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News and expert analysis on IP developments from the courts to the USPTO.
By Gail J. Cohen | February 25, 2022
Canada's Bereskin & Parr heads into a new frontier with a formal team focusing on cutting-edge and groundbreaking tech.
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By Allison Dunn | February 10, 2022
A federal magistrate judge in Massachusetts has issued a divided ruling on whether, in a patent dispute with Fitbit, Philips North America must turn over emails sent and received by a foreign patent attorney who is not registered as an attorney-at-law.
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By Anne Bagamery | February 9, 2022
Judith Krens, former head of life sciences IP at Taylor Wessing, joins with two lawyers, bolstering Pinsents' life sciences IP practice team in the city, which is home to the pharmaceutical regulatory body for the European Union.
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By Varsha Patel | February 1, 2022
The firm first opened in Belfast in August 2021 via a tie-up with a local employment law specialist.
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By Anne Bagamery | January 26, 2022
The partner leaves after 39 years at Gide, including 32 as partner—the latest in a string of recent Big Law-to-boutique moves in France.
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By Varsha Patel | January 25, 2022
The team hire of around six, including two partners, bolsters the firm's healthcare and life sciences bench in Europe.
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By Linda A. Thompson | January 17, 2022
The firm has hired UK boutique Lewis Silkin's intellectual property group head as part of the quartet.
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By Jack Womack | January 11, 2022
The listed U.K. firm continues a run of acquisitions that has seen it enter new markets, including reputation management and quantity surveying.
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By Patrick Smith | Lisa Shuchman | December 8, 2021
The firm had previously indicated it would launch an office in Tokyo.
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By Amy Guthrie | December 6, 2021
The law aims to protect the cultural heritage of indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities by fighting plagiarism, especially by the fashion industry, which has been accused of copying textile patterns created by Mexican communities.
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By Alex Anteau | February 27, 2024
"There's no thornier issue than obviousness in patentability," said IP attorney Kevin Crosby.
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By Jim Soong | February 26, 2024
Each decision involves reversal of a prior art rejection and contrasts with the other decisions on subject matter eligibility, revealing different PTAB approaches and results that can inform prosecution and appeal strategies.
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 22, 2024
Huntsville, where Patterson + Sheridan just opened its eighth office, is home of the Marshall Space Flight Center and a location where the technology and intellectual property firm sees opportunity.
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By Leanne Rakers and Caley McCarthy | February 21, 2024
The future of antibody claiming in the United States is uncertain following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in 'Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi,' a highly anticipated decision concerning enablement and whether the traditional way to claim antibodies — claiming antibodies by their function — will survive as a valid claiming strategy.
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By Amanda O'Brien | February 21, 2024
"We saw these huge gains in litigation, including product liability, intellectual property, class actions, appellate work," said Chair Gina Kastel, who is close to completing her first year in the role.
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By Chelsea Steadman | February 20, 2024
This article discusses important trademark basics as well as common questions and issues in-house counsel often encounter during due diligence or IP audits.
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 16, 2024
McKool Smith intellectual property litigation associate Kyle Ryman was recently awarded a patent for an app that delivers a study system that helped him earn a top score on the Texas Bar Examination.
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By Amanda O'Brien | February 16, 2024
Duke Fitch started at the company as a medicinal chemist and rose to vice president of U.S. pharmaceutical patents after earning his law degree.
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By William Trueba | February 16, 2024
The U.S. Copyright Office has also published information about current technologies and their impact on copyrighted works and is conducting a study regarding copyright issues raised by AI. Based on public information through December 2023, the office will evaluate areas for potential congressional action.
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By Ed Lanquist, Jr. and Dominic Rota | February 15, 2024
At what point does a "smart" computing system, or advanced software program, qualify as AI in the eyes of pertinent regulatory or judicial authorities? When is an individual considered to have merely deployed an AI-based computing tool to assist with creating a work of art or conceiving of a technological innovation? Each of these questions is explored in this article, giving consideration to currently prevailing guidelines from administrative bodies and the courts.
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