Latest News & Features
Patents
Late last week, the European Patent Office refused two patent applications that list an artificial intelligence application as the sole inventor. 23 December 2019
Influential Women in IP
Mentored workers feel more satisfied with and more committed to their careers, and a mentor may be a catalyst for a dramatic career change or a gentle nudge to move forward. Gretchen Stroud of Gilead Sciences explores the benefits. 23 December 2019
Trademarks
A US Department of State employee and his wife have been charged with conspiring to traffic counterfeit goods into the country. 20 December 2019
Patents
US officials have said that standard-essential patent owners who seek injunctions to stop the sale of infringing products will no longer be pursued under competition laws. 20 December 2019
Patents
Claudio Furtado, president of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, has ruled out the possibility of the office becoming extinct under a controversial merger plan. 20 December 2019
Copyright
Only one in five equity partners in US law firms are women and less than 8% are people of colour, according to a report from the National Association for Law Placement. 20 December 2019
Copyright
The EU’s highest court has ruled that the exhaustion of copyright does not apply to e-books. 19 December 2019
Trademarks
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has been awarded damages after suing Dolce & Gabbana for using his name on the back of a jersey. 19 December 2019
Patents
Associations in Brazil have criticised plans to merge the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) with a quasi-private organisation, enabling financial autonomy from the government. 19 December 2019
Copyright
The US Copyright Office has chosen Maria Strong, the current director of policy and international affairs, to temporarily lead the office. 19 December 2019
Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.