Three things to know about the US government’s new strategy for standards development
Here’s the critical background to know as innovators today participate in a USPTO listening session about the intersection between standards development and IP
Here’s the critical background to know as innovators today participate in a USPTO listening session about the intersection between standards development and IP
The global scientific and engineering consultancy has bought TechPats, a patent-focused technical expert firm, at a time when an uncertain economy and declining number of M&As has led some companies to issue layoff notices to IP staff
As applicants from a wider range of fields seek patent protection in the space, Harry Strange, Diego Black and Karl Barnfather of Withers & Rogers explain how to draft specifications with a view to sufficiency
16 March 2022
Under English law, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether an AI program can be regarded as an inventor of a patent. Such ambiguity means that contracts between parties are crucial to regulating patent ownership
09 February 2022
Co-published - Although the UK is a member of the European Patent Organisation, there are ways in which the two agencies differ in how they look at granting protection in the field
18 January 2022
A spate of pharma-high tech innovation partnerships have dominated opening days of the year
11 January 2022
The IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders share the macro developments having the biggest impact on their clients
05 January 2022
Beyond China, there was a lot going on in a market that is home to some of the world’s most important patent-producing businesses
21 December 2021
Co-published – In-depth analysis of the data undertaken by Frances Wilding of Haseltine Lake Kempner, shows that applications and grants are on the rise, and that inventions cover a wide range of technologies
16 December 2021
While more than half of invention patents survive invalidation unscathed, key life science and communications classes see higher knock-out rate
06 December 2021
Saturday Opinion: In-house leaders say a mooted patent box regime limited to life sciences will reward companies that get patents already, failing to encourage IP investment in new industries
04 December 2021
The deal shows how privacy and silo barriers to the commercialisation of information are being overcome
29 November 2021
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