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.
Telco plans to make smartphones and produce made-in-India 5G network gear. The company recently landed in hot water for copying the design of Zoom’s teleconferencing platform
17 July 2020
The agency's outgoing head Francis Gurry has hit out at media coverage of complaints made against him by his deputy, but the real problem was a total lack of transparency in how the affair was handled
11 July 2020
CNIPA mid-year press conference also reveals PCT filings on track to increase in 2020, despite greater business risks overseas for Chinese firms
09 July 2020
New amendments look set to cement a key feature of the US-China trade deal
06 July 2020
Consumers like companies that make stands and support causes. Authenticity is all, though; bandwagon jumpers will pay the price
04 July 2020
Luo Dongchuan, president of the Supreme People’s Court IP Tribunal, also says authorities should study measures to speed up cases
26 June 2020
The World Intellectual Property Organization rolled out its new timestamping solution in May and while it has a lot going for it, there are downsides too
19 June 2020
Despite a shutdown which hit China before anywhere else, the country’s patent office has received more applications than at this time last year
18 June 2020
Founder and editor in chief Joff Wild looks back on 17 years of IAM
08 June 2020
A UK Supreme Court justice, a former USPTO acting director, a globally-renowned IP scholar, a trailblazing trademark lawyer and a one-time presidential candidate form the class of 2020
20 May 2020
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