The race to patent a treatment for coronavirus in China is heating up, but its spread could be the story that affects every other story in tech this year
Changes to the injunctive relief regime suggested by the Ministry of Justice in a recent discussion paper could significantly weaken IP owners’ rights
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With approaches to computer-implemented inventions varying on either side of the Atlantic, there are a series of key distinctions that applicants should be aware of
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A lack of foresight and a complete absence of joined up thinking in both the US and Europe have handed Huawei and others huge advantages in a technology space that is set to change the world
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USPTO head tells Washington DC event that the next head of the organisation must come from a country that “respects intellectual property rights”
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Application unlikely to succeed in light of Gilead's prior art, practitioners say. The pharmaceutical company is cooperating on clinical trials with Chinese partners
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As the presidential race heats up - and with even self-styled Democrat centrist Michael Bloomberg now promising radical regime change - life sciences IP professionals must interject some sanity into the debate
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In the wake of the mobile technology R&D and licensing firm's decision to throw more light on its approach to dealmaking, president and CEO Bill Merritt explains what it is seeking to achieve
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National IP office officials are not exactly shouting from the rooftops about a 9% drop in filings for 2019, but it is the most promising sign yet that the country is serious about quality
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The first IAM Global Leaders publication runs interviews with internationally-respected practitioners who, among other things, talk the future, the past, deal-making, practice management and how to meet changing client demands
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Ratification delay in Germany and the spectre of UK non-participation mean many believe the project will quietly be dropped - but to do so would be a serious mistake
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At a two-day event taking place in Silicon Valley at the start of February, experts in data capture, protection, privacy, management and exploitation will discuss the future for the world's fastest-growing asset class
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Over the last 10 years US patent leadership waned while value creation strategies evolved; but the coming years look set to be dominated by commoditisation, politicisation and, above all else, big data and AI
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Intellectual property systems are becoming more complex and that makes law schools’ one-size-fits all approach looks increasingly out of date, says Franklin Pierce dean
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IAM's editorial team predicts the major issues it will be covering over the coming years - and reviews whether it was right about the calls it made for 2019
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A big year for Apple and Qualcomm; change at the top at Nokia, Ericsson and Microsoft; Huawei under the spotlight; and more from the past 12 months
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In landmark decision, the agency states that "an inventor designated in the application has to be a human being". This, though, is only the start
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Position paper from the USPTO, DoJ and NIST opens door - slightly - to possibility of injunctive relief in FRAND-related cases, but a big eBay barrier remains
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The CAFC’s Pharma Tech decision provides a series of important pointers on how to avoid amendment-based and argument-based estoppel during prosecution
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After deal for cellular chip business with Apple, the company places rest of the assets that were on the market in the summer back on the auction block
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