Last May, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted a new treaty related genetic resources and traditional knowledge thereof (the “Treaty”). The Treaty will impose new disclosure requirements on patent...more
1/22/2025
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently published its annual Madrid Yearly Review, offering a comprehensive overview of the facts, figures, and analyses of the international registration of marks....more
After nearly a quarter of a century, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has approved the passage of a new IP treaty: the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office recently published the results of their co-study (on the interplay between non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property. ...more
3/15/2024
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Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Cryptoassets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
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An August 2023 decision from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals highlighted potential new fragilities in the patent portfolios of many industry giants, especially those in the pharmaceutical industry....more
1/9/2024
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Congressional Intent ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP Litigation ,
Life Sciences ,
Obviousness ,
Obviousness-Type Double Patenting (ODP) ,
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Petition For Rehearing ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents