The last seven days on IAM ...
This week IAM broke the news of a major consolidation of power in China: the merger of the country’s patent and trademark offices into an entity that will play a pivotal role in enforcement and anti-trust, too. We also revealed details of a significant departure at speaker company Sonos; and we argued patent data indicates that Brexit may not be the unalloyed trading triumph for the UK that some claim it will be.
Links to all pieces published over the last seven days …
Former Microsoft and IBM licensing heavyweight makes a sudden exit from Sonos
With a year to go before Brexit, swashbuckling, buccaneering Britain has a patent problem
Examining Dropbox’s patent strategy in the run-up to its IPO: exclusive data analysis
Of the big Supreme Court patent cases the wait for a decision in Oil States is one of the longest
Mohawk Restasis deal could backfire on all pharma patent holders, not just Allergan
New JPO document on SEPs is a far cry from past controversial proposals, patent owners say
After blockbuster Symantec payout the question for Finjan is where it goes next
India seeks to re-vamp patent working form, but rights owners are sceptical of the whole endeavour
Debunking an IPR myth - reviews have a nominal impact on the overall cost of litigation