Region: Europe

Judge finds Optis’ comparable licences “worse than useless” for calculating rate to pay in a ruling which is bleak reading for SEP licensors

08 June 2023

IPBC Global 2023 gets underway in San Diego next week. While each of the 14 so far held has been very special, there are five that particularly stand out

08 June 2023

Global innovaton and transformation consultancy PA Consulting weighs in on the complexity of a moving target of new patent grants and evolving standards in multiple jurisdictions

06 June 2023

After winning first ever biotech AASI, 10x Genomics files first ever UP lawsuit

06 June 2023

Featured in SEP/FRAND Hub

The European Commission’s recent proposal aims to increase transparency and predictability in SEP licensing by introducing a central SEP register, extrajudicial review of a patent’s essentiality and a FRAND determination procedure. For German courts, this would most likely involve overhauling the current practice.

01 June 2023

The launch of the Unified Patent Court today is the latest development in a revolutionary period that is only just getting started and from which there is no escape

01 June 2023

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

01 June 2023

The Court of Turin has issued a decision involving the Italian cheese Grana Padano, deeming the term ‘grana’ to be generic. This ruling directly contrasts an earlier Court of Venice decision on the same issue, indicating that there is a lack of harmonisation surrounding applications of protected designation of origins.

31 May 2023

Saturday Opinion: EIP partner Andrew Thompson weighs in on the potential winners and losers

27 May 2023

The court has confirmed three part-time appointees have left but more are said to be considering following suit

26 May 2023