The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation has opened registrations for the fourth edition of the European Research and Innovation Days, which will take place virtually on 28 and 29 September 2022. This year’s edition gives participants the opportunity to discuss and shape new solutions to strengthen Europe’s resilience and its… Read more »

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Tuesday announced that it has updated its interim guidance on the Director Review process under Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew to indicate that parties should identify any issues of first impression in their requests for Director Review. Section 10 of the guidance states… Read more »

India on Monday cautioned the developed world that any global deal on the response to the Covid-19 pandemic would be incomplete without an intellectual property rights (IPR) waiver for vaccines and other products. waiver of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for these products. India and 64 developing members… Read more »

Image Credits: Chesnot / Getty Images Google has quietly dropped its appeal in France against an antitrust fine of half a billion euros levied against it last summer for major breaches in how it negotiated to remunerate local news publishers for displaying copyrighted content. A major reform to European Union rules around digital copyright which… Read more »