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US and German PCT applications fall sharply as Chinese ones soar
PCT applications from many of the world's most advanced industrial nations plummeted in 2009, according to data released by WIPO today. The Geneva-based UN agency, reports that both the US (-11.4%) and Germany (-11.2%) saw ... View postJoff Wild, IAM magazine | 08 Feb 2010
Which US law firms secure the best quality patents for their clients?
The cover story for IAM issue 40, which published last week, is all about patent quality. More specifically we asked the patent ratings business of Ocean Tomo - our official patent ratings partner - to tell us which US law firms, according ... View postJoff Wild, IAM magazine | 07 Feb 2010
Batistelli close to presidential win as EPO member states thumb their noses at openness
Benoit Batistelli, the head of the French IP office, is now tantalisingly close to securing the president's job at the European Patent Office, according to information I have received on the latest rounds of voting that took place in ... View postJoff Wild, IAM magazine | 05 Feb 2010
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The intangible investor
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Half-baked press coverage of IP activities devalues patents and impedes innovation. Blame both reporters and patent holders for not knowing the facts. View article
Why Zale must learn a quality lesson
US jewellery company Zale Corporation has overlooked its primary intangible asset. Sales and market capitalisation have fallen as a result. But all is not lost. View article
The growing global impact of the US patent exhaustion doctrine
Patent exhaustion has important implications for patent licensing transactions. Since the Quanta v LG decision, patent holders should consider contractual options as restrictions. View report
Scope of protection for Hermès' Birkin bag trademarks
Hermès has failed in two claims for alleged infringement of several registered trademarks depicting its renowned Birkin bag. The court found that the Birkin bag was protected by copyright, but that the importers’ bags were not sufficiently similar for them to constitute copyright infringement. View report
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