The total number of patents issued in 2016 in China increased 24% to over 1.2 million. Patent lawsuits in China were recently reported to have increased by 37% to 28,916 in 2016 when compared with 2015 figures. Patent lawsuits related… Continue Reading →
ContextVision, a medical imaging software company, was recently granted a patent (originally filed in 2014) on new technology for showing the skeletons of unborn babies during pregnancy from 3D ultrasounds. The patented technology is based on visualization software and improves… Continue Reading →
Adidas, the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and which designs and manufactures shoes, clothing & accessories, has filed nearly 50 trade mark lawsuits against different organisations in the last five years. Adidas owns trade marks for a specific 3 stripe… Continue Reading →
Apple was recently awarded US patent No. 9,589,177 (filed in 2015) covering detection of human faces in digital video using depth map information. Face detection is an integral first step in bio-recognition technologies. You can read more about Apple’s latest… Continue Reading →
The European Patent Office received 160,000 European patent applications in 2016. The US, Germany, Japan, France and Switzerland were the top five countries of origin. The US accounted for 25% of all applications filed with the EPO in 2016, making… Continue Reading →
A trade mark can be anything that defines a brand e.g. words, sounds, logos, colours or a combination. Registering a trade mark helps to protect intellectual property from unauthorised use. The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) recently published findings on… Continue Reading →
Advances in 3D printing and the fact that 3D printers are now more readily accessible have made it easier and less expensive for companies to produce products and to manufacture them from a single article rather than needing multiple components…. Continue Reading →
Global Patent Applications Rose to 2.9 million in 2015. In 2016 the European Patent Office (EPO) published 96,000 granted patents, 40% more than in 2015 making a new record high. Just below half (48%) of all patent applications were from… Continue Reading →
In February 2017 Italy became the 12th EU Member State to ratify the Agreement before the Unitary Patent Court (UPC). At this stage, only the ratification of Great Britain (rumoured to happen in March) and Germany (rumoured to happen in… Continue Reading →
A recent joint study by the European Patent Office (EUIPO) and the European Observatory on infringements of Intellectual Property Rights found 42% of total economic activity and 28% of EU employment is generated by IPR-intensive industries. The study estimated the… Continue Reading →
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