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Blackberry patent buyer’s US litigation track record

Key Patent Innovations has a scant history of suing in the States, indicating its licensing approach may centre on private negotiations in contrast to the failed purchaser

Examining the practice of Cedar Lane Technologies – America’s top-filing NPE

We talked with Greg Benoit, president of the Canadian company that filed the most cases in 2022, strongly favours the Western District of Texas, and has obtained a 96% settlement rate among its terminated cases

Tips for accused infringers amid uptick in streaming media patent litigation

Increased NPE litigation in the sector emerges from a patent buyer’s market of liquidated assets and divested obsolete portfolios

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General Counsel Nan Liu speaks with IAM about international strategies, NPE threats and the UPC

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As Huawei launches SEP litigations, its IP chiefs discuss push into newer tech areas

Alan Fan and Emil Zhang tell IAM about the company’s approaches to automotive, Wi-Fi 6 and HEVC patents

29 November 2022

‘Business and IP activities must change’ – Panasonic IP director speaks out

The current ecosystem requires the active utilisation of assets, says Yoshiaki Tokuda

23 November 2022

Can two Federal Circuit ‘inventive concept’ rulings dent dismissal motions?

Docket Navigator data shows accused patent infringers fully or partially win 70% to 80% of early motions raising Section 101 arguments

31 October 2022

Big Tech urges major changes to USPTO examiner guidance on Section 101

Concerns that the advice leads examiners to issue ineligible patents has parallels with a statement Kathi Vidal made before directorship

21 October 2022

Qualcomm executive highlights IEEE patent policy revision problems

Fabian Gonell says tweaks to injunction limitations will create conflict in court and subject SEP licensors to new claims

19 October 2022

IEEE patent policy revisions spark debate about SEP holders’ next move

Reservations linger over whether rights holders will agree to license under the new rules

18 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

From taxi rides to super-app: Grab’s transformational patent strategy

In an exclusive interview with IAM, the company’s head of IP and technology shares the thinking behind a rapidly-expanding IP portfolio

06 October 2022

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