The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on November 16 issued the second amendment of the Measures for the Registration of Pledge of Patent Rights (《专利权质押登记办法》), which became effective in 2010.
The Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office have upheld a decision revoking an important technology patent
Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Beijing Intellectual Property Court against Chinese rival Haihe Pharmaceutical Industry, seeking to stay the marketing approval process for its generic drug Eldecalcitol.
Prepared by the EPO and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), the report “Patent insight report - Quantum theories and space” provides insights into the patenting activities for quantum technologies.
A Texas jury on November 5 awarded Chinese company Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. (嘉兴山蒲照明电器有限公司) nearly $14.2 million in damages after finding that rival Chinese lighting company CH Lighting willfully infringed three of its US patents for LED tubes.
