Patents

After more than 30 years of failure there could be political agreement paving the way for a Community Patent by the end of the year.

A record 156,000 patents were filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty in 2007, up 4.7 per cent over the previous year.

The US Appeals Court has upheld the finding that Abbott Laboratories infringed Innogenetics’ hepatitis C virus genotyping patent

It's been tough to actually put a price on patents. Will reform of the US patent rules make it easier to capitalise on intellectual property?

With the French Senate ratifying the London Agreement on patent translation, technology companies can look to a much cheaper future.

The UK government has opened a public consultation on proposals to introduce fast-track processing services for patent and trade mark applications.

As it engages with global markets India’s self-interests in IP are shifting. The result is a surge in litigation as differences of opinion emerge within local companies, think tanks and advocacy groups.