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IP experts remain positive in the face of changes to the global life sciences landscape

AI, counterfeits and legislative overhauls are changing the game but contributors to the IAM Guide to Life Sciences offer strategic steps to help companies stay one step ahead

24 June 2024

Lenovo files another UPC counterattack – this time against Asustek

Chinese company is one of very few smartphone/computer companies asserting its patents at the Unified Patent Court

24 June 2024

Delta Electronics interview; US biosimilar injunction; NovaCloud licensing Ericsson patents; Tesla trade secrets showdown; smart home pool; 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

23 June 2024

It’s time to switch up patent case policies in the Western District of Texas

Saturday Opinion: Patent holders crave judges with experience and case progress predictability – and there’s a way to achieve it

22 June 2024

Interesting Alice issue arises in case where Amazon owes $122 million for ad tech infringement

Most of the time courts resolve patent eligibility issues pre-trial but here the jury decided the second prong on “inventive concept” – in the patent holder’s favour

21 June 2024

UPC grants Abbott a preliminary injunction – including for Ireland

But despite a couple of recent wins, PI applicants have a losing record at the Unified Patent Court

21 June 2024

Access Advance, Tech+IP partner on smart home pool

The potential new pool would license the smart home product market, which utilises a handful of different standards and counts up to 100 patent holder and thousands of implementers

21 June 2024

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

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