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August 17
Ericsson launches spate of FRAND-related suits against French smartphone company Wiko in Germany. https://t.co/eBEmyyrxpA
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Ericsson brings lawsuits against French smartphone maker as CIPO targets free riders
Ericsson filed patent infringement lawsuits in Mannheim and Dusseldorf on Monday against Wiko after, the Swedish telecoms giant claimed, four years of licensing negotiations had failed to produce a deal. The lawsuits accused Wiko of infringing ten patents that relate to 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technology and include a number of standard essential patents (SEPs). The suits came amid what...
IAM exclusive: Google IP head Lo jumps to Facebook
IAM can exclusively reveal that Google IP head Allen Lo is joining Facebook in a major move in Silicon Valley IP circles. Lo will effectively replace Sam O’Rourke who left the social media giant earlier this year after ten years as the company’s IP head. Lo joined Google in early 2012 from Juniper Networks taking over from Michelle Lee who went onto become head of the USPTO.
The top IAM blog stories so far in 2017
It’s summertime in the UK – kind of, anyway – and so things are slowing down at IAM for the next month. Some of us are heading off for a bit of R&R, while others are finally catching up on all those emails. If something big happens in the world of IP, you can be sure that we’ll cover it on here, but the blog will not be running at full steam as it does normally. We...
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Patent regime and historic developments in India for the life sciences sector
India has a hard-won reputation as a major producer of generic pharmaceuticals. However, the IP framework around life sciences is evolving, prompting changes within the sector
Arshad Jamil
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