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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

The biggest patent jury verdict winners of the first quarter of 2024

Centripetal Networks came out on top with $151.5 million in damages, while Apple dodged a $503-million-dollar bullet

Trade secrets in M&A negotiations – tips from a tech transfer expert

Matthew Wahlrab, founder and CEO of Rapid Alpha, discusses key considerations for safe transfer of technological know-how

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Cisco sued at UPC by third NPE to use new court

Atlantic IP Services entity Lionra Technologies has extended its enforcement efforts to the pan-EU forum

26 February 2024

Tracing the digital footprints of a trade secret thief

Digital forensics investigators share their advice for being one step ahead of critical information leaks

15 December 2023

China’s State Grid takes lead in global cybersecurity patent race

But more than half of global applications still originate from the US, data reveals

05 December 2023

Shielding trade secrets during a ‘cybersecurity pandemic’

Cyberattacks targeting IP soar, but there are steps companies can take to reduce risk

28 November 2023

The products-plus-licensing model of a small firm that won $45 million from Vivint

You may not know SkyBell Technologies’ name due to its B2B model, but now its executives are opening up about the role patent licensing plays in the company’s growth and success

08 November 2023

Blockchain patent assets are hot but hard to find on the secondary market

Data indicates the start of an uptrend in blockchain portfolios for sale but supply is still too low to meet the needs of would-be buyers from a multitude of industries

03 October 2023

The BlackBerry patent sale is a missed opportunity for company and country

Last week’s completion of a $200 million deal with NPE Malikie Innovations Limited saw more valuable IP leave Canadian ownership and was for a much lower amount than CEO John Chen and his board had originally planned for

18 May 2023

Meet the new leader of IBM’s IP monetisation team

Charles Varvaro has big shoes to fill, but his relationships in the industry and business strategy acumen are up to the task

14 April 2023

Draft regulations will give teeth to national security trade secret protection

Amid rising tension between Taiwan and China and increased numbers of cases involving espionage, the National Science and Technology Council has published draft regulations that will determine what items constitute nationally important core technologies and introduce heavy penalties for leaking them.

05 April 2023

Rapid product growth spurs patent activity at Palo Alto Networks

IP head George Simion tells IAM in an exclusive interview that quality – not quantity – drives his portfolio diversification programme

06 December 2022

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