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April 2025 Update on Regulation of New Genomic Techniques in the EU

On March 14, 2025, EU Member States agreed in the European Council on a common position to move forward with development of new rules for certain genetically modified plants generated using modern precision breeding methods...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

IP Hot Topic: European Commission Suddenly Withdraws Proposed SEP Regulation

On February 11, 2025, the European Commission withdrew its longstanding, and much debated, proposal for standard essential patent (SEP) regulation. The withdrawal was met with mixed reactions, with SEP holders largely...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2024 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends - Global Shifts in Design Law and Policy

2024 was a year of both big leaps and incremental advances in design law and practice globally. Years-long efforts came to fruition in the European Union and internationally with the Design Law Treaty, adopting significant...more

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Why US Should Help European Efforts to Fix SEP Licensing

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The U.S. Patent Office, the National Institute of Standards and the International Trade Administration are all currently seeking input to establish U.S. policy on foreign standard-essential patent licensing regulatory regimes...more

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A Proposed European Commission Regulation Would Dramatically Alter How Standards Organizations and their Members Approach Standard...

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The European Commission's ("EC") Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Standard Essential Patents COM(2023) 232 final (27 Apr 2023) (the "Proposed Regulation") was issued by the Commission...more

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Closing the "Injunction Gap": Overhaul of German Patent Act Speeds Up Litigation

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An upcoming change in Section 83 of the German Patent Act ("PatG") will close the gap between the duration of patent infringement compared to the duration of invalidity proceedings in Germany. From May 1, 2022, onwards, the...more

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