A case in China involving a leading toy brand operator demonstrates the importance of employing consistent criteria when assessing the similarity of patent designs during infringement and invalidation proceedings.
The refusal of a judge in Amsterdam to grant the US company relief covering Ireland, France and Germany does not indicate major change to the regime
Two cases demonstrate the importance of a proactive filing strategy to prevent bad-faith design patent applications being granted to infringers producing similar products.
The patent world functions better when its two most powerful players have a constructive, though competitive, relationship
23 January 2021
Patent applications yet to follow trademarks and designs in return to pre-covid levels
18 January 2021
After seeing her work recognised by the IPO, the company's assistant chief IP counsel Sandra Nowak spoke with IAM on why some parts of the market are still playing catch-up
04 December 2020
World’s largest trade pact is not a show-stopper when it comes to IP, but it will bring changes to ASEAN and clouds US ability to set regional agenda
21 November 2020
The research process for the IAM Strategy 300 2021 is now underway and we are inviting nominations as we decide who should be included
28 October 2020
As the covid-19 pandemic continues to upend education in the US and beyond, there is an opportunity to create a new normal in how IP is taught, says Megan Carpenter, Dean of the Franklin Pierce School of Law
24 October 2020
All too often, those responsible for building, managing and protecting corporate portfolios are still excluded from the overall decision-making process
13 October 2020
With Arizona and Utah relaxing rules, investors, service providers and lawyers themselves wonder if more states will follow suit - and see plenty of opportunities if they do
12 October 2020
On top of high-quality, day-to-day performance in areas such as prosecution, litigation and licensing, there are three essential elements an in-house function requires to be part of the elite
12 October 2020
The proposed tie-up would significantly improve the US company’s IP cover in a number of key areas – but would not come consequence free
05 October 2020
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