Reported DG Grow proposals designed to make FRAND dealmaking in Europe more transparent, predictable and efficient are one-sided and poorly thought-through, so will do much more harm than good
The move would entail a major shift for the organisation which does not have patent experience
The long-running Zorro case clarifies the boundaries of parody in relation to well-known trademarks. The court asserted that a parody must respect a fair balance between the author's freedom of expression and the rights of the original work's owner.
Ray Millien becomes CEO of Harness, Dickey & Pierce, bringing with him deep experience of what in-house clients are looking for from their legal advisers
05 August 2021
Another week begins without the Biden Administration having put forward a name for confirmation as the agency’s head
26 July 2021
Obama administration IP czar Danny Marti takes up senior position with the Chinese tech and media powerhouse
12 July 2021
Judges announced for new bench that will handle patent office appeals as well as infringement litigation
09 July 2021
Company veteran replaces departing chief, who takes charge of cloud and AI legal operation
08 July 2021
The Long Read: Re-engineering in-house teams to meet the new challenges posed by the rapidly evolving digital environment does not have to involve a wholesale teardown of existing structures, argue Jens Bordin and Karin Lersten of Konsert Strategy & IP. Instead, it could be more of a directed evolution
16 June 2021
Recent recordals show the electric car maker has cut a deal with Panasonic, assimilated a large portfolio of solar rights and gained assets via M&A deals
16 June 2021
Data from Lex Machina shows that the drop in the amount of litigation comes after small recoveries in both 2018 and 2019. Overall, though, the picture for the last decade is one of decline
08 June 2021
Co-operative of New Zealand producers warns that plant variety litigation is unlikely to succeed on its own
02 June 2021
Changes taking effect this week will strengthen patent rights on balance, but also include measures to tackle abusive litigation
31 May 2021
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