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Prospect of European SEP regulation looms large in US policy debate

During a recent Washington DC event, SEP holders and standards implementers clashed about the European Commission’s draft proposal – and how the US should respond

Innovator-implementer divide revealed to US policymakers considering IP, standards strategy

Standards contributors stressed their heavy reliance on licensing income while product manufacturers expressed frustration at the difficulty of calculating total SEP licensing costs

Start-ups can gain design protection faster with new accelerated examination programme

TIPO’s new pilot programme allows certain applicants to swiftly secure protection for their design patents, facilitates rapid responses to counterfeit designs and assists award winners and start-ups to obtain patent rights.

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UPC launch is a pivotal moment for European and global patent strategy

But today is the start of a long process before the significance of the new system is fully revealed

01 June 2023

Rumour has it that leading patent judge Alan Albright will move to Austin from Waco

US judicial vacancies always spark gossip – but there might be some truth to this one

30 May 2023

Patent Term Adjustment in Brazil at the centre of major battle for IP owners

Almost 50 cases have arisen in which IP owners are asserting their rights to an extended timeframe, the outcomes of which will have major ramifications in Latin America’s largest economy

30 May 2023

Ravgen assertion campaign highlights problems with US patent reforms

The diagnostics innovator has bagged a further $100 million in damages, but the country’s patent system has put unnecessary hurdles in the way, argues representative John Desmarais.

25 May 2023

Solicitor general apologises for omission to US Supreme Court, blames PTAB misinformation

Surprising move comes amid ‘panel stacking’ revelations in an employment dispute between a judge and the USPTO and now vacating and remanding the contentious IPR has been proposed

25 May 2023

The US patent system’s current dysfunction is not sustainable

World class strategic IP expertise is keeping things afloat in the face of daunting odds, but that cannot last forever

25 May 2023

PTAB judge wins appeal in whistleblowing case raising explosive panel-stacking allegations

The patent office has publicly removed management and the director from influencing PTAB judges’ decisions, yet hasn’t embraced accountability for “abuse” against Michael Fitzpatrick

24 May 2023

US Sanofi-Aventis precedent adds to toolbox for patentee prosecution and litigation success

The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit limits analogous art, and innovators can leverage this precedent by adopting certain patent drafting methods

23 May 2023

USPTO’s new Catch-22 targets Unified Patents in standing requirement reforms

Saturday Opinion: If the agency seeks to single out Unified Patents and bar it from filing IPRs, argues its GC Jonathan Stroud, it must also scrutinise the lack of transparency and conduct of prolific NPEs

20 May 2023

Patent holders critical of some proposed USPTO fee hikes geared to changing filing behaviour

Speakers supported fee increases to recover from inflationary pressure and revenue decline, but criticised major bump ups for continuations, terminal disclaimers, and RCEs

19 May 2023

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