Supreme Court Expands Patent Owners’ Recovery of Foreign-Based Damages June 26, 2018 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that companies can recover profits lost because of the unauthorized use of their...
EU Parliament Panel Backs Stricter Copyright Rules Opposed by Tech Leaders June 21, 2018 By Foo Yun Chee Google, Facebook , Microsoft and other tech giants could face more curbs on their market power after a European Parliament...
Baseball Pitch Tracking Graphics Caught in Patent Brawl June 19, 2018 By Christopher Yasiejko The virtual strike zone has been a feature of televised baseball games for almost two decades. The graphical overlay shows...
ABC Sued by Michael Jackson’s Estate for Music Copyright Infringement May 31, 2018 Michael Jackson’s estate sued ABC on Wednesday, arguing that a special the network aired last week about the pop singer’s...
Apple Awarded $540M in Big Patent Win Over Smartphone Rival Samsung May 24, 2018 By Stephen Nellis After nearly five days of deliberations, a U.S. jury on Thursday said Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd should pay $539 million...
Merck Loses Bid to Collect Patent Infringement Damages from Gilead April 26, 2018 By Jan Wolfe A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a ruling that pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. dishonestly obtained patent rights and...
Supreme Court Upholds Patent Review Process Favored by High-Tech April 25, 2018 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gave its stamp of approval to a government review process prized by high technology...
Monkey Loses Court Fight Over Selfie Copyright to Human April 25, 2018 By Sudhin Thanawala A U.S. appeals court this week favored humans over animals in a novel copyright lawsuit filed over a series of...
China to Raise Foreign Ownership Limit in Financial Services by Year-End April 11, 2018 By Kevin Yao China laid out a clearer timetable on Wednesday for opening its financial sector to more foreign investment by the end...
China’s Xi Maintains Commitment to Open Economy, Insurance Industry April 10, 2018 By Kevin Yao and Elias Glenn Chinese President Xi Jinping promised on Tuesday to open the country’s economy further and lower import tariffs on products including...