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Keeping collaborations on course: five tips for trade secrets owners

A recent smart poles dispute involving Nokia is a reminder of potential pitfalls when working with partners

From lab to fork: IP strategy at a pioneering cultivated meat company

Head of IP Mark Chadwick speaks to IAM about balancing patents and trade secrets in a nascent market with a bumpy regulatory landscape

Meet Meta’s patents team, in which diversity strengthens strategy, acquisitions and licensing

Through a series of exclusive interviews with IAM, Meta’s patents, licensing and open-source leaders take us inside their patent strategy

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US appellate court’s ruling over design drawings sends a strong message to trade secret owners

Companies who spend vastly on R&D must have adequate protection in place when seeking patents, with ample evidence for demonstrating that

18 August 2023

Microsoft, Linux licences evince emerging best practices in licensing AI technologies

Shutterstock, Adobe and Nvidia are also using successful AI licensing agreements for generative AI products, but there’s a long way ahead to scale challenges over data usage, fair royalty determination, and more

02 August 2023

VC funding, green tech boom and AI to be discussed at IPBC Asia 2023

The full agenda is now available for this year’s event, taking place at the Palace Hotel in Tokyo between 28 and 30 November

01 August 2023

IAM’s top takeaways from IPBC Global 2023

Litigation funding, looking beyond patents and driving business in new markets – our editorial team reflects on the key messages from the world’s leading IP conference

27 July 2023

IAM’s 2023 Asia IP Elite revealed

In-house IP teams at Japanese companies continue to make up the largest part of the Asia IP Elite list, which includes a record 88 organisations this year

26 July 2023

Here’s how Huawei cut its US patent risk and litigation defence costs

“We have no choice but to take a balanced approach to patent licensing,” Huawei US Chief IP Counsel Steven Geiszler tells IAM in an exclusive interview

25 July 2023

Incentivising trade secret innovations

More and more companies are looking to keeping their inventions under wraps, raising important questions about how to implement effective rewards schemes

21 July 2023

Bringing IP strategy lessons to a pioneering pharma company

Head of IP Nick Finnie speaks to IAM about the importance of visibility when working for a smaller company competing in a global market

21 July 2023

AI-powered patent analytics tools are transforming IP professionals' work

“Those who do not utilise new technology in an appropriate manner will be left behind,” says AI-believer Jennifer Burdman, chief IP officer of Valo Health

19 July 2023

Elon Musk’s accusations of trade secrets breaches by Threads staff will put management style in spotlight

A warning letter alleging infringement by ex-Twitter staff needs to be backed by robust internal policies to carry weight

12 July 2023

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