trademarks, greater protection is afforded by registering the mark with the USPTO.

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Intepat

MAY 18, 2023

INTRODUCTION Oftentimes, it is observed how intellectual property laws, specifically; patent laws are contradictory to competition and antitrust laws. Patent laws acknowledge that patents play a crucial role in facilitating the exchange of goods and services.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

billion damage award against defendant Intel Corporation because it found plaintiff VLSI Technology LLC had erred on its damages calculation, that one of the asserted patents was not infringed, and that Intel was wrongly barred from raising a defense that it had a newly acquired license to the asserted patents.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Pankhuri Malik is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and an LLM Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In the latest development in the global patent wars between Google and Sonos, Google has sued Sonos, having filed two suits in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on August 8, 2022.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Several organizations have noted that the patenting of healthcare products and vaccines translates to a “red tape” that is uncalled for in such tumultuous times. More specifically, patents have time and again acted as a hindrance when it comes to ensuring the equal distribution of medical products. Image Source:gettyimages].

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Weintraub Tobin’s Intellectual Property podcast, The Briefing , published nearly 50 episodes this year covering a variety of IP issues relating to trademark, copyright, and entertainment law. The series’ objective is to serve as a forum to discuss IP strategies that provide protection to a business’s or person’s intangible assets.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 21, 2022

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Blake Brittain: Search For New Patent Hub Begins After Court Ends Waco’s Hold On U.S. Foo Yun Chee: Illumina Offers Patent Licenses To Rivals, Patent Truce With BGI – Sources (Source: Financial Post). New Job Postings on Patently-O: Lathrop GPM. Alliance IP, LLC.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

We reported in 2020 on PRC’s fourth amendment to the Patent Law (link to our blog post here ). To most patent practitioners and applicants, the practical effect is that the deadline for responding to the patent office is “shortened” by 15 days.

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