Organisation: Monsanto

Jenni Lukander interview; VMWare LOT Network withdrawal; AIG trade secrets spat; Foxconn patent strategy; Dolby sues at UPC; 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

21 April 2024

Brazil Supreme Court affirms term adjustment of non-pharmaceutical Monsanto patent

The decision hands an agribusiness asset case back to the trial court with potentially heavy financial ramifications for the IP owner and parent company Bayer

17 April 2024

CRISPR-Cas9 drugmakers like Vertex should come to the table early, says ToolGen’s IP chief

Chief Legal Officer Yoori Kim argues that current patent uncertainty should fuel rather than thwart licensing deals

01 November 2023

Delhi court settles patent licensing v antitrust enforcement “turf war” in Ericsson dispute

The country’s patent act “prevails” over competition law when addressing issues around the exercise of IP rights

14 July 2023

Wider implications for patent owners if Apple wins appeal of $308.5 million ‘submarine’ verdict

If Personalized Media Communications loses its quest to restore the verdict, and the Federal Circuit issues precedent on the prosecution laches defence, it could impact certain rights holders who have used serial prosecution or continuation practices

23 March 2022

Gilstrap submarine patent ruling puts a 40-year old NPE on life support

PMC says EDTX judge got facts wrong and will appeal, while details emerge of similar IP owned by a host of entities, including operating companies, the US government and elite universities.

12 August 2021

US patent grants declined in 2020, but remain at historically high levels

The data shows that IBM retained its perennial number one slot, while there were fewer Japanese recipients and more patents issued to Chinese businesses

15 January 2021

Inside the plan to develop a patent licensing market for cannabis

“We want to be the RPX of the industry,” co-founder Jay Yonamine tells IAM in exclusive interview

02 September 2020

Monsanto prevails in key $7.7 billion Brazilian licensing lawsuit

In a big win for patent owners, the first-of-its-kind ruling upholds biotech innovators’ rights to collect royalties on saved GM seeds

05 November 2019

The insider's guide to getting injunctive relief in patent cases in Asia

Asian jurisdictions are of central importance to IP owners in a number of technology sectors, so the ability to get injunctions in cases of infringement is crucial

05 September 2019