South Korea’s IP-backed lending market growth exceeds targets
Although heavy reliance on government-backed initiatives creates uncertain future for IP holders
Although heavy reliance on government-backed initiatives creates uncertain future for IP holders
The Korean chemicals giant will do anything to combat “harsh competition” and IP is one of the “crucial” tools for securing success, contends IP head Kyung-Hwa Min
The global scientific and engineering consultancy has bought TechPats, a patent-focused technical expert firm, at a time when an uncertain economy and declining number of M&As has led some companies to issue layoff notices to IP staff
World-beating R&D and patent rates propel country to top of Asia for the first time in annual WIPO study, but Global Innovation Index also shows areas where IP professionals can help it improve further
27 September 2021
Saturday Opinion: Recent signs point toward more patent licensing negotiations between Chinese tech companies. That’s good news for the country’s IP system.
25 September 2021
A new high-level policy calls for growth by a metric that includes not just royalty receipts but also payments to foreign IP owners
23 September 2021
Financial disclosures from four major publicly-listed patent owners suggest that their collective licensing revenues are on a downward trend
06 September 2021
The Long Read: Alex Rogers heads the list of individuals who have shaped the global patent licensing and deals markets over the past year, with senior executives from both corporates and NPEs making up the rest of the top 10
01 September 2021
Intangio, developed by valuation specialists Inngot and IP services firm Rouse, is helping insolvency practitioners set a data-driven reserve price for patent assets at bankruptcy auctions
31 August 2021
Greg Case has been bullish about the sector for a while and if he is right it could finally mean the birth of the asset class so many have been waiting for
30 August 2021
The acquisition of the cutting-edge haematology candidates is just the latest development in the booming immuno-oncology market
26 August 2021
Patents change hands after Japanese carmaker buys Lyft’s self-driving tech for $550 million
23 August 2021
Changes to the country’s corporate governance code encourage boards to pay more attention to IP strategy
18 August 2021
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