Posts Tagged: International
U.S. Patent System Holds Steady in Second Place in 2020 International IP Rankings
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) released its eighth annual International IP Rankings. The United States achieved the top overall ranking as …
How China Will Fundamentally Change the Global IP System
Currently, the massive volume of filings at the Chinese Patent Office (CNIPA) exceeds the filings of the next four most active patent offices combined. It portends a …
Proxy Wars: Standard Essential Patents in IP Litigation
Join Gene Quinn, President & CEO of IPWatchdog, Inc., for a wide-ranging discussion on the issue of Standard Essential Patents, Standard Setting Organizations, Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) …
A Journey Through the Chinese Patent System: The differences in how patent rights are treated
The trade dispute between the US and China started with a US accusation of intellectual property theft on the part of China. Is China really “stealing” intellectual …
Global Patent Landscape 2018: Where to File and Why
Join Gene Quinn, patent attorney and founder of IPWatchdog.com, for a free webinar discussion – Global Patent Landscape 2018: Where to File and Why – on Thursday, March 22, 2017, at 12…
Innovators and Content Creators Urge USTR Lighthizer to Fight for Strong IP in NAFTA Negotiations
ACTION for Trade asks Lighthizer to consider advocating for strong IP protections and robust enforcement to benefit a diverse group of industries, including digital content producers and …
Latest European Patent Office (EPO) Annual Report Shows Continued Growth of U.S. Patent Applications in Europe
The European Patent Office announced that U.S. companies and inventors filed 5.8% more patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2017 than in the previous year. …
U.S. Patent System Falls to 12th Place in Chamber Global IP Index for 2018
While the United States continues to do well overall, patent protection continues to be problematic. In 2017 the U.S. ranked 10th worldwide in terms of offering patent …
Massimo Sterpi joins Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners
Massimo Sterpi has joined Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners. Massimo, who previously worked at boutique firm Jacobacci, is one the most respected IP experts in Italy, with …
Brazilian PTO Considers Automatically Granting 231,000 Patents to Get Rid of Backlog
The Brazilian Government is considering the adoption of an emergency measure to eliminate the Patent Office chronic backlog problem by automatically granting, without examination, 230,000 pending applications until 2020. …
Renegotiate NAFTA to Make it the Gold Standard in IP Protection
As President Trump embarks on the renegotiation of NAFTA, it is critical that we seize the opportunity to make it the gold standard in intellectual property rights …
A TWIST in the tale: Not your typical cola war
This case was not your typical “cola war”, but rather involved TWIST, the well-known carbonated beverage brand which has been available in South Africa since the 1970s (…
ITC institutes Section 337 investigation into Hisense Wi-Fi TVs infringing on Sharp patents
On Wednesday, September 27th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it had decided to institute a patent infringement investigation against Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense (…
Nokia receives favorable arbitration award on patent license with LG Electronics
According to the press release issued by Nokia, licensing revenue from the agreement with LG will be reflected in the Finnish telecom’s earnings report for the …
China’s copyright regulator tells foreign and domestic music companies to improve copyright licensing, reducing piracy
In mid-September, the federal government of the People’s Republic of China issued statements which indicate that the country is looking to expand upon recent rhetoric over …
