Nokia and Samsung sign 5G patent license agreement
Agreement covers Nokia’s fundamental inventions in 5G and other technologies Samsung to make royalty payments to Nokia for a multi-year period Previous agreement expired at the end of 2022 Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced last month it has signed a new cross-license...
Mobile money: need to incentivize cellular standards
Savings accounts, payments and loans play a key role in the economic and social welfare of individuals and countries. Amongst other things, they provide financial inclusion, higher chances of overcoming financial challenges, an opportunity to create a business or to...
Is OpenAI’s ChatGPT threatening privacy?
There has been a rush of excitement in recent weeks for OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT. It’s hard not to share in the excitement, when one can ask a question as unusual as “write me a poem about patents in the style of Shakespeare” and receive a coherent and original reply...
Huge leap in number of legal professionals with career concerns
LawCare, the mental health charity for legal professionals in the UK, today released new support statistics and its impact report LawCare's 2022 impact report shows that nearly a quarter (22%) of people contacting LawCare for support were primarily concerned about...
Blank Rome welcomes new Patent Agent in Houston
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Dr. Joseph B. Jackson has joined the firm’s Houston office in the Intellectual Property and Technology practice group as a patent agent. Joe’s arrival continues the firm’s strategic expansion of its Intellectual Property...
Registration now open for Finnegan IP University
WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its 2023 Finnegan IP University program. The free program introduces undergraduate and graduate STEM students to career opportunities in IP law over four weeks of online educational...
Holland & Hart creates new principal role
DENVER, January 18, 2023—Holland & Hart announced that it has created a new leadership role of Principal, Patent Agent (Principal). The firm’s leadership promoted Devin Brennan as the firm’s first Principal effective January 1. Brennan joined the firm in 2015 as a...
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VLSI agrees to dismiss latest semiconductor patent complaint against Intel in Delaware
VLSI Technology LLC has agreed to dismiss all claims against Intel Corporation in a patent case before the Delaware District Court in the US. The two companies made a joint filing on 27 December outlining their intentions to abandon the action. As well as agreeing to...
Picassos in the potting shed? What to do with unused or unloved intellectual property assets
Unused or unloved intellectual property assets We are all familiar with selling unwanted items on eBay, Vinted, Facebook Marketplace….. Sometimes it is for housecleaning or clearing, and sometimes to get rid of the old and even tired. Surprising who wants to buy that...
OLIVARES in Mexico names two new Partners
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 9, 2023- OLIVARES, a leading IP, business, and litigation law firm in Mexico announces the addition of two new partners: Rommy Morales and Jaime Rodríguez. Rommy Morales is an experienced practitioner at OLIVARES, first joining the firm in 2008. For...
Landis+Gyr Joins LOT Network to Safeguard its Innovation and Ecosystem from Patent Litigation
The LOT Network membership will enable Landis+Gyr to remain at the forefront of innovation in sustainable energy management technology, rather than focus on patent litigation. Cham, Switzerland – January 9th, 2023 – Landis+Gyr (SIX: LAND), a leading global provider of...
Reddie & Grose Appoints Dr Yumiko Kato
Reddie & Grose, a UK and European firm of Patent, Trademark and Design attorneys, is delighted to announce that Dr Yumiko Kato has joined the firm as a Senior Associate. She will be working out of the London office. Yumiko’s specialist field is chemistry where she...
Finnegan elects eight new partners
WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan is delighted to welcome eight attorneys to the partnership. They represent distinct areas of intellectual property law including patent and trade secret litigation before U.S. federal district courts; investigations at the U.S. International...
Gerald Flattmann joins Cahill’s New York office as IP Litigation Partner
NEW YORK, January 3, 2023 – Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP announced today that Gerald J. Flattmann, Jr. has joined the firm as a partner in the litigation practice group based in New York. He will serve as Chair of Cahill’s Life Sciences Patent Litigation practice....
Mandamus petition to avoid Delaware Judge’s disclosure orders rejected by Federal Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, also known as CAFC, rejected a writ of mandamus petition asking the Delaware district court to cancel an order to submit specific legal papers to ensure compliance with Chief Judge Connolly's standing orders on...
Global law firm Nixon Peabody selects Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE for IP Management
BOSTON, December 21, 2022 – Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology, today announced that global law firm Nixon Peabody has selected Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE platform as its new IP management solution. Nixon Peabody...
Baidu, a global AI and technology leader, announces its membership in LOT Network, the leading protective IP community
Joining the international non-profit community is an important step in ensuring the health of the AI community PHOENIX, AZ (DECEMBER 20, 2022): LOT Network, the international community of the world’s leading high-tech companies committed to protecting its members from...
Rouse acquires European IP firm Valea
International IP services firm Rouse enhances its capabilities in Sweden through acquisition of leading IP firm Valea AB 14 December 2022: International Intellectual Property (IP) services firm Rouse today announces its acquisition of Valea AB, a leading European IP...
Adam Williams appointed Intellectual Property Office CEO
The IPO has announced that Adam Williams has been appointed Chief Executive and Comptroller-General of the Intellectual Property Office. Adam joined the Intellectual Property Office in 2009 and took up the role of Director of Business and International Policy in...
AIPEX announces new member firm in the Czech Republic, HARBER IP.
ROTTERDAM & PRAGUE, December 12th, 2022 -- AIPEX, the leader in providing cost and time efficient pan-European IP portfolio management solutions announces expansion to the Czech Republic. AIPEX is proud to welcome its tenth member firm, HARBER IP, expanding its...
Supplementary protection certificates: ambiguity over the Unified Patent Court’s jurisdiction and opt-outs
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) – which is expected to launch in April 2023 – will have jurisdiction not only for patent litigation, but also for litigation involving supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) issued for medicinal products and plant protection...
The perils of ChatGPT for inventors
OpenAI’s latest chatbot, ChatGPT, undoubtedly produces some seriously impressive results. Indeed, it’s often difficult to tell, at first glance, that the text was generated using a chatbot. However, the internet (and particularly my LinkedIn feed) has been awash over...
Finnegan secures ITC win on behalf of BMW
WASHINGTON, DC—In a final determination, the International Trade Commission (ITC) terminated an investigation brought on by Arigna Technology Ltd. against Finnegan clients BMW of North America, LLC and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (collectively, “BMW”). Arigna alleged...
Anaqua and PatSnap team up to deliver an end-to-end pharma IP management solution
Integrated capabilities will enable best practices in Life Science stage gate reviews BOSTON, December 7, 2022 – Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management technology, today announced it is partnering with innovation intelligence...
Powell Gilbert adds IP litigator to growing team
Jodie Goonawardena is the firm’s fifth Associate hire in just over a year LONDON – Specialist IP law firm Powell Gilbert LLP today announces that it has expanded its team of leading IP lawyers with the appointment of Jodie Goonawardena as an Associate. Jodie joins...
International leading digital disruption expert joins Browne Jacobson
Law firm Browne Jacobson has appointed digital disruption legal expert Mike Rebeiro as strategic advisor to its UK & Ireland (UK&I) IP and Technology team. Mike who was the former Global Head of technology and Innovation at Norton Rose Fulbright, is a highly...
Retail and cloud services leader Amazon joins the Open Invention Network
From banking and communications networks to retail, e-commerce and entertainment platforms, all the technology rests on, or is comprised of, code from Linux and other open source projects. The cloud services that are powering an increasingly digitized lifestyle are...
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