In a split opinion issued Tuesday, and based on language in an assignment clause of a contract, the Federal Circuit overturned a district court's summary judgment that Core Optical lacked standing to sue Nokia, Cisco, and...more
5/24/2024
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A closely watched and hotly debated life sciences patent dispute saw the U.S. Supreme Court affirm a narrow interpretation of patent enablement when filing for patent protection....more
5/22/2023
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One of the biggest changes in international patent law takes effect on June 1, 2023, when Europe's new Unitary Patent System and Unified Patent Court become a reality after years of planning.
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This article is based on a Feb. 2023 Womble Bond Dickinson webinar featuring WBD Partners James Love (UK) and Ryan Cagle, Fabio Marino and Karthika Perumal (U.S.).
Patent owners soon will be entering a brave new world...more
Join us for a virtual CLE as we discuss unitary patents and the Unified Patent Court. How will the new system work, and what should you do to prepare? Our panel will explain what the UPC is all about, how to handle disputes,...more
2/6/2023
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The USPTO now fast tracks applications involving greenhouse gas reduction technologies. The new Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program targets impact on the climate by accelerating examination of patent applications for...more
Are you a budding cannabis business looking to protect your intellectual property (IP)? Learn the different types of IP available and how you can build a strategic IP portfolio for your innovations and business.
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9/24/2021
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Collaboration is a key strategy for growth of many companies in certain sectors, such as energy, technology, and life sciences, where research and development is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage, but can be...more
10/22/2019
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