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Three things to know about the US government’s new strategy for standards development

Here’s the critical background to know as innovators today participate in a USPTO listening session about the intersection between standards development and IP

Patent transactions in Q2 2023 soared by 345% YOY

The surge is due to 9,702 US patent assets involved in the BlackBerry sale to Key Patent Innovations, which runs Malikie Innovations, according to the AST Patent Deals Report for Q2 2023

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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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Vidal’s ruling in Samsung v Netlist IPR may help unveil real-parties-in-interest

It’s a win for the patent owner seeking to reveal who is behind the IPR petitioner, and may deliver estoppel benefits in underlying district court litigation

17 February 2023

Smartphone sales plummet causing pain for SEP licensors

Some licensing businesses hurt more than others and their basic deal structure is the differentiator

07 February 2023

Are US companies embracing quality over quantity in the patenting race?

Saturday Opinion: IAM deputy editor Angela Morris confronts the claim that 2022 US patent grants may indicate American industry is slipping in the global innovation race

04 February 2023

New US trade secrets law a ‘potential sledgehammer’ in dispute negotiations

President can now pick out foreign entities and subject them to a series of sanctions

01 February 2023

Apple acquisitions are fuelling the growth of its semiconductor patent portfolio

With its long history of patent acquisition, Apple shows no signs of slowing down in its quest to expand its position in the semiconductor patent landscape, argues co-authors George Park and David Wright of IPValue in this co-published piece

31 January 2023

The FTC’s war against US technology competition with China

Saturday Opinion: Supporting the legality of fair non-compete agreements will enhance foreign investors’ reasonable expectations of protection by the US IP system

28 January 2023

Non-US companies earned 56% of US patent grants in 2022 as IBM loses top spot

Samsung took the lead, as Asia-based companies gain while American counterparts slip

24 January 2023

A view from inside the IP world of Silicon Valley

Saturday Opinion: Tech industry layoffs will impact everyone but those in the hub also see room for manoeuvre

21 January 2023

Changed political climate may influence latest implementer v SEP licensor antitrust action

Although u-blox's litigation against InterDigital raises familiar legal arguments, questions remain about the impact of a new antitrust chief and lack of SEP/FRAND policy statement

17 January 2023

Prepare now: call to action for chief IP officers on draft FTC non-compete policy

Commission may face legal challenges but risks of trade secrets breaches and increased litigation abound

13 January 2023

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