Organisation: Meta

Visiting Washington DC patent people filled me with optimism

Saturday Opinion: US Congress sentiment on patent reform has been swayed by national security concerns, Big Tech probes, and innovation stories that combat “patent troll” talk

04 May 2024

Apple, Google targeted at UPC; IPBC China; FTC non-compete ban; Meta patent transfer; Chinese automaker licence; plus much more

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days

28 April 2024

Meta Platforms is transferring patents to promote innovation

The tech giant has shifted IP to Midjourney, Instacart, and Starbucks but says making money isn't the point

25 April 2024

Pantech sues OnePlus again over cellular SEPs

The new suit comes just before a trial in a previous dispute between the South Korean phone manufacturer-turned-non-practising entity and Chinese smartphone brand

21 March 2024

VVC deployment is starting, but there’s a long process ahead

Application standards approved in 2023 have locked in the VVC standard and three chipmakers are supporting the video codec, but market saturation is many years away

12 March 2024

Step-by-step methods to boost innovation diversity for women

International Women’s Day is prime time to discuss how to both increase the number of women inventors and also get more women inventors named on patents

08 March 2024

How Microsoft is advancing diversity in inventorship

Celebrating and empowering women inventors: small, yet persistent steps

05 January 2024

Trade secrets in 2023: the key developments

The last 12 months have been marked by a slew of trade secret developments: from policy changes, to big money litigations, to – perhaps inevitably – Elon Musk hitting out at the development of Twitter rival Threads

02 January 2024

AI may be a ‘double-edged sword’, but it could make trade secrets more valuable than ever

IAM’s trade secret reporter Maia Biermann reflects on her recent trip to San Francisco and the discussions about how AI will impact IP strategy

02 December 2023

Using data to drive diversity at Spotify

The digital audio giant has been rigorously analysing the numbers to understand women inventorship

28 November 2023