All the IP News that Mattered in 2024
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 30, 2024
The past year has included some monumental developments in the world of IP - and adjacent to IP - that will affect law and practice for years to come.
Impact of AI on Global IP Systems
IIPRD
JANUARY 7, 2025
AI and the Global IP System We need a worldwide intellectual property (IP) structure that encourages innovation and invention if we are to benefit from generative AI. The fast uptake of novel technologies such as generative AI necessitates an adaptation of the IP management systems. Impact of AI in different aspects 2.1.
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Nvidia sued with chip patents by NPE linked to Longhorn IP
IAM Magazine
MAY 20, 2025
New litigation by Hamilcar Barca IP highlights a broader pattern of litigation by Longhorn IP-affiliated NPEs targeting major tech firms with semiconductor and mobile patents
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IP Organizations Want More on USPTO’s AI Patent Eligibility Guidance
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) updated subject matter eligibility guidance was October 16, and the Office received 24 total submissions. The 19 posted thus far overwhelmingly call for more detail in the guidance in order to avoid undue restrictions on patentability of critical artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
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The Most Important Issues Facing the IP Industry | IPWatchdog Unleashed
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
This conference brings together some of the top thought leaders and newsmakers from the entire industry, with a variety of different backgrounds and people who focus on various different niche verticals within the IP community.
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The Bizarre IP History of Clue/Cluedo
Plagiarism Today
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
However, the IP history behind it is a sad but familiar tale of a creator missing out. The post The Bizarre IP History of Clue/Cluedo appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Clue/Cluedo is a timeless game that is nearly 75 years old.
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Dragons' Den IP Blog - Series 22 Episode 3
Dragons' Den
JANUARY 23, 2025
UK businesses who find themselves all at sea when expanding into a new territory are able to access support from the IPOs network of international IP Attachs IP experts based across the world in Europe, China, Latin America, North America, Southeast Asia, Gulf States and India.
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Congress Should Pass IP Reform, Starting With 3 Patent Bills
IP Law 360
JUNE 13, 2025
Congress is considering a trio of bipartisan bills to fix patent law problems that have cropped up over the past two decades, and it shouldn't stop there — addressing two other intellectual property issues is critical for America's economy, says retired Judge Kathleen O'Malley at the Council for Innovation Promotion.
Dangerous Curves Ahead: Evolving Landscape of Patent Eligibility After Contour IP Holding
IP Watchdog
JUNE 18, 2025
The recent Contour IP Holding case gives us a new data point and another curve on the road. In Contour IP Holding, a patented video streaming technology was initially struck down in the district courts as ineligible, only to be revived by the Federal Circuit in a rare 101 reversal.
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Debunked: USPTO Findings Should End False Pharma Patent Narratives
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), whose “Drug Patent and Exclusivity Study” effectively debunks the false narratives and bogus statistics that have been levied against pharmaceutical patents with significant effect in recent years. One of the more interesting public policy reads of 2024 comes from the U.S.
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Labrats, Patents, and Section 3(i): Madras High Court Grants Patent for Antibody Production in Genetically Modified Non-human Animals
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 19, 2024
Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs , the court set aside the rejection of Kymab Limited’s patent application by the Assistant Controller. But first, what is Section 3(i) of the Patents Act, 1970? Essentially, this provision restricts the granting of patents for any “method of treatment.”
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Looking Beyond the Numbers: What does the 2023-24 IP India Annual Report Says on Patents?
SpicyIP
APRIL 18, 2025
The 2023-24 IP India Annual Report was released on March 31, almost exactly a year after that financial year ended. While the Annual Reports bring forth critical statistics surrounding the filing, examination, and disposal of IP applications, they are rarely comprehensive in their qualitative evaluation of the data.
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Mapping trade secrets litigation to national security concerns and patenting behaviours suggests striking relationship
IAM Magazine
JULY 1, 2025
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Samsung Electronics leads South Korea’s patent filing giants
IAM Magazine
JULY 3, 2025
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Whither Indian IP Academics’ Engagement with the Judiciary?: Some Thoughts for Discussion – Part I
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Image from here Recently, Praharsh revived a discussion about the not-very-active state of IP academic interventions in India while sharing the news of the appointment of Prof. In other words, why is Indian IP scholars’ engagement with the judiciary involving IP issues limited, or perhaps, rare? Here, professors like N.
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Patent Pools, Patent Dealmaking and Outrageously Good Audio
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 6, 2025
The conversation takes us deep into the world of audio, video, standard essential patents, patent pools, patent licensing, patent dealmaking, inevitable patent litigation that is often necessary when so much money is at stake, and much more.
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Solutions for a Better Patent System | IPWatchdog Unleashed
IP Watchdog
JUNE 9, 2025
The premise of the conversation was to identify solutions for a better patent system that would improve the current state of the system without empowering bad actors, such as patent trolls. We give the patent cases back to the regional circuits.” Ultimately, Judge Newman reached her conclusion: “I was wrong.
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[Video] How IP Can Fuel Your Startup's Growth
JD Supra Law
MAY 28, 2025
This webinar breaks down the different types of IP that can be of value to startupsincluding patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secretsalong with salient advice on what protection to pursue and when. By: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
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Patenting AI: Proliferation of AI Technologies Across Diverse Industry Sectors
JD Supra Law
JULY 10, 2025
As the pace of advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) innovations continues to accelerate, companies from various technology and industry sectors are turning to ArentFox Schiff’s Patent group for guidance in protecting their intellectual property (IP) and patenting their cutting-edge AI technologies. By: ArentFox Schiff
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USPTO Unveils AI Tools To Speed Up Patent Examinations
IP Law 360
JUNE 17, 2025
Patent and Trademark Office said Tuesday it is developing various artificial intelligence programs to help patent and trademark examiners, including tools to help them identify prior art faster.
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Senate Advances IP and Drug Pricing Legislation Amid Innovation Concerns
JD Supra Law
APRIL 25, 2025
A Senate panel has advanced three sets of bipartisan bills purportedly aimed at reforming the intellectual property (IP) landscape and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. Together, these bills seek to address issues with product hopping and patent thickets.
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Ip Valuation in Corporate Finance: Can Trademarks Get You A Loan?
IIPRD
JULY 3, 2025
As ideas, innovation, and intangibles increasingly dominate the global business landscape, intellectual property (IP) has quickly become a bedrock of corporate value. IP has now evolved into a strategic business asset. What is IP Valuation?
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U.S. Government’s Intervention in Patent Case Signals Good News for Patent Owners Seeking Injunctions
IP Watchdog
JUNE 24, 2025
2:24-cv-1073), a patent infringement matter in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. Samsung Electronics Co. Civil Action No. The filing was made by attorneys from both the U.S.
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How Duracell Uses Trademarks and Trade Dress to Fight Counterfeits | IPWatchdog Unleashed
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 10, 2024
This week my conversation is with Leo White, who is Chief IP Counsel and Associate General Counsel for The Duracell Company. During our conversation we begin by briefly talking about patent strategy, but then move quickly to brand protection, trademarks, trade dress and effectively working with customs agencies around the world.
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Virtual Worlds, Real Rules: EU Parliament’s First Take on IP in the Metaverse
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
The European Parliament asserts without the slightest ambiguity that “the body of EU law on the protection of intellectual and industrial property rights, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, designs and trade secrets, fully applies to virtual worlds”.
USPTO Presents AI Strategy as AI Patent Applications Soar by 33%
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 14, 2025
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released an official Artificial Intelligence Strategy aimed at outlining the challenges faced by the Office both internally and externally, as the reach of AI impacts all aspects of innovation and society.
Japan: approaching patent strategy in the life sciences space
IAM Magazine
JUNE 26, 2025
An effective IP strategy is crucial for success in Japan’s life sciences sector. Understanding the legal framework, navigating patentability issues, enforcing IP rights and leveraging non-patent exclusivities are all essential, and considering the pathway for generics to enter the market is critical for maintaining a competitive edge.
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WIPO Biz School Study Confirms Many of CIPU’s Earlier Findings: “IP is Still Being Overlooked”
IP Close Up
MAY 6, 2025
Research conducted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) focusing on how international business programs implement IP education confirms many of the Center for Intellectual Continue reading
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What Intellectual Property Policy Should Look Like in the Age of AI
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 28, 2024
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, it brings with it numerous questions regarding the application of intellectual property (IP) laws.
Patenting at the Frontiers, Algorithms and Section 3(k)
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Bharathwaj is a 3rd year LLB Student at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur and loves books and IP. Patenting at the Frontiers, Algorithms and Section 3(k) By Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan Recently, a post covered the two Blackberry cases that dealt with Section 3(k) in the context of algorithms. His previous post can be accessed here.
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Are AI and Machine Learning Patents Doomed After Recentive?
IP Watchdog
JUNE 11, 2025
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Recentive Analytics against Fox Corporation, holding that the asserted AI and machine learning patents were not patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. §
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Fed. Circ. Backs Unified Patents' PTAB Win Over Streaming IP
IP Law 360
JUNE 24, 2025
The Federal Circuit refused to revive a pair of claims in a DivX streaming patent, backing a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that said challenger Unified Patents was able to show the claims were invalid.
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Japan: approaching patent strategy in the life sciences space
IAM Magazine
JUNE 26, 2025
An effective IP strategy is crucial for success in Japan’s life sciences sector. Understanding the legal framework, navigating patentability issues, enforcing IP rights and leveraging non-patent exclusivities are all essential, and considering the pathway for generics to enter the market is critical for maintaining a competitive edge.
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The Year Ahead: Here’s What Our Readers Will Have on their Radar for 2025
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 1, 2025
Yesterday, we heard what our readers would like to see happen in their wildest IP dreams this year, but some wishes are more likely than others to come true. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the previous year, and more.
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China’s five most important IP regulatory developments in the first half of 2025
IAM Magazine
JUNE 30, 2025
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Reject the Biden Administration’s Eleventh-Hour Patent Power Grab
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
On its way out the door, the Biden administration took a parting shot at America's most innovative companies in a self-described bid to expand equitable patient access to products that emerge from NIH-owned patents.
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Examining a Potential ‘Counterclaim Gap’ at the Unified Patent Court
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 13, 2025
In June 2023, as is widely known, more than 50 years of efforts to create a pan-European patent jurisdiction were finally successful and the Unified Patent Court opened its doors.
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My So-Called Retirement: Some IP Lawyers Just Can't Quit
IP Law 360
MAY 23, 2025
When patent partner Terry Rea set out to retire, the onetime acting director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had her eyes on the independence that retirement promises flexible hours, fewer deadlines and less stress over having lots of people counting on you.
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Federal Circuit Confirms PTAB’s Jurisdiction Over Expired Patents
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 27, 2025
Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTOs) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has jurisdiction over expired patents brought before it in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. While the CAFC has previously ruled in appeals from the PTAB involving expired patents, it has not squarely addressed the subject until now.
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Experts and Calcutta High Court IPRD Rules, 2024; A Critique and Discussion
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The provisions for the IEs are commendable considering that many IP matters are highly technical in nature. Judges having experience in dealing with IP matters The Rules elucidate that the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court shall nominate such a number of Judges of the High Court, as may be necessary, to preside over the IPRD and IPRAD.
Another IPD Incoming: Himachal Pradesh HC Notifies IPR Division Rules
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Recently, the Calcutta HC also notified its IPR Division Rules ( here ) and a new roster ( here ) that created specialised benches for IP matters. Readers can see our posts ( here , here and here ) for the Delhi HC IPD Rules.
Only Congressional Patent Reform Can Restore Constitutional Rights
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
patent system, threatening America’s prosperity and national security. Encouraged and abetted by free riders who would benefit unfairly from others’ work, well-intentioned lawmakers and judicial activists have compromised the U.S.
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New USPTO Group to Crack Down on Threats to U.S. Patent System
IP Watchdog
APRIL 16, 2025
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday announced a new working group dedicated to broadening the Offices efforts to mitigate common threats to the U.S. patent system.
Pitfalls of cell therapy manufacturing IP - A case study (T 0868/23)
The IPKat
JULY 7, 2025
The recent Board of Appeal decision in T 0868/23 is a powerful example of the potential fragility of process IP in the field of cell therapy. The decision in T 0868/23 illustrates how a cell therapy process invention may evolve over time to the detriment of the IP.
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