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Litigation involving high-performance camera maker underlines Fortress’s reach

SiOnyx, which is owned by the investment giant, and co-plaintiff Harvard accuses Japanese optical devices manufacturer of patent infringement

19 Apr 2019

New framework for US patent eligibility reform runs into familiar problems

At a well-attended Washington DC meeting on Wednesday, key stakeholders struggled to get past a series of issues that have consistently hampered attempts to deliver changes to Section 101 via Congress

30 Mar 2019

Top five takeaways from WIPO’s 2018 PCT stats

Asia’s lead in international patent applications indicates a shift in innovation activity from West to East - and although Chinese growth is slowing the country has made big strides at a corporate and academic level

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1 Apr 2019

IP-related statistics from the recent past

A selection of recently reported facts and figures. Read more

29 Mar 2019

China's patent office pledges to cut pendency amid quality questions

CNIPA has promised to reduce examination times, but users are more concerned about quality. Agency's deputy director waves off the suggestion that 90% of its issued patents are 'junk' Read more

21 Mar 2019

Chinese state research lab wants Intel to pay for chip tech

Recent PTAB filings by Intel reveal it’s being sued in China by a government-run R&D lab for infringing patents related to FinFET transistors Read more

15 Mar 2019

With PTAB petition 10,000 approaching, the US patent system has spawned a $1 billion industry

The signing of the America Invents Act changed the face of US patent practice in a way that very few who steered the legislation through Congress had anticipated Read more

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12 Mar 2019

Europe’s patent landscape in six charts

The EPO’s annual report for 2018 was published today and shows that filing levels are up, grants have surged, the US leads, China slows and Siemens is number one Read more

6 Mar 2019

The state of play in the global IP market

IAM's annual benchmarking survey is designed to identify the key concerns of senior decision makers in areas such as deal-making, valuation, patent office performance, top litigation venues and policy Read more

18 Feb 2019

Patent deals show how Indian startups can benefit from multinational research activity

An AI health-tech startup recently named one of the world's most promising had its roots in the re-organisation of Xerox's research centre in India Read more

14 Feb 2019

The five key takeaways from the USPTO’s report on women and patents

Although female patentees are becoming more common – particularly in areas such as pharma and biotech – the rate of growth is slowing, suggesting that a lot more work needs to be done before equality between the sexes is achieved Read more

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15 Mar 2019

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22 Apr 2019

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University & Research Institutions

New framework for US patent eligibility reform runs into familiar problems

Top five takeaways from WIPO’s 2018 PCT stats

Latest

IP-related statistics from the recent past

China's patent office pledges to cut pendency amid quality questions

Chinese state research lab wants Intel to pay for chip tech

With PTAB petition 10,000 approaching, the US patent system has spawned a $1 billion industry

News

Europe’s patent landscape in six charts

The state of play in the global IP market

Patent deals show how Indian startups can benefit from multinational research activity

The five key takeaways from the USPTO’s report on women and patents

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Bangalore’s top tech firms offer qualified praise for patent office progress

Korean solar firm leverages patent deals to go after Chinese rivals

Operating companies ramp up their US patent deal-making, but NPEs see big drop

More technology transfer needed for effective climate change mitigation

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New framework for US patent eligibility reform runs into familiar problems

New names added to IAM's list of Asia-Pac's market-leading IP operations

Winners of the inaugural Global IP Awards named at gala dinner in London

Europe’s patent landscape in six charts

With PTAB petition 10,000 approaching, the US patent system has spawned a $1 billion industry

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