protecting its IPR. Confrontation over IPR can also be seen as competition in another form," Li said. However, patent lawsuits are unique in that many such cases can be settled out of court if the
In February 2018, the Danish Ministry of Justice introduced a new bill aiming at expanding the rules on witness exclusion to include patent attorneys. If the bill is passed by the Danish Parliament
from a Massachusetts court underscores this tightrope walk, and serves as a warning that claims drafted too loosely—while allowed by the USPTO—can leave the patent at risk for invalidation by
The EPO joined the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in organising a conference on IP on 16 March in Sofia under the auspices of the
complaint, the FDA accepted Celltrion’s biosimilar application on June 27, 2017, and since that time the parties have been engaged in the so-called “patent dance” portion of the BPCIA. In particular, on
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, yesterday, April 10, as reported by Bloomberg. VirnetX filed the patent infringement lawsuit in 2012, after also filing a related
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has outlined targets to reduce the time it takes to process patent applications, Andrei Iancu, director of the USPTO, has said. Addressing a Senate panel
headquartered, at the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court. Notably, it will be one of the first major patent clashes between major players in China’s smartphone sector to play out in domestic courts.
Groupon has been ordered to pay technology company IBM $82.5 million for wilful patent infringement. The US District Court for the District of Delaware announced the jury verdict on Friday, July 27.
US-based sports brand Nike is taking on competitor Puma, accusing it of several counts of patent infringement relating to footwear technology. Nike filed the claim at the US District Court for the