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...
Supreme Court Rejects Merck’s Bid to Reinstate $2.5B Damage Award Against Rival January 20, 2021 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Merck & Co. Inc.’s bid to revive a $2.54 billion jury verdict it...
Judge Throws Out Apple Copyright Claims Against Security Software Startup Corellium December 30, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday dismissed Apple Inc.’s copyright infringement claims against a Florida startup whose software helps...
Supreme Court Will Decide Constitutionality of Patent Appeal Board Appointments October 14, 2020 By Jan Wolfe The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether more than 100 technology disputes must be reheard because judges...
How Pandemic, Contracts Focus Intellectual Property Insurance on Intangible Assets October 9, 2020 By Madeleine Brown The demand for intellectual property (IP) cover has been increasing year on year as businesses become more aware of the...
Supreme Court Hears Google’s Appeal of Oracle’s $8 Billion Copyright Claim October 7, 2020 By Jan Wolfe and Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday as it considered whether to protect Alphabet Inc.’s Google from a long-running...
Judge Orders Cisco to Pay $1.9 Billion in Cybersecurity Patent Lawsuit October 6, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Monday ordered Cisco Systems Inc. to pay $1.9 billion to a Virginia company that accused it...