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7 May 2024 Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard ordered to pay damages to tech incubator | Activision infringed patents related to tech used in its blockbuster games World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, jury concludes.
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The system is an up-to-date, reliable and effective way to protect design rights on the regional level, explains Arman Sauganbayev Gorodissky & Partners (Kazakhstan office).
The Federal Circuit has yet to weigh in on the scope of estoppel under § 315, with conflicting decisions on prior art products and systems in IPR, say Kelly Del Dotto, Casey Kraning and Hui-Kwon Yang of Fish & Richardson.
Article 53 of the European Patent Convention rules out the patenting of treatment methods by surgery or therapy, as well as certain diagnostics methods, to safeguard patients’ needs. Marisol Cardoso and Susana Rodrigues of Inventa explore.
Anne Burkhart, who sits at the heart of a US university’s commercial arm, tells Sarah Speight that good ideas must not only be viable, but also socially beneficial, to be truly successful.
As AI empowers us to track more and better KPIs, the IP industry is finally being equipped with the data and capacity it needs to provide tangible indicators of return on IP investment, says Marcia Chang of Tradespace.
East Africa’s largest country has developed IP guidelines for judges and magistrates to improve efficiency as investors eye economic growth, explains Miguel Bibe of Inventa.
Well-resourced NPEs looking to play the injunction card are eyeing up the court—companies with European operations should prepare, say Tom Oliver and Jessica Rosethorn of Powell Gilbert.
A vote on controversial proposals to stop patent protection for plants derived from ‘New Genomic Technologies’ will have a big impact on agritech, explains Richard Maclennan of Appleyard Lees.
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26 April 2024 Delaware plaintiff best known for top-selling polymer sponges shaped in a smiley face that change texture in water | 3M bought another business founded by Scrub Daddy owner in 2008 | Complaint says industrial and consumer goods giant infringed by marketing and selling its toilet cleaning system.
25 April 2024 Seoul-headquartered company’s Energy division to establish global licensing model in response to widespread infringement | Plans include enhancing litigation capabilities to sue manufacturers that do not comply.
23 April 2024 Former PTAB deputy chief judge joins firm’s Delaware office as counsel | Brings extensive prosecution and litigation experience | Follows recent addition of veteran litigator.
23 April 2024 The shoe brand’s Fourth Circuit legal battle showed that utility patents are potentially radioactive to trade dress claims, says Marc Misthal of Offit Kurman.
22 April 2024 Research shows that gender parity in international patenting will only be achieved in 2061. Ann Chaplin, the chip maker’s general counsel, shares how the company is aiming to accelerate this timeline.
22 April 2024 The High Court found Lava to be an ‘unwilling licensee’ and ordered it to pay almost $30m in damages in this case that dealt with FRAND terms, unfair conduct and SEP principles, say Sonal Madan and Nanki Arneja of Chadha & Chadha.
19 April 2024 Proposed rules come amid scrutiny of boards application of the Fintiv rule that preclude an inter partes review in certain scenarios | Rules aim to refine existing practices governing the director Kathi Vidal’s discretionary powers.
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