In this case the FCJ expanded on earlier case law regarding claim construction and in particular on the issue of whether a certain embodiment would fall within the scope of protection by way of…
A district court did not err in dismissing an inventor’s claim that CBS Corporation, its CBS Interactive subsidiary, and "others under the control or direction of an independent contractor" hired by…
An EPO board held that, during opposition proceedings, copies of complaints about file specific issues sent by a party to EPO departments other than the opposition division, as well as the responses…
According to Spanish law, the decisions handed down by the Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office ("SPTO") in relation to applications for Supplementary Protection Certificates ("SPCs") may be…
The Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court reported earlier this month that its work will be finished by the time of its meeting in October, and this will be its last. Due to the political…
The final morning of the AIPPI Milano Congress contained a blockbuster, 4-hour, 3-part session on Brexit and the UPC: "Panel Session IX: Patent - The UPC - Brexit or business as usual?" The structure…
In an inter partes review of a patent owned by Wi-Fi One, LLC ("Wi-Fi"), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to deny Wi-Fi’s request to conduct discovery into whether Broadcom Corporation’…
Panel session 2 of the second day of the Congress was a discussion session about biosimilars. Moderator Dominic Adair (Partner, Bristows (UK)) led his panellists Fritz Reiter (Regulatory CMC Team…
by Vanessa Rieu
The first panel session of the AIPPI Milano conference - an "additional session", crammed in early on the Sunday morning, focused on Brexit and its implications for IP. Moderator Prof…
Earlier this year, the Commercial Courts of Barcelona published a decision which shows that patent owners cannot obtain "Diligencias para la comprobación de hechos" ("Proceedings for the Verification…
