On October 18, 2013 the Administrative Council of the EPO has voted to amend Rule 36 EPC to remove the highly controversial 24 month time limit applied to European divisional application filings. Starting April 1, 2014, the EPO will return back to ‘old’ practice, namely that …
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ITC Issues Exclusion Order Against Samsung for Infringing Apple Patents
The International Trade Commission on August 9, 2013, announced that certain Samsung smartphone products violate Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, by infringing Apple patents on headset plug circuitry and touch screen commands. The ITC issued an order to
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court – Myriad Genetics Decisionand “Isolated” Genes
Much is being written about the Supreme Court decision of 13 June 2013 regarding the patentability of naturally occurring DNA molecules. In the words of the Court – “…genes and the information they encode are not patent eligible under [35 U.S.C.]§101 simply because they have been isolated from the surrounding genetic material.” […]
Read MorePatent Translate covers Chinese
The EPO and Google have been working together to bring you a translation service optimised for patent documents – Patent Translate With the most recent addition of Chinese, Patent Translate now enables free on-the-fly-translation of patents from, and into, English for 14 languages. It is estimated that by the year […]
Read MoreKIPA represented at INTA’s 135th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a global association of trademark owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property in order to protect consumers and to promote fair and effective commerce.
Read MoreOcclutech Wins Swedish Appeals Court Case Against AGA/St. Jude Medical
The Court of Appeals confirmed the District Court’s ruling that Occlutech’s occluder products do not infringe on an AGA patent. This is the latest in a series of legal victories for Occlutech in which KIPA provided technical litigation support.
Read MoreOcclutech Wins Dutch Supreme Court Case Against AGA/St. Jude Medical
Occlutech GmbH, received a favorable Supreme Court ruling from The Hague in The Netherlands in litigation with AGA/St Jude Medical. In this final ruling, the Supreme Court maintained favourable first instance and appeal court rulings. The Dutch Supreme court decision comes after Supreme Courts in Germany and the UK decided […]
Read MoreOcclutech Wins Swedish District Court Case Against AGA/St. Jude Medical
Occlutech GmbH received a favorable court ruling from Stockholm, Sweden in on-going patent litigation with AGA Medical/St. Jude Medical. The district court of Stockholm, rejected AGA’s claim that Occlutech’s ASD and PFO occluders infringe one of their patents. The decision is in line with a similar decision in the first instance […]
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