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Newly Amended Chinese Implementing Rules for Patent Law and Guidelines for Patent Examination Bring Significant Changes to Patenting Strategy in China

JD Supra Law

On December 21, 2023, more than three years after the amendments to the Patent Law in 2020 (2020 Patent Law), the Implementation Regulations of the Patent Law (Rules) and the Guidelines for Patent Examination (Guidelines) were issued and came into force on January 20, 2024. We highlight below some of the most.

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My Summer at Bereskin & Parr LLP- Mitacs Business Strategy Internship x IP Osgoode

IPilogue

I was tasked with creating business and marketing materials for the Engineering and Technology practice group, focusing mainly on topics pertaining to patent prosecution. One of the skills I sharpened over the course of my internship was effective and accessible legal writing.

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Hong Kong - Public Consultation on Updating Copyright Regime

The IPKat

The Ordinance came into effect back in 1997 and incorporates a substantial part of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 of the UK. This resulted in extensive scrutiny within the Legislative Council. AI is currently the “hot topic” around the globe. 528) (“ the Ordinance ”). This Kat enjoys a good story-telling time.

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Understanding the International Guide to Patent Case Management for Judges by WIPO

SpicyIP

A report titled, “ An International Guide to Patent Case Management for Judges ”, has been released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to bring into the limelight the considerable progress achieved in patent case management in ten jurisdictions. The chapter starts with how the patent regime developed in India.

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Use of large language models in the patent industry: A risk to patent quality?

The IPKat

We are now awash with companies claiming to provide LLM software capable of drafting, prosecuting and challenging patents. The data protection concerns with LLM have been extensively discussed elsewhere and represent a legal and contractual challenge as opposed to technological one.

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UK takes uncompromising approach to interpretation of "the product" under Art. 3(a) SPC Regulation (Newron v Comptroller [2023] EWHC 1471)

The IPKat

The patent ( EP (UK) 1613296 ) claimed safinamide in combination with levodopa for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Newron applied for an SPC based on the basic patent EP (UK) 1613296 and the EU marketing authorisation for XADAGO ( EU/1/14/984 ).

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Conference report: Intellectual Property & Sustainability

The IPKat

The Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva recently hosted (on February 7, 2023) an international conference on the topic “ Intellectual Property & Sustainability ”. He finally asked the audience for ideas and input to support the future IPI’s activities for sustainable development.