Your U.S. Patent Might End Up in a German Court (Yes, Really)
If you’re an inventor or a patent owner, you probably have a simple mental map of how patents work: U.S. patents get enforced in U.S. courts, European patents in Europe,…
Getty v. Stability AI: A Win for AI—But Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet
The UK High Court has finally weighed in on generative AI and copyright, and if you’re an AI developer, the decision probably felt like a sigh of relief. If you’re…
Patentees in Indonesia: Don’t Forget Your 31 December 2025 Statement of Working
If you hold a patent in Indonesia, this is your annual wake-up call: the Statement of Working (SOW) is due 31 December 2025. This isn’t optional. Under Article 20A of…
China Finally Gets Serious About Fair Play in the Marketplace
For years, China’s business environment has been a bit like the Wild West—only with more knockoffs, keyword hijacking, and fake online reviews than a shady eBay seller convention. If you…
IP Updates in Korea
Korea has added exporting an invention to the list of what constitutes “practicing an invention”. This means patent holders can claim damages from overseas sales more actively.Korea has also introduced…
Revised Policy on Same-Day Dual Filings in China: Invention and Utility Model Applications
There are two types of patent protection in China: Invention patents, which are similar to utility patents in the US; and utility model patents (similar to petty or minor patents),…
Update on the European Unitary Patent – Coming April 1, 2023
The new European Unitary Patent (UP) system is now coming into effect on April 1, 2023 for 17 EU member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,…
The European Unitary Patent – Coming Soon
A new European Unitary Patent (UP) system is expected to come into effect in the second half of 2022, making it possible to get patent protection in up to 25…
Update on the Chinese Foreign Filing License Requirement: Was Your Invention Developed in China?
When an invention is developed in China, Chinese Patent Law requires an applicant to obtain a foreign filing license before filing a patent application outside of the country. Even where…
European Unified Patents Update
We posted an update on this back in November 2021, but all 13 countries have now ratified the Protocol on Provisional Application of the Unified Patent Court Agreement. The European…