On August 26, 2020, the United Kingdom Supreme Court handed down its unanimous combined decision in the cases of Unwired Planet v. Huawei and Huawei v. Conversant. Both cases involved questions of: Whether the contracts entered into by those who...

In an article about the case of Thryv Inc v. Click-To-Call Technologies LP, Ladas attorney John Richards looks at the question of whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has any right to examine a decision of the...

On August 11, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision of Judge Koh sitting in the Northern District of California that certain of Qualcomm’s business practices relating to its standards essential patents (SEPs) breached the...

A new trademark law was enacted in Myanmar on January 30, 2019. On August 28, 2020, the Myanmar Ministry of Commerce issued Order 63/2020 announcing that trademark filings will be implemented as indicted below: Stage 1: The Soft Opening Period:...

The Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom (UKIPO) has announced that it will reopen on July 29th with interrupted days deadlines taking effect on July 30th. For more information, please visit:...

On Tuesday, March 31st the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released an announcement that certain patents and trademarks may qualify for an extended time to file as per the Coronavirus aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES...