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The European Patent Office unveils the top 10 innovators of the first standalone edition of the Young Inventors Prize 2025 in Reykjavik
The Young Inventors Prize recognizes innovators under 30 who are tackling Global Challenges through groundbreaking science and technology. 10 exceptional innovators, chosen by an independent jury from over 450 talented candidates, are redefining sustainability,...
From dots to dollars: what Nanoco’s patent fight with LG tells us about IP strategy
The recent legal action by Manchester-based Nanoco Group against electronics giant LG may seem, on the surface, like just another tech dispute. Scratch beneath that, and it highlights much broader issues – particularly for smaller, IP-rich businesses navigating global...
Celebrating World IP Day: thoughts from our Editorial Board
As World Intellectual Property Day approaches on 26 April, 2025, we asked our Editorial Board for their thoughts on this year’s focus: ‘IP and music: feel the beat of IP.’ Providing unique insight from their respective jurisdictions, our Editorial Board members...
Open Invention Network celebrates 20th birthday as an IP industry innovator
The largest patent non-aggression community in history and the forerunner to many of the defensive patent management organizations today, Open Invention Network (OIN) is celebrating its 20th birthday. Since its founding in 2005, OIN has expanded the scope of its...
Delete all IP law: a billionaire’s switch from proprietor to opponent
Jack Dorsey tweeted, “Delete all IP law” on April 12, 2025. It is a strange position to take, considering the co-founder of Twitter has a current estimated stake of $1 billion in X Corp. and owns Block, Inc. (formerly Square). X, formerly Twitter, currently has over...
Behind the scenes: Potter Clarkson’s IP Summer School
Our Editor-in-Chief, Faye Waterford, had the unique opportunity to attend Potter Clarkson’s residential IP Summer School, an exclusive event that took place on June 25-26 at the University of Nottingham. After a very warm welcome and humorous icebreaker conducted by...
Samsung’s preemptive strike: precedent or predictable?
Consumers are very familiar with tech product launches. Years of research, speculation, tech blog rumors, and even legal filings all build anticipation for the long-awaited official announcement. The dramatization of the process is, of course, all part of the...
Filings of secret ‘National Security’ patents increase 36% in a year amid military tech developments
Increase in defense spending thought to be driving the trend National security patents cover military-grade technology, sophisticated comms equipment drones, and cutting-edge materials. The number of secret ‘National Security’ patents filed in the UK – those deemed by...
IBM settles patent infringement lawsuit against Rakuten over e-commerce technologies
Recent court filings reveal that International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Rakuten have reached a settlement in their legal dispute. IBM filed the complaint in 2021 alleging that the e-commerce website violated e-commerce-related patents. The settlement brings...
Clarivate launches IP Collaboration Hub
Enabling users to save time and reduce risks in the IP filing and prosecution process London, UK - June 24, 2024 - Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today launched the IP Collaboration Hub™ at the 2024 Clarivate...
Farewell to SCiFi Foods: IP, insolvency, and opportunity
Cultivated meat – growing animal cells in culture and harvesting the results as food – has exploded over the last 10 years. However, between technical hurdles and a challenging funding landscape, many commentators have suggested that the fragmented sector will see a...
Divisional applications in Russia: does the story continue?
On June 4, 2024, the Russian Supreme Court issued a decision that finalized the litigation between KRKA, d.d., Novo mesto (Slovenia), and AstraZeneca AB (Sweden) on invention patent 2643764. About half a year earlier, on January 2, 2024, the Italian Supreme Court...
Open Invention Network expands patent protection for largest cross-license in history
Open Invention Network (OIN) oversees the largest patent cross-license in history, with more than 3,800 participants. The cross-license covers basic software componentry across a spectrum of vertical industries that include security, networking, cloud computing,...
A novel twin-litigation strategy: how France can help sidestep the jurisdiction wrangling issue
Patent owners and implementers have struggled to litigate global FRAND rates when negotiations do not lead to a license. FRAND, the concept that a patent owner who participated in creating technical standards used by all companies in an industry should license their...
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