Coverage of the speaker pioneer’s suit highlights shift in the way the general media engages with IP issues
Oral hearings before the EPO’s Boards of Appeal may have a big impact on the European Cas9 landscape
USPTO records show that Big Blue off-loaded hundreds of assets to Xperi late last year in its latest major deal
The Chinese IP office knocked out several claims from the sole patent owned by the NPE that was deemed essential and infringed in a recent Nanjing FRAND ruling
Decision to join follows the acquisition of open source giant Red Hat and is a major boost to the defensive patent operator
Unwired Planet judge rules that ZTE and Huawei infringed two of the NPE’s patents while a third was ruled invalid
Move by Parallax Health Sciences is an indication that patent assertion plays could increasingly affect life sciences companies as their use of digital technologies increases
Viex Capital calls for appointment of five new directors citing failure to implement credible business plan, irresponsible governance and value destroying compensation practices
Nineteen companies in all took the chance to secure rights to the portfolio before a contingent of South Korean and Japanese patent owners departed the pool last Thursday
Previously unaffiliated, the Chinese company is set to come on board as a licensor and licensee
Numbers for 2019 point to big fall among most frequent filers of IPRs, indicating that reforms introduced by USPTO director Andrei Iancu are having an impact
Defensive player's CEO Kevin Jakel hails milestone that sees Boston-based investor offer significant boost to expansion plans
Acacia sub-licensor scored a global deal with smartphone maker as key rights neared expiration
In addition to the big names, defensive network is attracting China-focused companies that have never faced assertion in US courts
A long-term decline in monetisation businesses at several operating companies means that senior opportunities are becoming scarcer
