intellectual-property

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday issued a precedential decision denying a number of inventors’ associations standing to sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for failing to amend alleged inaccurate language on the cover of issued U.S patents. District Judge Rachel Kovner of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, sitting by design…

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Fourth Circuit affirms an injunction against a scheme to divert Turkish-label versions of Biktarvy into the U.S. for sale; the Federal Circuit nixes US Inventor’s challenge to the “right to exclude others” language printed on issued U.S. patents; SK Biopharmaceutical agrees to allow generic Xcopri to enter the U.S. market by 2032; and more. The post Other Bar…

Ms. Krishnaa Thite, O.P Jindal Global University ABSTRACT The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 is a system that is designed for bilateral transactions between two identified persons, one of whom is the seller through the ownership of the title. By exerting significant control over sales, including price listing, product display, payment processing, and grievance redressal, while never possessing title to …

A recent opposition decision by the New Zealand Patent Office in Resmed Pty Ltd v Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited [2026] NZIPOPAT 6 provides a useful reminder of how divisional patent practice in New Zealand differs from that in Australia, and the traps unsuspecting applicants can fall into in both jurisdictions.While not the substance of the Resmed decision, the Assistant Commissioner

About 20 years ago, Hotels.com had a series of commercials starring a character called “Captain Obvious.” This character would make observations that were funny because they were apparent to all. And that is what non-patent lawyers think of when it comes to something that is obvious. That is also the approach taken in a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) cases, i.e. the “…

Kat-approved networkingThe Katfriends at Kisaco Research wish to inform IPKat readers that the Life Science Legal Strategy Summit is relocating to Frankfurt for 2026, taking place at the Frankfurt Marriott Hotel on 13-14 October. The agenda is available here.Now in its 5th edition, the Life Science Legal Strategy Summit unites together in-house counsel with law firms, regulators, judges and more

Arushi Mishra, BA LL.B., School of Law, Kalinga University, Chhattisgarh ABSTRACT Mergers and acquisitions involving publicly listed entities in India require dealmakers to carefully balance the business need for due diligence with strict securities regulations. To accurately price a target company, potential buyers need access to highly sensitive, non-public data, much of which qualifies as Unpu…

When AI is used to manufacture fake endorsements, copyright law doesn’t do enough to protect celebrities, influencers and other public figures.

IPKat is pleased to host the following guest contribution from Katfriend Earl Nied (Veracity-IP-Consulting LLC), who takes on a question FRAND discussions tend to skip past: not who holds the standard-essential patents for a standard, but when. Using the AVC/H.264 entries reported to the VIA Licensing Alliance, Earl shows that most listed entries have already expired, and that the landscape