On August 25, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court released the Chinese and English version of the "Handbook of Evidence Presenting for Parties in Civil Cases of Computer Software Copyright" to explain problems on the proof issues involved in disputes over computer software copyright ownership, i

Beginning August 1, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is streamlining the process for following new assignments, obtaining information on pending assignments, questions on assignments, liens on patents, filing assignments, recordation forms, and trademark assignments.Going forward, users

The latest news from the Unified Patent Court suggests that the Court – and with it the new Unitary Patent – is likely to start in early 2023.Following the ratification of the UPC Agreement by Austria in January, preparations have been underway for the establishment of the Court. The preparatory per

The Eurasian Patent Office starts operations as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and an International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Only 24 patent offices in the world have status of International Authorities.The appointment of EAPO as an

As reported previously here, the European Patent Office (EPO) refused the so called DABUS applications (EP 18275163.6 and EP 18275174.3) for failing to meet the requirements of the European Patent Convention (EPC) because the applications designated an artificial intelligence (AI) as the sole invent