Computer-implemented inventions are patentable at the EPO, but can often face significant resistance, particularly in relation to inventive step and sufficiency. Assessment of inventive step at the EPO for such inventions can be more clearly understood as a normal application of the well-known problem-and-solution approach.
As roughly 90% of patent applications in the Philippines originate from foreign applicants, it is crucial to develop a robust understanding of the domestic IP system. Inventions must meet certain criteria and rights holders must be aware of key deadlines and bilateral agreements.
IP-owning companies need to re-evaluate their patent strategies in the wake of Quebec’s right-to-repair bill and a Canada-wide bill on technical protection measures
IP managers should pay attention to appellate court ruling which determined Risk Based Security failed to prove independent economic value
28 June 2023
The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act aims to repair damage from US jurisprudence that Tillis says “is undermining American innovation and allowing foreign adversaries like China to overtake us”
22 June 2023
Allied Security Trust has released its latest patent deals report which tracked 371 transactions including the sale of 68 Intel assets to Daedalus Group
21 June 2023
We’ve predicted that the volume of US district court patent cases will see a steep decline this year - and the data shows two prolific non-practicing entities have paused filing suits
12 June 2023
As data breaches from within businesses proliferate, shifting away from IT and contract-centered policies to focusing on people can help plug the leak.
09 June 2023
One patent seller seeking $1 billion didn’t find a buyer among the likes of AST members Cisco, Google and Microsoft, however, 36 deals were done which garnered $3.12 million
07 June 2023
Big verdict news is always interesting, but especially so here since the competitor battle followed US District Judge William Alsup’s “gunfight at the OK Corral” patent case management procedure
31 May 2023
The Canadian licensing company’s stark Q1 revenue decline to C$5.7 million stems from its enormous success in closing Apple and Kyocera patent licences last year
10 May 2023
Company recognises more than $100m from UK litigation spat in the first quarter of the year and underlines its ambition to expand into new markets
05 May 2023
WIN++ mentorship programme is a path to progress with tangible results
03 May 2023
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