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New IAM legal research tool aids busy patent professionals in the global licensing landscape

“Primary Sources” can fast-forward your queries about jurisdictions around the world

AI is posing many challenges but we are finding ways to overcome them, says US Copyright Office Director

Shira Perlmutter, one of this year’s IP Hall of Fame inductees, speaks to IAM about her career and the big issues currently facing the copyright world

Dutch businesses increasingly proactive about trade secret misappropriation

The volume of cases appears to be picking up pace in the Netherlands with key rulings offering guidance on confidentiality clubs and patenting of misappropriated trade secrets

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US trade agency backs USPTO rule expanding IPR settlement disclosures

The Federal Trade Commission has welcomed a rule from the patent office that would require companies to disclose settlement agreements earlier in the patent challenge process

20 June 2024

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

UPC Judge Klaus Grabinski shares advocacy tips and reflections on court’s first year

New IP Hall of Fame member speaks to IAM about the key moments of the Unified Patent Court’s first 12 months

20 June 2024

China gets serious about trade secrets foreign espionage

With all to play for in the race for global high-tech dominance, the country is using bolstered powers to protect domestic business secrets

18 June 2024

Meet the IP Hall of Fame inductees of 2024 – Annette Kur

Reshaping European design and trademark law, Professor Kur has made an impact far beyond the walls of academia

17 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

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

Kathi Vidal talks patent value on stage at IPBC Global

“When I think of patent value, it's really the ability of a patent to attract investment and to be used to bring innovation to impact,” states the USPTO director

12 June 2024

Delhi High Court’s reversal of Novartis injunction provides further guidance on India’s controversial Section 3(d) requirement

Pendulum swings in favour of local generic drugmaker Natco in long-running Indian pharma dispute against Novartis

12 June 2024

US appeals court to weigh scope of prior art in PTAB cases

Lynk Labs Inc v Samsung Electronics Co questions the interpretation of patent applications as prior art printed publications, and the prior art date to be the application filing date

11 June 2024

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