Masato Iida of Shiga International Patent Office explains how the inventive step obstacle can be cleared when preparing a patent application and presents several case studies based on combination ...

Dutch e-cigarette manufacturer NJOY attacked a patent held by its competitor VMR Products, a subsidiary of Juul Labs. The challenged patent (EP 3 626 092, “EP’092”) related to an electronic cigarette, ...

Proposed reforms to inventive step requirements mean stricter criteria, but will bring Australia’s law closer to that of its trading partners, says Magda Bramante of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick The ...

In the realm of intellectual property, inventiveness serves as the linchpin of patent law. It is one of the fundamental requirements in determining the patentability of an invention alongside novelty ...

According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ‘IP is protected in law by, for example, patents, copyright and trademarks, which enable people to earn recognition or financial ...