With the European Commission heading towards a second reading of its patent legislation, there's still more heat than light in discussions on the subject. The UK Patent Office (UKPO) has of late been ...

The biotechnology industry won a significant legal victory last month, but the battle over the patentability of biology may not be over. The biotechnology industry won a significant legal victory last ...

The European Parliament (EP) has enlisted the help of intellectual property lawyers to amend the directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions so that companies are prevented from ...

Tomotoshi Shimano of Shiga International Patent Office examines the implications of recent High Court decisions relating to the interpretation of ‘working of a patented invention’ IP High Court (IPHC) ...

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, seeking to reduce legal claims by owners of illegitimate patents, heard Thursday that it's difficult to define just what is a bogus patent claim. The goal ...