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Section 112 Requirements for Life Sciences Patents
35 U.S.C. §112(a) of the US Patent Act is one of the integral parts of the quid pro quo patent system that balances the benefit of disclosure of the invention...Read more

Anagha Tendulkar
In-house Patent Counsel, Cipla, India
A Current Look at the State of Inequitable Conduct and Other Equitable Concerns




Inequitable conduct is an “equitable defense to patent infringement that, if proved, bars enforcement of a patent. ” Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co. , 649 F. 3d 1276,...Read more

Tom Irving
Partner, Marbury Law Group, USA

Xiaoguang Michelle Gao
Associate VP - Assistant General Patent Counsel , Eli Lilly and Company, USA
Stacy Lewis
Law Clerk, Finnegan, USA
Jordan Cowger
Finnegan, USA
Melissa Santos
Finnegan, USA
Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property and Judicial System
Stephen Hawking referred to artificial intelligence (AI) as a science that could help in resolving the issues that occupy humanity. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) considers AI...Read more

Vera Albino
Legal Manager - Trademark and Patent Attorney, Inventa, Portugal
Patent law differs in each country, but there are some important equitable doctrines that apply across borders. One such a doctrine is prosecution history estoppel.
The term Estoppel ...Read more

Roy Girasa
Professor of Law, Pace University, USA

Madelein Kleyn
Chief Legal and IP Officers, Omnisient Rf Pty, South Africa

R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA
Shafaq Akhtar
Other, University of Law, UK
Digital Content Consumption at the Time of Web 2.0. 
TV companies in Europe lost €3.21 billion in 2021 because of people using illegal streaming sites to watch TV, that’s a number revealed by a study published by Bournemouth University....Read more

Christine Maury-Panis
EVP, General Counsel and Public Affairs, Viaccess S.A, France
Incentives by the Government of India for promoting Intellectual Property Rights
With phenomenal growth of the Indian economy, it is vital that Intellectual Property (IP) Rights are generated in India and then legally protected and exploited. IPs are increasingly becoming crucial...Read more
Safir Anand
Senior Partner and Head of Trademarks, Contractual & Commercial IP, Anand and Anand, India
The Overlap Between Copyright and Designs in India, EU and the UK – A Case for Overhaul of the Indian Legal Framework

The primary beneficiaries of design protection are both short-lived fancy articles (such as toys, furniture, fashion designs, mock jewellery etc.) and longer-life articles (such as automobiles, designer watches, electronic products...Read more

Latha Nair
Counsel , K & S Partners, India

Amit Sindhwani
Head of IPR, Usha International, India
Seismic Shift of Luxury Brands in India

With the financial difficulties brought about by the COVID-19 induced pandemic, the fashion and lifestyle industry saw a colossal shift. During Pandemic, we noticed marriage of many acclaimed luxury brands...Read more

Arindam Sarkar
Partner, Khaitan & Co., India

Komal Gadia
Assistant Vice President , Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private, India
Creative Claiming Strategies


Innovator companies in the biopharmaceutical space are looking to their patent counsel for creative patent claiming strategies to protect their assets. In this article, using the Federal Circuit opinions in...Read more

Angela Sebor
Director Intellectual Property, Tolmar, Inc., USA

Xiaoguang Michelle Gao
Associate VP - Assistant General Patent Counsel , Eli Lilly and Company, USA
Stacy Lewis
Law Clerk, Finnegan, USA
Induced Infringement under US Patent Law

Induced infringement finds its basis in 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) and holds a person, liable if he actively causes infringement, even if the actor himself is not the direct infringer....Read more

Anagha Tendulkar
In-house Patent Counsel, Cipla, India

Jatin Jalundhwala
Joint President Legal and Company Secretary, Adani Group, India