Opinion

Breakthroughs by startups across the APAC region show the IP system is working as intended to incentivise innovation - even in a crowded patent landscape

05 September 2020

The Unwired Planet/Conversant judgment was great news for SEP owners, but Brexit Britain is not economically or politically important enough to be home to the world's royalty-setting court

29 August 2020

The semiconductor industry is buzzing on the news of a potential tie-up and portfolio analysis shows that there is a lot to be gained from such a move

22 August 2020

It's been a great 2020 for rights holders so far and that's why a rallying call deployed by UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in the 1950s could well be ringing in their ears

15 August 2020

Robust technical contributions to VVC could turn into future royalty streams as the country's academic institutions get more involved than ever before in standards-setting

08 August 2020

We have learned some important IP lessons in the months since the coronavirus pandemic surged across the world; one of which is just how crucial IP itself is to finding a way out of the crisis

01 August 2020

Trio of initiatives shows the country means business and the risk of a global economic downturn means similar moves may also become an important part of recovery plans elsewhere

25 July 2020

Successful dealmaking cannot be isolated from broader political currents and that means China’s 5G champion may need to embrace more out-of-the-box IP value creation strategies

18 July 2020

The agency's outgoing head Francis Gurry has hit out at media coverage of complaints made against him by his deputy, but the real problem was a total lack of transparency in how the affair was handled

11 July 2020

Consumers like companies that make stands and support causes. Authenticity is all, though; bandwagon jumpers will pay the price

04 July 2020

Scuttled plan to protect IoT industry from patent threats is a sign of anxiety over the landscape around the latest telecom standard

20 June 2020

Why you should expect an increase in patent-focused financing deals involving biotech and other life sciences companies

13 June 2020

There are numerous challenges facing OEMs, suppliers and new players which call for more coordinated action

06 June 2020

Remarks made by Xi Jinping suggest that if a Chinese company develops a covid-19 cure, compulsory licensing’s big moment might not arrive after all

30 May 2020

Despite the improving Chinese IP environment and trade deal commitments, long-term personal relationships are likely to be increasingly important in getting transactions over the line

09 May 2020

Patent rights may fare well in a recession but this is a global market unlike any other we have seen before

02 May 2020

Mobile devices will play a major role in the recovery from the covid-19 crisis - and that means how much they cost is going to come firmly under the microscope

25 April 2020

The state-backed patent funds helped change the culture around patents in the South Korea and Japan, and now both face the task of surviving the private sector

18 April 2020

Judge Albright is becoming an increasingly important figure in the US IP system and it’s his patent background that marks him out from many of his peers

11 April 2020

It’s only because the developed world feels threatened by the coronavirus that initiatives such as the Open COVID pledge have gained such support

04 April 2020