Google’s PTAB law firm champions; Biopharma trade secrets surge; Huawei’s 5G patent bluff; TiVo licensing split latest; Alibaba patent profile; plus much more
Everything we covered on IAM over the last seven days – and all you need to know from the global IP market to set yourself up for the start of another busy week
MONDAY 16th September
Litigation filed in Germany helped Japanese electronics firm Kyocera add auto supplier Preh to a list of licensees which already includes Robert Bosch. Read more here
Legal and commercial developments suggest that disputes over increasingly valuable biopharma know-how, proprietary information and data will increase in years to come. Read more here
TiVo CEO says business will split next year and that new licensing standalone will take on company debt and needs to be “willing to litigate and litigate for years”. Read more here
TUESDAY 17th September
Familiar names top the list of law firms that act most frequently for Google at the PTAB, but when it comes to institution rate the search giant is eclipsed by its tech rivals. Read more here
Observers had hoped a much-watched case would clarify key software patentability questions in Australia, but a Full Bench of the Federal Court did not take the opportunity to do so. Read more here
WEDNESDAY 18th September
The Fourth Amendment to China’s Patent Law provides for bigger statutory damages and would let judges quintuple awards for punitive purposes, but don’t expect immediate changes. Read more here
CAFC deals new blow to patentees with precedential ruling that plaintiff state entities cannot claim sovereign immunity. Read more here
Patent suit against real estate website Zillow shows that despite Red Hat purchase there's no change yet in the IBM playbook. Read more here
THURSDAY 19th September
In its first patent transaction closed since designation on the entity list, Huawei buys from Silicon Valley inventor credited with first camera phone picture. Read more here
Malaysia’s top court has provided relief to patent owners by overturning a previous ruling that dependent claims automatically fall if their independent claims are found invalid. Read more here
SEP owners remain in the dark following Senate hearing in which antitrust chiefs played down significance of split in agencies' views of key FTC v Qualcomm case. Read more here
FRIDAY 20th September
The Jack Ma era has come to an end at Alibaba, leaving his successor to leverage the company’s data and services to establish a strong presence in the APAC region. Read more here
WiLAN patent purchase from Mediatek shows semiconductor space remains a happy hunting ground for NPEs. Read more here
SATURDAY 21st September
Huawei CEO’s 5G patent and tech spinoff bluff shows why Trump administration’s export ban will hurt US tech firms. Read more here