Sector: Automotive

The License On Transfer (LOT) Network announced last week that it has welcomed Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors as its first new members in 2016. As well as being the second and third automotive OEM companies to sign up to the alliance…

11 February 2016

In many ways General Motors’ acquisition of ride sharing company Sidecar was a classic tech play – one that we have seen time and again from the likes of Google and Apple in recent years. Buy a fledgling – and in this case struggling – start-up to…

29 January 2016

It has been a busy 2015 for IP owners operating in Asia, with the region continuing to challenge Europe as the world’s second major IP marketplace (and, with things the way they are in the United States at the moment, first place may even be up for…

18 December 2015

A stake in one of Japan’s most active patent monetisers may be about to go up for grabs. Renesas, a semiconductor manufacturer, is currently controlled by The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), a state-backed investment fund. But…

26 November 2015

Patently Apple has the story of legal wrangling that has been going on between Apple and Chinese company BYD in both the US and China since at least May. Unlike past patent problems for Apple in China, this one is with a supplier and assembler of…

20 November 2015

DJI – one of the leading manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones for commercial and recreational purposes – has made a couple of major announcements in the past few days. Both underline its efforts to expand its business and the…

12 November 2015

The plenary and breakout sessions of IPBC Asia 2015 have now come to an end, although many of the 550 delegates are now enjoying one final networking opportunity at the closing drinks reception. Before joining them, IAM’s team of reporters covering…

10 November 2015

The plenary and breakout sessions of IPBC Asia 2015 got underway today at the Palace Hotel in Tokyo. Over 550 delegates are in attendance, with a very strong showing of senior corporate IP managers working in Japanese companies and those based in…

09 November 2015

The number of patent transactions continues to rise, with the total for 2015 looking like it will outstrip last year’s figure, according to Linda Biel, vice-president of business development at defensive patent aggregator Allied Security Trust (AST)…

11 October 2015

Recent research from IP analytics firm Relecura provides a fascinating analysis of trends in patent-backed financings over the past few years. In terms of lenders, US banks dominate; while the list of top loanees is largely comprised of US operating…

29 September 2015