All New Do you love Paris in the Fall? If you do, come to EPLAW's Europe/Japan day of mock trials!

One of the AmeriKat's favorite movies is French Kiss.  Admittedly it is not the world's greatest cinematic accomplishment, but the p...

All New Does David Davis want to ratify the UPC Agreement?

The AmeriKat has been known to be a beacon of fuzzy light in dark times, thanks to static electricity The AmeriKat has shied away from blogg...

All New Fujifilm's second Arrow declaration survives AbbVie's strike out application as Humira biosimilar battle rages on

The AmeriKat normally needs to swim around in coffee to wake up, but Mr Justice Arnold's decision had the same impact this morning... Th...

All New BREAKING: Puns at the ready, Mr Justice Birss delivers epic CIALIS judgment

It's how long? !  A judgment of Arnoldian proportions has just landed on the AmeriKat's desk, but it is not from its namesake.  It i...

All New Gathering evidence in patent proceedings? EPLAW's Europe/Japan mock trials may be what you need

Somewhat, but not completely revealing, Merpel impersonates  a defendant's  voluntary  infringement evidence.... September seems to be t...

All New UK IPO finally speaks about the "facts" of IP post-Brexit

The AmeriKat under yet another Brexit law update Unlike many of the UK law firms who quickly climbed on board the Brexit bandwagon, the UK...

All New BREAKING: Mr Justice Arnold refers questions on Article 3(b) SPC Regulation to CJEU

The AmeriKat after the end of this term.... With the swan song of this year's Trinity Term having ended today, the Patents Court has be...

All New Mr Justice Arnold rejects bid to hear infringement of German designation in Rhodia v Molycorp patent jurisdiction tussle

The AmeriKat on  a sleepless summer night musing on the future of patent litigation The late night witching hours have begun again for the A...

All New Conference Report: Should you arbitrate FRAND rates?

The AmeriKat in standard essential form At the last day of June, the First Joint Seminar on SEP/FRAND Mediation and Arbitration co-organise...

All New High Court summarily dismisses Seretide combination color mark

Face planting - the AmeriKat's new pastime after a summer of political mayhem For those readers who fancy a change from Brexit and UPC-f...