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China’s upcoming amendments to the Patent Law include punitive damages
Last year saw a wave of legislative activity in China. The effects are being felt as different pieces of
UK is out of the Unified Patent Court
The United Kingdom’s government has confirmed to industry publication IAM-Media that the country will not be a member of
PPH network reaches over 50 members as India and Saudi Arabia join
The ever-expanding Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) network has gained two new additions. AWA Point sums up the new members
Amended Canadian Patent Rules Effective
On October 30, 2019, amendments to the Rules Respecting the Patent Act (Rules) and the Patent Act (Act) became
Hong Kong Launches New Patent System
The Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department (HKIPD) launches a new patent system on December 19, 2019. The system becomes
German decision on UPC expected in early 2020
In an interview with IP industry publication Managing IP, Justice Huber of the German Federal Constitutional Court stated that
The Crispr-Cas9 patent tussle continues: The case of UC Berkeley at the EPO
In Europe, we don’t do things the way the Americans do… Oral proceedings in the opposition against UC Berkeley’s
Denmark champions patents as fundamental to preventing climate change
Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Simon Kollerup stated that protecting the intellectual property rights of innovative
Brexit may stall Germany’s ratification of the UPCA
The German Justice Ministry expressed earlier this month that the government will not ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement
EPO and EUIPO study finds link between IPR and SME growth
A recent study by EPO and EUIPO explores the relationship between prior IPR activities of SMEs and the likelihood