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Huawei, Intel among big firms selling patents in June-recorded transactions

Two deals could bring NPE risk but others stem from bankruptcies, buying and selling of business units and company product collaborations

UK court fast-tracks patent trials ahead of parallel UPC hearings

But desire to influence Unified Patent Court decision unlikely to be enough to justify UK expedition requests

Supreme People’s Court redefines use in trade secret infringement case with record-breaking damages award

The Supreme People’s Court is providing stronger protection for trade secrets in a recent high-profile ruling. The judgment highlights the court’s inference of infringement during litigation and sets a new precedent for Chinese courts deciding on trade secret matters.

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Tesla embroiled in $1 billion EV battery trade secret showdown

The case accuses a former equipment supplier of stealing lucrative IP and exposes the weakness in Musk’s tough anti-patent rhetoric

20 June 2024

Delta Electronics pivots patent strategy from ‘passive defensive’ to ‘proactive offensive’

The company is increasing its monetisation focus to help achieve its ambitious two-digit growth goal, says general counsel Karl Yeh

18 June 2024

The German cartel office’s LNG endorsement has opened a can of SEP worms

Saturday Opinion: The Bundeskartellamt’s decision to give the green light to an automotive licensing negotiation group could stir up further disputes among licensors and licensees

15 June 2024

Consolidating related cases in the Western District of Texas just got harder

Chief Judge Alia Moses’ new requirement to file a motion with legal, factual justification prior to case consolidation is “a solution in search of a problem”, one attorney says

12 June 2024

Software assets dominate market: patent transactions in Q1 2024

AST reports that deal numbers were influenced by economic conditions, trends in litigation funding, licensing cycles, and operating companies selling non-core assets

04 June 2024

Federal Circuit creates patent holder headache in design patent obviousness ruling

Chief IP counsel must brace for the impact as the precedential LKQ Corp ruling might do to design patents what Alice did to utility patents, some practitioners warn

29 May 2024

Predictions of royalty load, litigation risk for upcoming Tesla EV charging standard

Tesla’s NACS plug – predicted to dominate the United States’ EV market – is undergoing standardisation. Automakers prefer royalty-free licensing, but what of suppliers and NPE risk?

14 May 2024

Patent licensing companies using dual UPC and US litigation strategy

Seven NPEs have filed 15 infringement actions in the pan-European court, and also filed litigation in US district courts

13 May 2024

Malikie Innovations is busy one year after buying BlackBerry patents

From inking a deal within six months to eyeing the UPC – IP Head and IAM Market Maker Angela Quinlan reflects on the past 12 months in an exclusive interview

09 May 2024

Economic uncertainty pushing auto companies to fine-tune IP strategies

Experts at IAM Live: Auto IP USA discussed cost-cutting measures like legal-spend reductions, portfolio pruning, and selective patent filing

08 May 2024

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