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Bitcoin not Craig Wright’s invention, declares UK High Court following dramatic trial

Here’s what yesterday’s finding means for the Bitcoin IP landscape

15 March 2024

Nokia sues Verifone at UPC and in Germany in bid to expand IoT revenues

Finnish company launches its third enforcement campaign involving Unified Patent Court litigation

14 March 2024

New York noncompete clause ban veto puts IP rights in the spotlight

Bill to prohibit restrictive clauses set to make a comeback this year, with added salary cap to keep high earners with access to valuable trade secrets out of its scope

01 February 2024

Nokia increases patent revenue from 'growth areas' by 50% in the past year

The Finnish company’s licensing business is becoming even more important because of broader headwinds faced by the corporation

13 December 2023

Top 10 busiest PTAB expert witnesses

Docket Navigator’s new tool shows the most in-demand specialist focuses on multiplex and VoIP technology

03 October 2022

Building blocks for the metaverse – practical IP considerations for NFT investors and creators

Nader Mousavi, Mehdi Ansari, Jay Thornton and Jonathan Hofman of Sullivan & Cromwell explore the legal issues facing creators and buyers of NFTs, alongside the regulatory frameworks in which they are being used

19 January 2022

AI-powered patent pools open for business despite some market scepticism

Two newly launched licensing platforms say the moment has arrived to deploy the rapidly developing technology, but not everyone is convinced

07 January 2022

What Zoom’s meteoric rise tells us about start-ups and patents

The software company has all the characteristics of a young high-growth tech business, including a very small IP portfolio

11 December 2020

Unwired Planet and Conversant decisions likely to stand, which leaves Huawei and ZTE with big calls to make

The justices hearing the much-watched UK Supreme Court FRAND licensing appeals did not seem disposed to reverse, but that may not be the end of the story

01 November 2019

Final day of the Unwired Planet and Conversant UK Supreme Court hearing leaves plaintiffs in strong position

The justices will now consider their decision and while the appellants, Huawei and ZTE, have both made some strong arguments, the signs are that reversal of the lower courts’ findings is unlikely

24 October 2019