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China’s surge in semiconductor innovation

Faced with overseas sanctions and scrutiny, domestic companies are looking to boost their patent portfolios

Does the impact of Markman orders vary by technology complexity?

Some patent litigators observe that patent disputes involving less complicated technologies tend to settle faster after claim construction. What does Docket Navigator data say?

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Apple acquisitions are fuelling the growth of its semiconductor patent portfolio

Patent assignment activity of major semiconductor vendors remains robust

Negotiating patent licensing agreements during a pandemic

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MediaTek’s patent battle with NXP spreads to China

The Dutch chipmaker secures a first invalidation win at the CNIPA as the rivals also take action in Chinese courts

01 March 2022

Asia-Pacific dominates top 100 global innovators, but there is good news for European companies too

New Clarivate report sees slew of European businesses entering the ranks of the highest performing patentees

01 March 2022

Samir Armaly to depart Xperi as it launches search for CEO to lead IP licensing spin-off

Xperi announces that its licensing chief will leave the company and gives update on plans for standalone IP licencing business, to be called Adeia

25 February 2022

TSMC’s appetite for IP boosts Taiwan patent system

Strong patent demand from chip sector helps invention filings reach highest level since 2014

23 February 2022

Group of big company general counsel calls for Fintiv overturn to “restore balance to the American patent system”

Leaders from businesses including Intel, Micron and GM write to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo claiming that without a dependable inter partes review system key business investments are impossible

11 February 2022

IP concerns now front and centre in supply chain strategies

Saturday Opinion: Retention of IP, trade secrets and talent are increasingly the driving factors in big business decisions about where to conduct R&D and manufacturing

29 January 2022

IoT semiconductor firm to offer Nokia patent licence to customers

Through a new partnership with the top patent owner in cellular IoT, Nordic Semiconductor hopes to give connected device makers better upfront visibility of IP licensing costs

27 January 2022

Moderna, Nike and TSMC among pandemic-era outperformers in patent portfolio strength

Innovation metric that’s agnostic to patent quantity highlights diverse group of companies that have put distance between themselves and their competition over the past two years

25 January 2022

For Taiwan firms, the time is now for patent monetisation

Recent moves by MediaTek, Asus and Acer all show that IP owners are seeking to boost returns

20 January 2022

VLSI claims “gamesmanship” in IPR attack on patent from $2 billion Intel verdict

Shell company’s validity challenge threatens the eye-watering damages award and Fortress-backed entity says it could open the door to abuse of the PTAB system

12 January 2022

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