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Over the past few years, patent reform has rapidly escalated from a niche debate to a hot topic making headlines in the US and around the world. Fervor surrounding... Read More »
On May 5th Europe jumped one of the last major hurdles on the way to implementing the EU Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC). The Court of Justice of the EU ... Read More »
Every year numerous articles are written about intellectual property protection in China. Usually coverage is from the perspective of the damage done to foreign... Read More »
Currently there are two competing patent reform bills making the rounds in Congress: Representative Goodlatte’s Innovation Act of 2015 and the Strong Patent Act ... Read More »
With the America Invents Act still hot off the press with less than 5 years in effect, Congress is already debating two new patent reform proposals. We are still very ... Read More »
The “smartphone wars” have become a watchword when discussing US and global patent litigation issues. The conflict between Apple and Samsung began almost... Read More »
As China has grown and developed it has drawn regular controversy over international intellectual property protection issues. The Office of the United States Trade... Read More »
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Xi FungBeing originally from China and lived there all my childhood, I can tell you that pace of change is amazing. Every time I go back, there is something new. I believe they are definitely working hard on their IP and this is a step in the right direction.
Mar 17, 2015
John Asher@Kyle, It should be interesting to see. Qualcomm was just sued by Shanghai Gao Tong Semiconductor Co. for trademark infringement over their Chinese-language brand name. I can't say the environment looks encouraging yet.
Mar 18, 2015
The new USPTO post grant review procedures under the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are rapidly approaching the two and a half year mark. Over that time they... Read More »
The White House just announced the nomination of former Deputy General Counsel for Google, Michelle Lee, for the next director of the US Patent and Trademark... Read More »
Innovators have flooded the patent system with applications.
Previous articles at Patexia have focused heavily on problems related to this sharp increase in... Read More »
Undoubtedly, 2012 was a big year for the intellectual property world. Significant developments not only in the United States at the USPTO but around the world will... Read More »
Whenever it comes time to scapegoat someone in the IP world, “patent troll” is the pejorative of choice. Even in polite company, “non-practicing... Read More »
Now that the maps debacle of the iPhone 5 has died down, you may feel the need to update your destination for GPS-based schadenfreude. Simply trace the route of Apple ... Read More »
This article is the first of a four-part series examining the USPTO’s role in administering the patent system. Other articles in this series: Part II: Human... Read More »
Patents exist to promote innovation. By granting a federally recognized documents to inventors with a new idea, the government is able to make these ideas public... Read More »
What do you get when you take three individual patent suits, two plaintiffs, three big-name defendants, four patents (two of which have been ruled invalid), and a... Read More »
Apple’s victory over Samsung smells different than most patent infringement cases marauding our courts. This wasn’t some picayune money grab by an NPE... Read More »
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., manufacturers of the Ortho Tri-Cyclen birth control drug, are filing an injunction against Glenmark Generics, Ltd., an Indian-based... Read More »
Microelectromechanical system gyroscopes may be small in stature, but a patent infringement claim against MEMS upstart InvenSense in the California Northern District... Read More »
The tech IP vultures that circled around Nortel's demise reaped a hefty reward of patents, but at the cost of sharing the $4.5 billion patent windfall. Apple took ... Read More »
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James McArdleAmazon (kind of like Google) has some pretty cool advantages when it comes to the mobile market by already existing in a whole bunch of other industries (online goods and services). If they can acquire the IP necessary to play with the big boys in the mobile market, they could be well positioned to leverage those strengths and be a key player going forward.
Aug 13, 2012