Region: North America

The US may have left it too late to take FRAND leadership

Kathi Vidal and Chris Coons clearly see standards as a pivotal issue and have made no secret of their concerns about the proposed EU SEP licensing regulation, but they are constrained in how far and how quickly they can act

03 August 2023

Microsoft, Linux licences evince emerging best practices in licensing AI technologies

Shutterstock, Adobe and Nvidia are also using successful AI licensing agreements for generative AI products, but there’s a long way ahead to scale challenges over data usage, fair royalty determination, and more

02 August 2023

Delaware landmark preliminary injunction dismissal is bad news for biologics patentees

Rare decision in a BPCIA dispute gives a tactical advantage to biosimilar producers

01 August 2023

As Google vows to challenge $338.8 million patent verdict, here's its appellate track record

When Google has been an appellant at the Federal Circuit, it has scored victories 29% of the time, according to Q4 2017 to YTD statistics from Docket Navigator

31 July 2023

Mylan off the hook for $50 million tax bill for patent expenses

US appellate court confirms IRS may no longer deny generic drugmakers the ability to deduct ANDA litigation costs

31 July 2023

PTAB petitioners will love this – to patent owners’ detriment

Saturday Opinion: The US Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to enable director reviews of PTAB institution decisions is just what Big Tech has been seeking for years

29 July 2023

US Chamber of Commerce on proposed noncompete ban: “We do not want to see FTC acting like a legislator”

Senior Vice President Sean Heather tells IAM that the body is prepared to sue over the FTC’s lack of lawmaking competence

28 July 2023

$7 billion Roivant deal would be ultimate vindication of its pioneering IP commercialisation model

The company’s distinctive dealmaking approach has produced many successes to date

28 July 2023

USPTO Director opines on EU’s SEP proposal, reforms to PTAB and Section 101

Kathi Vidal revealed at a Senate hearing that the US government will seek stakeholder feedback on international SEP policy, plus she pledged to assist US legislation on PTAB, Section 101, and curbing counterfeits

27 July 2023

IP must pass its climate change test

With the world heating up and extreme weather events more common, technology may be the only hope there is of mitigating the effects of global warming. This sets the patent community a challenge it cannot duck

27 July 2023