Context: Barcelona-based Fractus has been carving out a solid slice of the IoT licensing market this year, confirming the signing of its first IoT patent deals with smart home security providers
The European Patent Office (EPO) and Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) have recently reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in the field of patents. This
jurisdiction to resolve infringement issues for the duration of an opt-out period if a European patent has been successfully opted back into the UPC’s jurisdiction. The 1st panel of the UPC Court of Appeal
The French Court of Appeal has implemented the CJEU's decision on supplementary protection certificates for the first time. As a result, the French Patent Office (INPI) must now grant SPC
April 16, 2025 , the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced creating a new group to expand the agency's efforts to mitigate threats and protect the integrity of the U.S. patent system.
Genevant also filed lawsuits in Switzerland, Canada, and Japan in March 2025. The opponents have been fighting at the European Patent Office for some time. Moderna filed an opposition against EP 254
must-haves were first patented in the early 1900s. Manhattan pharmacist Christian W. Meinecke registered a teat-and-shield model as design patent number 33,212 in 1900. Three years later, Harvey Spencer
For years, Bayer has fought a fierce pan-European battle over its cancer drug Nexavar. The dispute concerns Bayer’s patent EP 2 305 255, which expired in December 2022. The patent protects the
division The Hague dismissed a complaint by Winnow Solutions after finding the patent essentially invalid. The decision is only the second in a main proceeding from The Hague. Yesterday, the judges of the
(TOTP). Last October, California-based cybersecurity firm Biogy sued U.S. food retailer Albertsons Companies in the Eastern District of Texas for infringing a patent related to RFC 6238. The parties