Patents
Straight talking: the challenges facing Sony Ericsson’s legal department
The cost of litigation and the risk of fraud are just some of the issues facing Jonathan Pearl, general counsel at Sony Ericsson. He explains the challenges to Jonathan Ames, including the growing thr....  »
Major setback for unified European patent
An opinion from the upper echelons of European Union law has crushed hopes for a single European patent and a Community Patents Court. What were the issues that have prompted this decision?...  »
Growing pains
The European Patent Office is due to rule later this year on the patentability of vegetable breeding techniques. Richard Brass investigates what has got environmentalists into such a stew about brocco....  »
IP exports key to UK economic recovery, says law firm
Office for National Statistics research proves that the UK economy should be realigned around intellectual property, says specialist law firm Mathys & Squire...  »
Indian outsourcing: misconceptions and realities
What are the offices of an Indian-based legal services outsourcing company really like, and how do they challenge preconceptions? Emma Jones finds out...  »
US Supreme Court confirms patentability of business methods
Bilski v Kappos confirms that business method and computer software inventions can be patented in the US. But there are still a number of questions that remain unanswered, say Reddie & Grose’s N....  »
South Pacific cousins part ways over patents
While they are harmonious on cultural matters, Australia and New Zealand have their differences on issues of patentability, says Brett Lunn of FB Rice & Co...  »
Skilled ruling required on Schlumberger patent case
A UK Court of Appeals ruling this week could decide the fate of numerous industrial patents, says Mark Marfe of Hogan Lovells LLP...  »
The 21st century Asian approach to IP management
Dr Richard Thurston, general counsel of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Ltd, on the evolving approach to IP management in Asia...  »
Battistelli steps into EPO president role
The European Patent Office is under new management, with lawyer and public policy expert Benoît Battistelli at the helm...  »