Region: North America

Neglect begets opportunity in femtech IP

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

02 February 2023

New US trade secrets law a ‘potential sledgehammer’ in dispute negotiations

President can now pick out foreign entities and subject them to a series of sanctions

01 February 2023

US judge’s pursuit of ownership disclosure triggers IP Edge filing shift from Delaware

NPEs connected with the patent assertion entity have moved cases south to Texas

31 January 2023

The busiest US patent firms in the most-litigated tech area of 2022

Docket Navigator data shows Rabicoff Law has most patentee cases while Fish & Richardson leads for patent challengers in the litigious computers, communication and e-commerce technology centre

30 January 2023

Ten things to know about the controversial Humira patent saga

With Amgen’s biosimilar finally set to launch in the US, IAM looks back on arguably the most interesting set of pharma patent disputes in recent years

30 January 2023

The FTC’s war against US technology competition with China

Saturday Opinion: Supporting the legality of fair non-compete agreements will enhance foreign investors’ reasonable expectations of protection by the US IP system

28 January 2023

Apple victory overturning $308.5M verdict is a torpedo for ‘submarine patents’

CAFC ruling against Personalized Media Communications raises risks when enforcing rights obtained before entry of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

27 January 2023

The future of AI data mining to be shaped by wave of new IP lawsuits

Litigation against Stability AI, OpenAI and Midjourney is bringing crucial questions to a head

27 January 2023

Bristol-Myers Squibb seeks further immuno-oncology patent revenues with AstraZeneca suit

The company has already secured lucrative settlements with Merck and Roche

26 January 2023

$166.3 million infringement verdict hits AT&T over Nokia base stations

Texas-based litigation boutique Susman Godfrey represented the inventor in this suit after backing another patentee to score a multi-million-dollar verdict against Ericsson base stations

25 January 2023

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