Winning patent holder General Access Solutions proved infringement of 5G patents and its lawyer warns of massive implications for other wireless carriers and base station suppliers
The Unified Patent Court has handed patentees a win and a loss in its first on-the-merits rulings
The volume of cases appears to be picking up pace in the Netherlands with key rulings offering guidance on confidentiality clubs and patenting of misappropriated trade secrets
Life sciences companies should look to China’s recent legislation and court decisions as a framework to build a robust China IP strategy that integrates both patents and trade secrets.
24 June 2024
AI, counterfeits and legislative overhauls are changing the game but contributors to the IAM Guide to Life Sciences offer strategic steps to help companies stay one step ahead
24 June 2024
Preliminary injunctions play a pivotal role in pharma patent infringement suits, serving as a crucial procedural tool for patentees to protect their IP rights. However, these offer significant advantages, pharma companies must exercise caution due to the risks associated with wrongful preservation.
24 June 2024
A slew of recent litigation in the biologics and biosimilars space has drastically changed the landscape of this space and made it more challenging for biopharma companies and IP professionals.
24 June 2024
The South African pharmaceutical industry has grown substantially in recent years, while patent legislation has undergone significant divergence. Effective enforcement, prosecution and launch-to-market strategies require a keen understanding of the country’s IP and regulatory frameworks.
24 June 2024
Europe is one of the most important markets for the life sciences and pharma industry, and Germany is one of its key jurisdictions. Patenting life science inventions in Germany can be challenging as some biological subject matter is excluded from patent protection, so careful patent drafting is crucial in order to obtain allowable claims.
24 June 2024
Chinese company is one of very few smartphone/computer companies asserting its patents at the Unified Patent Court
24 June 2024
Saturday Opinion: Patent holders crave judges with experience and case progress predictability – and there’s a way to achieve it
22 June 2024
Most of the time courts resolve patent eligibility issues pre-trial but here the jury decided the second prong on “inventive concept” – in the patent holder’s favour
21 June 2024
But despite a couple of recent wins, PI applicants have a losing record at the Unified Patent Court
21 June 2024
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