Category: Patent Policy
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Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart announces departure from USPTO
In a social media post, Ms. Stewart said she will leave the agency later this week and return to private practice.
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ITC returns to 100% manpower for first time in four years
The U.S. Senate has now confirmed all five of President Trumpās nominees to the ITC, restoring the Commission to its full six-member panel for the first time since 2022.
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IPRED workshop exposes divide over patent injunction reform as professor and EC official favor monitoring UPC case law
A European Parliament workshop on IPRED exposed differing views on patent injunction reform, with some participants advocating legislative intervention and others warning against it before the UPC has developed a more substantial body of case law.
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USPTO launches expedited examination pilot aimed at incentivizing small business, research sector participation in standard-setting
While laudable, it isn’t clear that the SPARK Pilot Program can significantly move the needle.
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An interview with IP monetization āgodfatherā Marshall Phelps
āIf you let them, patents can permit people to do so many things, and they can pay you for the privilege,ā Marshall Phelps recently told ip fray in an exclusive interview.
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Podcast: interview with Dr. Peter Georg Picht, SEP and competition law expert
In our latest podcast episode, ip fray interviewed Dr. Peter Georg Picht, an IP and competition law professor at Zurich University, and a fellow with the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.
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Appleās acqui-hire deal with AI avatar startup Animato includes patent applications
Apple has signed a deal involving avatar software startup Animato that combines hiring rights, intellectual property licensing, and patent application transfers, reflecting Appleās broader use of modular AI-focused transactions disclosed through the EUās Digital Markets Act database.
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USPTO Director provides comprehensive explainer on discretionary denials policy in new decision
The Magnolia decision has essentially been used as a vehicle to communicate the USPTO’s evolving line on discretionary denials, offering detail for patentees and petitioners alike.
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The view from abroad: Korean companies have “urgent need” to revise U.S. strategies in face of evolving USPTO policy on inter partes reviews
The changes under Director John Squires are not going unnoticed in other major tech economies.