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The BlackBerry patent sale is a missed opportunity for company and country

Last week’s completion of a $200 million deal with NPE Malikie Innovations Limited saw more valuable IP leave Canadian ownership and was for a much lower amount than CEO John Chen and his board had originally planned for

18 May 2023

Qualcomm licensing woes deepened by ongoing handset headwinds

The company’s per-device licensing approach has rendered it especially vulnerable to severe drop offs in smartphone sales

04 May 2023

Commissioner Breton takes aim at “bad faith” patent licensors as final SEP policy proposal released

Vague provision to exempt certain ‘use cases’ from the new framework last-minute addition

27 April 2023

PTAB experts react to discretionary denial reform package

Various provisions in the USPTO’s rulemaking proposal favour patent owners and others lean towards petitioners, yet one thing is certain: chief IP officers must make their voices heard

26 April 2023

New draft European Commission SEP regulation shows tweaks but no rewrite

Ahead of the anticipated official announcement now set for Thursday, an updated version has leaked - but the substance remains the same

25 April 2023

The European Commission’s SEP regulation would be a geostrategic liability for the EU

Saturday Opinion: As ESTI and key US players move to intervene, the geopolitical ramifications of the proposal start to show

22 April 2023

BREAKING: Avanci signs Samsung to 2G-4G SEP platform as a licensor

The Korean company has also joined the Aftermarket licensing programme and is already a member of Avanci Broadcast

18 April 2023

Nokia wins German injunction against Vivo, mirroring Oppo dispute

The Finnish company enjoys more success in Europe, but Asia will play a major role in determining the outcomes of its two ongoing spats

12 April 2023

Delhi High Court limits confidentiality club access to information

In the pending SEP/FRAND proceedings between Vivo and Philips, the court’s focus on relevancy strikes a balance between access to crucial information and protection of information that is not yet relevant to the case.

12 April 2023

Patent transactions in Q4 2022

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Allied Security Trust’s Patent Deals Report shows overall transactions last year dropped on 2021, although the figures are less stark when compared to pre-covid years

11 April 2023

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