China joins Hague System; EU aims for unitary SPC this year; EPO clarifies VICO edict; DoJ targets Hytera over trade secrets; Sarepta can’t challenge Nippon at PTAB; Arm replaces CEO with IP head; UKIPO publishes counter-infringement plan; McDonald's files metaverse marks
US patent grants decline while China’s rise; Spotify beats Potify at TTAB; COVID patent data revealed; EUIPO touts SME fund; INTA urges EU law alignment
UAE adopts large law reform; J&J to license COVID vaccine patent; Lululemon sues Peloton; Moderna loses COVID appeals; USPTO teams up with crime dog; Pulp Fiction suit thrown out; Fed Circuit nominee grilled
PTAB wrong on Fintiv ‘94% of the time’; Jaguar Land Rover joins Avanci; Senators ask SCOTUS to study forum shopping; FTC commissioner suggests pro-implementer shift; UKIPO backs WIPO for Creators; Spruson & Ferguson becomes Australia’s largest IP firm
Len Stark, who stepped down as chief judge of the District Court for the District of Delaware in July after seven years, has been tapped for the appeals court