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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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Sweden: Trade secrets – policy and latest developments

Featured in Trade Secrets Hub 2024

Trade secrets are an effective means to complement and supplement patent portfolios, because they can be an effective way to protect gaps that patents cannot fill. However, the pace at which tech is being employed in Sweden has hugely increased the risk of trade secrets being breached.

07 March 2024

Atlantic IP Services MD says strategy is to put the money back into the hands of innovators

Jerry Padian discusses shopping for patents and negotiating licences during a bad economy, and how the UPC might change the game for NPEs enforcing rights in Europe

01 March 2024

Whose money? Patentee, accused infringer, and firm’s litigation funder fighting for slice of settlement

BMW seeks intervention in a complex dispute between NPE Arigna Technology and Longford Capital Fund, which financed Arigna’s law firm

29 February 2024

BREAKING: Avanci signs Volkswagen Group to fast-growing 5G programme

Joint licensing platform passes the 25-licensee mark in its first six months

20 February 2024

Meet the Irish NPE that is suing automakers and tech companies

Atlantic IP Services-associated entity defeated in latest declaratory judgment action filed by BMW Group

19 February 2024

South Korea most likely to take the lead in lithium-ion battery race

As the global lithium-ion battery invention space continues to grow in portfolio size and strength, all eyes are on South Korean firms, which dominate the top 10 patent holders. According to analysis, the country is on the path to claiming the patent portfolio top spot from Japan in the coming years.

14 February 2024

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