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Faster and Stronger Protection for New Technologies in China
There have been a series of amendments to China’s Patent Examination Guidelines over the past year, especially regarding the
Valuation for Technology & IP Transactions in Good Times & Bad
Transactions involving new technologies and their related intangible assets have grown steadily. Restarting the world’s economic engines after the
Intellectual Property and Domains for Start-ups and Scaleups
Explores the essentials when it comes to IP and domain names for start-ups and scaleups. An expert panel focuses
China becomes top international patent filer
China filed 58,990 applications through WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System last year, ending the US’s stronghold on the
Clarifying the patentability of medical use inventions in China
At the end of 2019, the new Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) emerged. It has gone on to infect millions of people
EPO rules plants and animals exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes not patentable
It has been clear that essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals are explicitly excluded from
What patent protection does Gilead’s COVID-19 treatment Remdesivir have?
On 29 April 2020 Gilead announced that its drug Remdesivir has a positive effect in the treatment of COVID-19
China-Norway patent prosecution highway pilot launches
A memorandum between China and Norway will speed up and reduce costs when applying for patents On April 1,
Why China’s computer software copyright registrations are increasing
Statistics show a sharp rise in copyright registrations for computer software in China, which can provide an additional layer
German Court finds Unified Patent Court legislation unconstitutional
Today, the court tasked with upholding Germany’s constitution, the Bundesverfassungsgericht, has issued its long-awaited decision on a complaint against