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Second buyer emerges in bid for BlackBerry’s 38,000 patents

New contender is a large firm that does not need external financing but original buyer Catapult IP Innovations is now in final negotiations with new financial partners

21 December 2022

Top 10 FRAND developments of 2022

These new patent pools, global litigation developments, and SEP policy changes will keep making waves in the New Year

21 December 2022

US omnibus appropriations bill: robust USPTO funding and satellite office incoming

Unleashing American Innovators in, Pride in Patent Ownership out of bill which is expected to hit Biden’s desk on Friday

20 December 2022

Five of the US patent world’s biggest news nuggets of 2022

Intel sold 5,000 patents to an NPE, Apple signed up for two multi-million dollar SEP licences, Kathi Vidal made her mark as USPTO director – and more

15 December 2022

Breaking: Sisvel launches 5G Multimode patent pool

Several former Via licensors have joined the new programme

14 December 2022

Diversity data reveals size of missed opportunities in inventors and patenting

Qualcomm executive and Invent Together director discuss initiatives at IP Dealmakers conference in New York

13 December 2022

EU escalates WTO anti-suit injunction dispute with China

European courts have pushed back against ASIs, but the European Commission is seeking a political fix

13 December 2022

Huawei signs 5G cross-licence with Oppo, extends deal with Samsung

IAM speaks to Global Head of IP Alan Fan about today’s announcements

09 December 2022

FTC ‘effort to claim broad authority’ puts SEPs in the frame

Shift away from Sherman and Clayton acts could aid application of antitrust rules to standard essential patent conduct

07 December 2022

Video or it didn’t happen: the video epoch and the coming IP reckoning

Nokia IP Executive Arvin Patel warns that the licensing market is “decidedly thin” and on the cusp of change

07 December 2022

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