Work Area: Licensing

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The US may have left it too late to take FRAND leadership

Kathi Vidal and Chris Coons clearly see standards as a pivotal issue and have made no secret of their concerns about the proposed EU SEP licensing regulation, but they are constrained in how far and how quickly they can act

03 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

Sharp and Vivo ink cross-licence agreement bringing end to Chinese litigation

The deal grants the companies use of each other’s patents in various wireless communication technologies

01 August 2023

$7 billion Roivant deal would be ultimate vindication of its pioneering IP commercialisation model

The company’s distinctive dealmaking approach has produced many successes to date

28 July 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

IP must pass its climate change test

With the world heating up and extreme weather events more common, technology may be the only hope there is of mitigating the effects of global warming. This sets the patent community a challenge it cannot duck

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

IAM and WTR join forces for Latin America IP strategy event

Corporate IP executives, deal makers, brand leaders, policy experts and legal advisers will convene in São Paulo to share best practices and insights

22 July 2023

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