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What drives business divorces and how to protect trade secrets during separations

Gregory Brown, lawyer at Hill Ward Henderson, shares tips for handling soured corporate relationships and an unusual trade secret case

WiLAN buying portfolios, striking licences in first year as private monetisation firm

On the anniversary of Canadian patent licensing firm WiLAN’s sale to private investors, CEO Andrew Parolin boasts of a very successful 12 months in an exclusive IAM interview

Three crucial lessons to navigate IP and regulatory devils in medical innovation

Advice for biotech-pharma innovators to manage IP strategy while taking the risky gamble of introducing new drugs or medical devices to market

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Brace yourselves for the FTC’s non-compete ban

The time to adjust corporate practices to ringfence trade secrets effectively is now

13 June 2024

Power and privilege, MMA and pyjamas: IPBC Global 2024

We are off to a roaring start at the opulent Palace Hotel in sunny downtown San Francisco, where the world’s top patent professionals are gathering for three days of networking, deal-making and unrivalled IP business content

11 June 2024

IAM exclusive: Dolby GC Andy Sherman dishes about firm’s GE Licensing acquisition

Sherman opens up about the inside story of the $429 million, 5,000 patent acquisition, his plans for future standardisation work, how Dolby will handle GE Licensing’s patent pool participation, and more

07 June 2024

Keeping a finger on the trade secrets pulse

Loek Steffanie, vice chair of the AIPPI’s trade secrets committee, outlines the key steps to develop an IP strategy where “all horses” are in the race

29 May 2024

Why an inclusive and diverse patent profession is the future

We need to ensure those that are starting on the long journey to becoming patent practitioners have the support they need to be successful, says ADAPT.legal Co-founder Steve Gong

27 May 2024

China worries loom in wake of US non-compete clause ban

While the move has been applauded for its benefits for low-wage workers, it potentially leaves the US vulnerable on the international stage

10 May 2024

Adeia renews Panasonic licence, announces Q1 revenue

The San Jose-based patent licensing company also spent $8.5 million acquiring patents in the first quarter to strengthen its position in over-the-top streaming tech

10 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

Pinpointing trade secrets ‘surprisingly rare’ in licence agreements

Clifford Chance’s London-based partner Don McCombie on implementing formal policies, rising awareness and US v UK litigation

07 May 2024

Samsung TV deal boosts InterDigital’s Q1 revenue by 30%

CEO Liren Chen says R&D powerhouse has "made great progress on multiple fronts" and signed seven new licence agreements

03 May 2024

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