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4 days ago · Max Walters, August 12, 2024. The IP Lounge: WIPO’s Daren Tang on breaking IP stereotypes. In the latest episode, Managing IP is joined by WIPO director general Daren Tang to discuss traditional knowledge, artificial intelligence, and bringing IP to the ‘man on the street’. Max Walters, July 08, 2024.
IP STARS rankings | Managing Intellectual Property
Oct 2, 2023 · Making a difference: Top 250 Women and IP STARS rankings revealed. For its latest rankings reveal, Managing IP’s accreditation title IP STARS recognises women leaders and outlines which firms and practitioners are climbing the ranks. Sukanya Sarkar, May 31, 2024.
India: A statistical analysis of trends in IP rights
Jun 14, 2023 · The government is proactively taking measures to align Indian IP laws with fast-paced advancements in AI technology. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, in its report on India’s IP rights regime, has recommended several changes, including a review of Section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970, which bars the patenting of algorithms.
Zara trademark saga: the Greek head comes to the surface
Oct 11, 2024 · The specialised division on intellectual property matters of the Athens Court of Appeal delivered a judgment in this respect on July 11 2024. Setting aside the legacy of the dispute, this judgment is notable because it is the fruit of the most radical provision of the Greek Law on Trademarks, No. 4679/2020. According to that provision, all ...
Philippines: Patent infringement committed in ‘telmisartan’ case
Nov 23, 2021 · Telmisartan is covered by the 878 patent. In determining patent infringement, two tests have been developed: literal infringement and the doctrine of equivalents. Boehringer’s expert witness, Nikko Quevada, testified that telmisartan is covered by Patent No. 1-1992-43878 and that Misar and Misar-H literally infringed upon Claims 1, 4 (a) and ...
Why IP arbitration in Asia has yet to take off
Sep 13, 2023 · The country’s Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Act of 2019 permitted the arbitration of IP disputes irrespective of whether IP formed a central or an incidental issue in the case. China, however, remains an exception. Although contractual and infringement-related IP issues are considered arbitrable, validity disputes regarding ...
Court of Appeal slams ‘indefensible’ Panasonic over SEP coercion
Oct 3, 2024 · The England and Wales Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that said Chinese handset maker Xiaomi should not be granted an interim licence while it waits for its standard-essential patent dispute with Panasonic to play out. In its decision today, October 3, the court said that a “willing licensor” in the position of Panasonic would enter ...
India: patent eligibility of AI-related inventions | Managing ... - MIP
Sep 29, 2023 · More sophisticated computational models allow AI to “learn” (“The Role of Patent (In)Eligibility in promoting Artificial Intelligence Innovation”, Nikola Datzov, University of North Dakota School of Law). For example, “machine learning” allows an AI system to “sort through massive amounts of data, recognise patterns in the data ...
How to strategically build an IP portfolio
Jul 11, 2013 · Step 1: The assessment. The first step in building an effective patent portfolio is to examine your company's business objectives and determine whether the existing portfolio is strong enough to support it. This isn't simply a matter of adding a handful of patents.
A guide to damages calculations for trade mark infringement
Jul 16, 2014 · The guidance we have as to how financial compensation for trade mark infringement is to be calculated in the UK is limited because the parties often settle their dispute before hearing of the inquiry or account is due to take place. The article summarises the guidance that is available, and contrasts the situation to that in France and Germany.