The New Zealand Patent Office (IPONZ) has recently updated its double patenting guidelines section in its Examination Manual, which is viewed as a retreat from its previous strict stance on what
Consumer electronics giant LG Electronics has confirmed its interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) following the revelation of its latest patent filing. The South Korean company previously filed a
Chinese cellphone maker Vivo said it was disappointed after a German court ruled that it has infringed Nokia’s patents, and said it intends to appeal. In the patent lawsuit the two companies have
China’s No. 1 display maker BOE has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung in China. Industry analysts say this is a retaliatory move by BOE, which competes with Samsung in the organic
registration procedure could resume. https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearchCLW/#basic/*///number/1490%2F2022-5 Natera wins $19 millions US cancer-detection patent case. This week, genetic testing company Natera
which Louboutin maintains two design patents (Patent Nos. D934,539 and D934,536). And at the same time, Louboutin asserts in the new lawsuit that Vinci also started offering up sneakers that infringe
civilian drones, the US has had to turn to a military aircraft technology company like Textron. From the perspective of timing, Textron's patent claim doesn't hold water. Textron applied for the
The European Patent Office (EPO) received 193 460 applications in 2022, an increase of 2.5% on the previous year and a new record. The EPO's Patent Index 2022, published today, shows that patent
Looking to hide a new patent application filed back in 2020, Apple submitted it under the names of the engineers involved and did not mention the Apple name. However, if the patent is granted in the
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has proposed a rule to create a separate design patent practitioner bar. The USPTO is publishing this proposal in the Federal Register on May 16, 2023.