Global Trends in Hydrogen IP protection & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

Baker Botts’ IP Department Shines in LexMachina’s Patent Litigation Report 2023

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that its Intellectual Property Department’s Patent Litigation team obtained top rankings in LexMachina’s Patent Litigation Report 2023.

Chinese chip companies cement IP defence by aggressive patent filings

As semiconductors gain significance strategically and commercially, global patent filing statistics reveal a changing trend in which major economies are vying for dominant status in the relevant IP, with industrial policies from China, the US, and the EU expected to lead to more fierce competition.

Supreme Court in UK Set to Weigh IP Rights for AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) does a lot, and now its champions are asking governments to recognize it as a 21st-century inventor and author with intellectual property (IP) protection rights. 

Trademarking in the Metaverse and Non-Fungible Tokens – the MetaBirkin decision

In one of the first legal cases to assess how trade mark law will apply to digital images protected by non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), a New York jury has found that the MetaBirkin images produced by Mason Rothschild infringe the trade mark rights of Hermès in its Birkin bag.

Global Trends in Hydrogen IP protection

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) recently published a joint report summarizing innovation and patent trends.