Latest News & Features
Patents
A new referral to the European Patent Office’s enlarged board of appeal will determine whether post-filed data can be used to support inventive steps in patentability, as Sarah Gibbs of Appleyard Lees reports. 6 April 2022
Copyright
Singer Ed Sheeran has prevailed in a major copyright dispute over his 2017 chart topper “Shape of You” at the High Court of England and Wales. 6 April 2022
Patents
Kathi Vidal has been confirmed as the new permanent director of the US Patent and Trademark Office by the US Senate in a voice vote yesterday. 6 April 2022
article
Patent applications in Europe reached record levels in 2021 despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by the European Patent Office. 5 April 2022
Patents
The US International Trade Commission has agreed to investigate iFIT’s exercise bikes, treadmills, ellipticals and rowing machines following a complaint from Peloton. 5 April 2022
article
The EU’s registration of Sub-Saharan Africa’s first geographical indication is an incredible milestone, as Alissa Nayanah of Adams & Adams reports. 5 April 2022
Patents
Videogame giant Nintendo must once again face claims that its Switch, Wii, and Wii controllers infringe a patent following a US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's precedential decision to resurrect the case. 4 April 2022
Influential Women in IP
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines has launched incentive programmes in a bid to boost the participation of women inventors and designers in innovation activities. 4 April 2022
article
A New York federal jury has convicted a former General Electric engineer over an alleged conspiracy to steal turbine technology trade secrets to benefit China. 4 April 2022
Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.