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Deep Dive on Semiconductors Market in China
June 2nd, 2021
Semiconductors are crucial components for most electronic equipment. Currently, China lags in this aspect because it does not have a prominent chip maker and depends on semiconductor technology from other countries. For example, in 2020, Qualcomm sup…
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Would a vaccine patent waiver save lives or stifle future development?
May 25th, 2021
As the Washington Post has reported, access to COVID-19 vaccines is highly unequal around the world: The Washington Post found that 45 percent of all vaccine doses administered so far have gone to just 16 percent of the world’s population in what t…
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What is Likely to Drive Chinese Patent Filings in the Coming Years?
May 20th, 2021
Chinese companies have filed the most number of patents in 2020 at the European Patent Office. Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology patents had the biggest jump in filings last year, which is unsurprising given the global health concern brought on by th…
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Federal Circuit Rules that Flower-Arranging Method is Abstract
May 17th, 2021
The Federal Circuit has ruled that a method for creating a floral arrangement on an electronic display screen is abstract and thus not eligible for patent protection. The case of In re Sturgeon involved an appeal from the US Patent and Trademark Offi…
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Small patent filing mistakes can have a decisive impact on high-stakes disputes
May 12th, 2021
At first glance, a translation error in a patent may seem to be of little consequence, but a small such mistake in a patent owned by IBSA Institute Biochimique (IBSA) cost the company a lot to litigate. IBSA filed a petition for writ of certiorari in…
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Apple Claims Former Product Designer Stole Trade Secrets
April 23rd, 2021
Apple Inc. has sued a former product designer for the company, claiming that he stole Apple trade secrets in order to help his new employer and that he also leaked secrets to a reporter. The designer, Simon Lancaster, worked at Apple for more than te…
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Legal Implications of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT)
April 5th, 2021
We recently covered NFTs here, but due to the heightened interest regarding this topic, here’s a deeper dive into Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that have taken the blockchain industry by storm. An NFT is a type of cryptocurrency asset wherein each ite…
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Federal Circuit Finds Recoupment of Investment Does Not Bar Equitable Intervening Rights
March 25th, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgement of non-infringement in a case involving rival poultry chillers. The case of John Bean Technologies Corp. v. Morris & Associates, Inc. inv…
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Are Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) Intellectual Property?
March 22nd, 2021
What’s a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) and is it a form of intellectual property (IP)? First, some background on NFTs. As the New York Times explains, An NFT is an asset verified using blockchain technology, in which a network of computers records trans…
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When Will the PTAB Deny a Petition for Inter Partes Review?
March 15th, 2021
An Inter Partes Review (IPR) is an administrative proceeding before a panel of Administrative Patent Judges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) – part of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The PTAB reviews wheth…
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