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23 December 2024 News from around the world that you may have missed, including a scathing ruling on a Bitcoin imposter’s claims, Ralph Lauren's landmark trademark win in China, a key SEP ruling at the Unified Patent Court, and the latest on the UK’s AI and copyright consultation.
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The November protocol provides an important framework for Africa’s breeders and innovators to better protect their IP, explain Pieter Visagie and Nicky Garnett of Adams & Adams.
In considering where an invention was ‘completed’ the CNIPA’s invalidation raises issues for any company carrying out R&D in China, says Jennifer Che of Eagle IP.
When a rightful claim to a patent is jeopardised, Article 61 EPC equips inventors with the tools to reclaim ownership of the application, says Vitor Sérgio Moreira of Inventa .
Well-drafted contracts and ironclad tech security can save time and money when an ex-employee steals IP ‘like sugar packets in Starbucks’, finds Tom Phillips.
What can UK rightsholders and potential defendants do to protect themselves from criticism later if a dispute ends up in court? Martin Noble of Freeths offers some tips.
Industrial applicability is often seen as the easiest requirement in patent applications. But is it really? Susana Rodrigues of Inventa explores.
As India cements its position as one the world’s top innovators, the problem of inaccurate reports relating to IP needs to be addressed, warns Goutam Bhattacharyya of K&S Partners.
The Beijing IP court’s decision to revive a key semaglutide patent based on experimental data has far-reaching legal and economic implications, says Jennifer Che of Eagle IP
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29 November 2024 Danone and Norwegian firm opposition leads EPO to revoke drink formulation patent | Board rules patent for “rare” sugar D-psicose paired with sweetener Rebaudioside M lacks inventive step on appeal.
29 November 2024 News from around the world that you may have missed, including Tesla, a UPC opt-outs ruling, and Netflix’s Tiger King saga.
27 November 2024 Webinar uncovers why there will be jobs for analysts and AI developers ‘for a long time to come’ | Confidentiality issues limit IBM IP team’s use of AI tools | Data is no longer the ‘new oil’ says Clarivate expert | C-suite expectation for decisions to ‘to function more like scientific theory’ | Braking tech innovator says engineers regularly use genAI.
26 November 2024 The association's new reporter general Ralph Nack explains why the association is addressing “one of the biggest challenges in the history of copyright”.
22 November 2024 Association says claims interpretation should be the same for validity and infringement | EPO referred questions to Enlarged Board of Appeal in case regarding Philip Morris patent.
19 November 2024 IP firms join under Venner Shipley name | New headcount totals 230 people across six UK offices and operations in Germany, Spain.
15 November 2024 Applicant surprised to discover witnesses, inventors, and titles of academic papers hidden from view | Test case over court’s transparency filed almost a year ago | UPC says it's bound by EU data privacy rules | Partner says process calls into question the UPC’s “commitment to open justice”.
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