Judge Tosses Patent Infringement $308M Jury Verdict Against Apple August 9, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Apple Inc. persuaded a federal judge to throw out a $308.5 million jury verdict it lost to a privately-held licensing...
Manufacturers Balk at ‘Right to Repair’ Initiative by Biden Administration July 26, 2021 By Marcy Gordon Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent...
Verizon, Huawei Reach Patent Infringement Settlement as Trial Underway July 14, 2021 By David Shepardson Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and U.S. group Verizon Communications agreed to settle a pair of lawsuits alleging...
Marilyn Monroe Is Still a Counterfeiter’s Best Friend July 7, 2021 By Susan Decker Nearly six decades after her death, Marilyn Monroe is still a popular choice for mugs, T-shirts, jewelry and other products...
Bell and Clements Launches Intellectual Property Insurance for Law Firms June 10, 2021 Bell and Clements Inc., part of Munich Re Specialty Insurance (MRSI), is launching an Intellectual Property Legal Professional Liability (IPLPL)...
If Covid-19 Vaccine Patents Are Waived, Legal Options For Drug Firms Are Limited May 7, 2021 By Ian Lopez and Tina Davis A potential World Trade Organization waiver of patent and trade secret protections for Covid-19 vaccines would leave pharmaceutical companies with...
EU Summit to Discuss Vaccine Patent Waiver Proposed by U.S. May 7, 2021 By Raf Casert BRUSSELS – European Union leaders said Thursday that in the wake of the U.S. backing patent waivers for COVID-19 vaccine...
German Vaccine Maker Says Waivers for Vaccines Not Right Approach April 28, 2021 By Douglas Busvine The granting of intellectual property waivers is not the right way to increase output of COVID-19 vaccines, the founder of...
Biden Administration Considering Intellectual Property Rights Waiver for COVID Vaccines April 28, 2021 By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal The White House is considering options for maximizing global production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines at the lowest cost, including...
EU Experts Hit Roadblock in Trying to Resolve Tech, Carmakers’ Patent Dispute February 12, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee European Union efforts to resolve a patent dispute between tech companies and carmakers have hit a roadblock after experts enlisted...