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Delaware judge's inquisition is headed down a dangerous path

If Chief Judge Colm Connolly starts to force plaintiffs to reveal their litigation financiers’ investors, there’s a risk funding will dry up for deserving patent holders

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

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Foreign litigants in patent cases should beware "America First" US juries, research suggests

New study digs deep into potential jurors’ attitudes in WDTX, NCal and Delaware, lifting the lid on range of views not only on foreign companies but also trust in the USPTO and big tech

25 August 2020

How SAS has focused courts’ approaches to IPR estoppel

After the Supreme Court’s ruling in key PTAB case, district courts have started to agree on a uniform approach to prior art that can and can’t be raised in post-issuance reviews

24 August 2020

Revealed – the US law firms that receive the most patent filing work from abroad

An in-depth look at the American patent lawyers most sought after by foreign firms when it comes to USPTO applications

21 August 2020

More than $500 million spent, rights to 20,000 assets secured, RPX CEO reflects on an intense first two years

Dan McCurdy reiterates commitment to business’s core focus and flags upcoming expansion of analytics platform; says prosecution market isn’t ready for cutting-edge AI tools

17 August 2020

Why probability theory shows that with multiple challenges all patents can eventually be invalidated

If any patent can be killed at the PTAB in IPR then we must ask what that is doing to innovation in the US, says Ericsson's director of IP policy

14 August 2020

Meet the new faces in the IP Hall of Fame

This year’s inductees share what it takes to become the best of the best

12 August 2020

IP market news highlights

A rundown of some of the top news stories on the IAM platform in May, June and July

12 August 2020

Licensing 2.0 – licensing platforms for the knowledge economy

As the pace towards a knowledge-driven economy increases, there is an urgent need for holistic licensing solutions that support collaboration

12 August 2020

Reporting serious allegations made against WIPO director general was not fake news, it was essential

The outgoing WIPO director insists that full transparency should be a key concern of the new head

12 August 2020

As the fallout from covid continues, the two IP superpowers offer different messages

While China cheers an uptick in applications, the USPTO warns of a prolonged downturn

12 August 2020

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