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Neurodiversity and mental health: Celebrating difference in the IP profession

This Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Equifax IP chief Elizabeth Lester shares her personal experience and approach to working with neurodivergent innovators

Patent litigation finance skyrockets in past three years

We compiled data from Westfleet Advisors’ annual litigation funding reports to find patent finance shot up by nearly 50% since 2020 – to the benefit of rights holders

Meet the man who helps innovative operating companies realise huge patent ROI

Ron Epstein’s IP advisory firm acts as “virtual in-house counsel” for small companies and his recent successes include a $150 million settlement for one client and half-a-billion in verdicts for another

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Patent litigation finance booming while insurance market evolving, providers say

Industry practitioners remain optimistic against an unstable financial backdrop

04 January 2023

An almost billion-dollar award leads 2022’s top 10 US patent verdicts

Companies who scored the most from US juries during the past 12 months include VLSI Technology, Complete Genomics Inc, Ravgen Inc, USAA and Columbia University

19 December 2022

Diversity data reveals size of missed opportunities in inventors and patenting

Qualcomm executive and Invent Together director discuss initiatives at IP Dealmakers conference in New York

13 December 2022

Brazilian political about-turn could spell change for IP community

The election of Lula da Silva may have significant policy ramifications, including for patent professionals

08 December 2022

Five key patent transactions takeaways

An over-arching theme during an IAM event was the key importance of relationships, trust and empathy between parties when deals are getting done

11 November 2022

Equifax’s nimble approach to IP leadership and value realisation

Elizabeth Lester, assistant general counsel of intellectual property, speaks to IAM about letting the business drive priorities in a small patent and trademark department

26 October 2022

Top patentee jury verdicts from US courts in the third quarter

Here’s a look at the data about the rights’ holders and dollar sums behind the 31 patent damages awards from 1 July to 30 September

17 October 2022

Explosion in banking innovation drives move to increased collaboration and partnerships

By signing up to OIN, The Clearing House illustrates how financial services are increasingly leveraging open source

14 October 2022

Soaring US patent litigation funding triggers intense disclosure debate

Third-party backing is at an all-time high, but questions linger over how much should be public

07 October 2022

The IP-backed finance and litigation funding markets revolution

Insurance policy types are proliferating and the increased certainty is attracting new lenders – a virtuous circle that looks set to cut capital costs for IP-rich companies

28 September 2022

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