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“I have serious concerns about where the patent system is heading,” Senator Coons tells IAM event

Earlier this week we held our third annual Patent Law and Policy event in Washington DC. With the approach to patents in the new administration slowly taking shape, the Supreme Court continuing to have its say in key areas, the PTAB celebrating five years of activity and investors in the... Continue reading
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Evolving Doctrines at the Federal Circuit

The Federal Circuit provides clarity and uniformity on the many complex questions that arise in patent cases. But while some areas of the law readily coalesce around settled premises, others continue to evolve in what can sometimes appear to be divergent directions. This webinar will discuss several …
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Federal Circuit Evaluates Import of Factual Statements Made During BPCIA Pre-litigation Patent …

Apotex submitted aBLAs (“abbreviated Biologics License Applications”) to the FDA seeking approval of biosimilar versions of both drugs under the BPCIA (“Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act”) framework. The parties engaged in the BPCIA’s “patent dance” information exchange process, …
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Case Law Update: Landmark Decision Impacts IP, Tort and Employment Laws

Confidential information provides a business a competitive advantage. This fact is even more apparent to technology or software companies in today’s rapidly accelerated and competitive world. Yet the protection of new invention or intellectual property (IP) assets becomes ever more challenging, …
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CRISPR patent wars highlight problem of granting broad intellectual property rights for tech that …

(Phys.org)—Duke University Law professor Arti Rai and bio-technology professor Robert Cook-Deegan with Arizona State University have stepped into the gene editing patent war with an Intellectual Property Policy Forum paper they have had published in the journal Science. They suggest that courts …
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Esports Insider Careers Series – Isabel Davies – a legal perspective

If you train in a firm with no games department (which is likely given it is quite the niche!), you might be able to pick up relevant experience in areas such as traditional media, commercial law or intellectual property law. One of my colleagues, Pete, trained at a traditional law... Continue reading
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Fighting multiple fronts, Comcast awaits patent decision that could raise prices

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Comcast cable television customers should pay higher monthly fees for the right to schedule DVR recordings from their smart phones, according to a complaint filed with the International Trade Commission. Rovi Corp., dubbed a “patent troll” by some observers, claims …
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Patent professionals reassure Chinese over Brexit

One of the court’s major divisions is set to be housed in Aldgate Tower in the City of London and will, on occasion, have to refer certain matters to the Court of Justice of the EU, though this will be restricted to areas that hinge on limited areas where EU... Continue reading
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Patent activity around batteries heats up as LG Chem and Japan’s Toray team up against Chinese …

But that is just one of the signs that patent activity in the battery field may be increasing. LG Chem filed the complaint, its first as a plaintiff in the US, on October 25th. The defendant, Amperex Technology Limited, is a Chinese lithium-ion battery manufacturer with its legal headquarters in... Continue reading
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Launch of the 4th edition of the Switzerland Business and Investment Handbook

Besides an introduction to Switzerland’s historical, political, social, and economic framework, the handbook covers company and contract law, competition law, intellectual property law, taxation of personal income and investments, corporate taxation, VAT, international tax aspects, real estate, residence, …

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“I have serious concerns about where the patent system is heading,” Senator Coons tells IAM event

Evolving Doctrines at the Federal Circuit

Federal Circuit Evaluates Import of Factual Statements Made During BPCIA Pre-litigation Patent …

Case Law Update: Landmark Decision Impacts IP, Tort and Employment Laws

CRISPR patent wars highlight problem of granting broad intellectual property rights for tech that …

Esports Insider Careers Series – Isabel Davies – a legal perspective

Fighting multiple fronts, Comcast awaits patent decision that could raise prices

Patent professionals reassure Chinese over Brexit

Patent activity around batteries heats up as LG Chem and Japan’s Toray team up against Chinese …

Launch of the 4th edition of the Switzerland Business and Investment Handbook