In a significant decision released August 21, 2020, Choueifaty v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 837 [Choueifaty], Canada's Federal Court rejected the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s (CIPO) ...

Lawyers at Lavoix provide an overview of the UPC’s approach to inventive step and whether the forum is promoting its own ...

Dutch e-cigarette manufacturer NJOY attacked a patent held by its competitor VMR Products, a subsidiary of Juul Labs. The challenged patent (EP 3 626 092, “EP’092”) related to an electronic cigarette, ...

The problem-solution paradigm has become a cornerstone of patentability in Europe. Drafters interested in protection in Europe by direct filing or via PCT consequently need to cultivate a flexible ...

After more than 24 years of coaching, I've noticed that teams and organizations still use traditional problem-solving techniques despite these being either obsolete or ineffective. For example, ...

If you're a business owner or team leader, you've been here before: you have one team member with a concern that a colleague is not pulling their weight. Another team member feels frustrated with a ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Surely you have experienced this scenario: An employee walks into a manager’s office and ...

Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...