As the Northern hemisphere is about to enter winter, the threat of COVID-19 looms even greater than before. Cold air and more time spent indoors are likely to increase the…
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The Paradigm Shift of the Disruptive Technologies in the Post Pandemic World
Many are speculating if there would be status quo ante of social and civil life or there could be a technologically smarter world post pandemic. Glimpses of it have been…
China’s Patent Policy: Pros, Cons, and an AI Solution
China has historically been a small player in regard to patent filing. As recently as a decade ago,[i] China’s patent office, SIPO, which serves a country with three times the…
Up the creek without a paddle: downstream exclusion threatens Qualcomm.
With echoes of the blockbuster Apple v Samsung case (see past IPilogue coverage here, here and here), The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) announced on Oct 6th that it will move ahead with…
US Decision Baaa-d for Inventions Replicating Nature
In Re Roslin Institute, the U.S. Court of Appeals delivered a potential setback to the biotechnology industry when it confirmed that inventions which are identical to those found in nature cannot be…
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Alice Corp., Software Patents, and Lighting the Rabbit Hole of Abstract Ideas
It’s often hard to recognize the evolving nature of legal regimes amidst the fast-paced and so-called revolutionary social and technological changes facilitated by digital and networked technologies. Laws, norms, and…