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As bioinformatics and computational genomics companies push the boundaries of technology, it is important they overcome subject matter eligibility challenges to protect their innovations

08 February 2023

Femtech entrepreneurs can take advantage of large empty spaces on the patent landscape to secure IP protection for their innovations

02 February 2023

Mewburn Ellis' James Leach provides a three-step approach to patenting software inventions

25 January 2023

R&D collaboration entails risk and it is therefore vital for companies to start thinking about the best strategies to adopt

11 January 2023

With Senator Leahy due to step down this month, IAM takes a look back at his impact on intellectual property

14 December 2022

Nokia IP Executive Arvin Patel warns that the licensing market is “decidedly thin” and on the cusp of change

07 December 2022

As Via Licensing marks its 20th anniversary, its journey illustrates the importance of collaborative working – as well as the challenges to overcome

30 November 2022

An updated framework allows for renewed understanding of the way that a broad array of potential brand assets can drive value for knowledge companies

23 November 2022

Selling revenue streams is an increasingly important way of monetising pharma innovations

16 November 2022

A seminal US Supreme Court ruling did not result in a flood of fee awards, but lower courts have hashed out some requirements to secure payment.

09 November 2022

Tips on winning in the courtroom plus case law and compliance guidance

02 November 2022

Though the UK will not be part of the new pan-EU system, it will contain to play a vital role in European litigation

26 October 2022

What are the rights of public healthcare providers and companies seeking damages in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Norway?

19 October 2022

Often, a company’s IP and R&D units find themselves at odds, which can have serious knock-on impacts on how they work together to generate value

12 October 2022

The fast-approaching opening of the court looks set to reshape the European patent litigation landscape but uncertainty still surrounds a number of jurisdictional and procedural issues

05 October 2022

Insurance policy types are proliferating and the increased certainty is attracting new lenders – a virtuous circle that looks set to cut capital costs for IP-rich companies

28 September 2022

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days

25 September 2022

As the legislation celebrates 10 years, Michael Renaud, Jonathan Engler and Jessica Perry of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo analyse a decade of data to reveal that, far from helping small businesses by improving patent quality, it has only succeeded in driving them out of US district courts.

21 September 2022

Following a selection process that ran between March and May, IAM announced that four new individuals had been chosen to join the IP Hall of Fame in 2022: Pravin Anand, Justice Stephen Breyer, Louis Foreman and James Malackowski. They were officially inducted at this year’s IPBC Global in June.

14 September 2022

The law is in a state of disarray that has led to inconsistent case decisions, deep uncertainty in the innovative, investment and legal communities, and unpredictable outcomes in prosecution and litigation. David Kappos, Paul Michel, Corey Salsberg and Matthew Dowd argue that the United States' legislators must act to ensure the country maintains its long-standing competitive edge in the global innovation race

07 September 2022