A lot has been written on the impact of the new leadership at the USPTO on the value of patents. Since his appointment in early 2018, Director Andrei Iancu has managed to introduce new initiatives that increase transparency and uniformity in how the USPTO and the courts interpret patent claims and validity challenges, reforms that […]
Oil States Energy v. Green’s Energy: Implications for the Patent Market
| Posted in Blog | No commentWorld IP Day 2018 coincides with a highly anticipated, landmark decision by the US Supreme Court in the case of OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, LLC v. GREENE’S ENERGY GROUP, LLC, ET AL. which relates to the process known as inter partes review (IPR). Inter Partes Review Process The IPR process, as introduced by the America […]
Insights from WIPO’s “World IP Indicators 2017” Report: Key Patenting Trends Around the Globe
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe World IP Organization (WIPO) has recently published its annual report titled: “World Intellectual Property Indicators 2017”, covering world IP filing activity for 2016. The report is a comprehensive coverage of global patent and trademark filing trends, comparing and ranking the world’s leading regional patent and trademark offices (“IP Offices”) by their level of activity […]
The Green IP Revolution
| Posted in Blog | No commentAs teased earlier, the first release candidate for WordPress 3.9 is now available for testing!