In a decision decided August 10, 2023 and partially published January 9, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) clarified when a patent infringement lawsuit is determined to be in bad faith. The... Read more »
A new intellectual property tool debuting today uses artificial intelligence to draft patents and office action answers in order to deliver — as its website puts it — “better patents in half... Read more »
In VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation, No. 22-1906 (Fed. Cir. 2023), VLSI sued Intel for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,523,373 (the “’373 patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 7,725,759 (the “’759 patent”).... Read more »
Multiple trademark owners have contacted Blank Rome to say that, starting this month, scam artists have contacted them by telephone pretending to be the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). The scam... Read more »
On November 13, 2023, the Mexican PTO (“IMPI”) released guidelines for the Accelerated Patent Grant (“APG”) Agreement. This is a patent work-sharing arrangement allowing qualifying USPTO patent holders the option of expediting... Read more »
The Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic recently submitted comments endorsing a fair and balanced approach to standards-essential patents (SEP) policy and encouraging federal agencies to formalize a statement embodying those principles.... Read more »