The European Parliament (EP) has enlisted the help of intellectual property lawyers to amend the directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions so that companies are prevented from ...

“The reality is that the term patent troll seems to be more in the eye of the beholder than anything else.” Over the last several weeks “patent trolls” have been back in the news. The mother of all ...

With the European Commission heading towards a second reading of its patent legislation, there's still more heat than light in discussions on the subject. The UK Patent Office (UKPO) has of late been ...

The U.S. patent system is once again coming under scrutiny for its vague definition of what can be patented. On Feb. 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revisited CLS Bank ...

An organization that uses its patents to generate revenue without manufacturing the products that the patents pertain to. The patents are often purchased from a third party, which may be bankrupt or ...

Tomotoshi Shimano of Shiga International Patent Office examines the implications of recent High Court decisions relating to the interpretation of ‘working of a patented invention’ IP High Court (IPHC) ...

David Cavanaugh of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Photo Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM The twisting, turning saga of Illumina and Ariosa Diagnostics has taken another detour. On Monday the ...

Whether one is sympathetic or opposed to patent trolls, this pejorative term does not apply to RPost. This designation is only being used to cloud the issues. It is an unfortunate tactic used by those ...

In a dramatic change to Australian patent law, Australia's Full Federal Court has just held that patents for pharmaceutical formulations are not eligible for patent term extensions ( PTE ): Otsuka ...