Monsanto Soy Bean Patent Cases – A Paradigm Shift Gathering In Case The ECJ Takes Over Patent Jurisdiction
Jlrich StorzuMichalski Huettermann & Partner Patent Attorneys, Senior Partner, Patent Attorney, Duesseldorf, Germany Aloys HuettermannMichalski Huettermann & Partner Patent Attorneys, Senior Partner, Patent Attorney, Duesseldorf, Germany Recently, two patent disputes have attracted public interest not only due to the fact that Monsanto, one of the favourite evildoers of the anti-patent movement, was involved, but also […]
Patent Harmonization: Moving To A First-To-File Patent System
Michael R. HullMiller Matthias & Hull, LLP, Partner, Chicago, IL, USA Congress is currently considering the Patent Reform Act of 2010. If passed, and there is a good chance it may be passed, one significant change would be the adoption of a “first-to-file” system and the abandonment of our current “first-to-invent” system. Most corporations are […]
Mitigating Risks Of Patent Licensing After Forest Group vs Bon Tool Co
Keith R. DerringtonBracewell & Giuliani LLP, Associate, Houston, TX Jeffrey S. WhittleBracewell & Giuliani LLP, Partner, Houston, TX Whoever marks an article with a false patent number shall be fined “not more than $500” for every offense. The Federal Circuit redefined “an offense” in its Forest Group opinion to mean every time something is marked […]
LPO And The Great Recession
Alok AggarwalEvalueserve, Chairman & Co-Founder, Saratoga, CA Saragota, California, April 2010: The economic recession (the Great Recession) of 2008 and 2009 resulted in a sharp drop in international trade, impacting the entire global economy. Recent studies by BTI Consulting Group and Hildebrandt-Citi Private Bank reported that 2008 and 2009 were among the worst years for […]
Management Of Innovation And Intellectual Capital: The Concept Of Three Ts For Growth And Sustainability For An Organization And A Nation
M. Rashid KhanSaudi Aramco, Leader Corporate Intellectual Assets Management, Dharan, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia Paul GermeraadIntellectual Assets, Inc., President, Saratoga, CA, USA In response to the changing needs of the company and the region, intellectual capital (IC) awareness undertaking was introduced as a new initiative in Saudi Aramco. The company is the world’s largest producer […]
European Patents Court – Economic Study
This report recommends strongly that the Presidency should proceed in its efforts to establish a unified and integrated patent litigation system for European patents and future Community patents. For conservative estimates of the relevant parameters, the economic benefits from such a system are likely to exceed the costs of the establishment and operation of the […]
European Patent Office queries aspects of EC’s Pharma enquiry report
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Editor’s Note: Evolving Marketplace for IP
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is having hearings on the “Evolving Marketplace for IP”. They got their hands on the last issue of les Nouvelles (March, 2009) and hauled me in at short notice last week to talk about the latest LES Foundation survey results on trolls. (I also snuck in a few highlights […]
Due Diligence Threads In Indian IP Laws
Rahul DuttaIntellectual Property Lab, Patent and IP Attorney, Lucknow, India Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. This [in]famous saying has a lot to offer regarding ignorance in a world where the laws are territorial, but the business is across the territorial limits. The knowledge of the laws of a territory is increasingly becoming […]
Does Upfront Payment Reduce Running Royalty Rate? Theoretical Perspectives And Empirical Analysis
by Jiaqing “Jack” LuApplied Economics Consulting Group, Inc., Sr. Economist and Director of Economic Analysis, Austin, TX Running Royalty Rate and Upfront Payment: Theory and Reality This study continues the empirical approach of royalty rate study as set in a series of papers I authored or coauthored in recent years. In these previous studies, the […]