Region: North America

How patent pools have fuelled technology licensing

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

VLSI’s new $948 million verdict against Intel overshadowed by challenges to earlier mega-award

The Fortress-controlled NPE may be celebrating its recent win but mounting threats to its 2021 $2.18 billion verdict against the chipmaker loom

30 November 2022

Finding ‘lost Einsteins’: US patent advisory committee calls for more diverse inventors

Chair of the PPAC Steve Caltrider shares annual report extract on expanding the base of innovation

29 November 2022

Incoming jurors to judge FRAND conduct in Ericsson-Apple contract dispute

Next week jurors in Texas will be selected in an SEP contract battle between the Swedish telco and the iPhone maker

29 November 2022

The most experienced ITC patent litigation firms and their track records

Docket Navigator data shows how the busiest practices in the US International Trade Commission have performed for clients over the past five years

28 November 2022

The way Kathi Vidal is using director review makes a lot of sense, says former top PTAB judge

The board is transparent, efficient… and frustrating for patent owners, says Scott Weidenfeller in an exclusive interview

25 November 2022

Design patent enforcers must mind procedural requirements for injunctive relief

Enforcing IP rights against China-based online counterfeiters has always been like ‘whack-a-mole’ and now the Federal Circuit has introduced a new hole into the game

24 November 2022

AbbVie’s Imbruvica victory at Federal Circuit adds to Humira successes

The company’s latest win means that its second highest selling drug will not face US competition for a decade

22 November 2022

Analog Devices, AMD settle after PTAB duel killed each other's patents

Docket Navigator research shows they fired 17 IPRs at each other and suffered casualties – but both also emerged with a gold-plated asset

21 November 2022

Renewed US Congress should seize chance to make IP policy impact

Saturday Opinion: A decade after the AIA entered into force the IP community is calling for – and may well see – substantial change

19 November 2022