Debugging the software talent gap in aerospace and defense
McKinsey Operations
JULY 17, 2022
As aerospace and defense players accelerate their mission to transition from hardware to software, we see four talent imperatives.
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Navigating the gray-to-green transition in aerospace & defense
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 16, 2023
The aerospace and defense industry is transitioning from an older to younger workforce, but it faces intense competition for talent. It needs a radical response.
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How aerospace and defense players can win in aftermarket services
McKinsey Operations
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
McKinsey research points to five central priorities—all grounded in data—for improving aftermarket services in aerospace and defense.
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Aerospace Co. Can't Get Trade Secrets Win Over Ex-Exec, Yet
IP Law 360
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
A New Jersey federal court refused an aerospace company's efforts to temporarily force its ex-president to hand over allegedly stolen trade secrets Thursday, but allowed it to continue pursuing claims that its confidential information was being misused.
Exploring Patent Trends In Aerospace Electrification
IP Law 360
APRIL 11, 2024
As blue-chip companies lead the charge to power large-scale commercial airplanes with electricity, and startups advance the trend on a regional scale, patent applications directed at improving energy storage and electric motor efficiency are on the rise, say attorneys at Finnegan.
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Planning for uncertainty in commercial aerospace
McKinsey Operations
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Commercial aviation faces its most uncertain future in decades. COVID-depressed demand is now resurging, but there are many uncertainties and challenges for operators and manufacturers to manage.
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Aerospace Co. Says Boeing 'Brazenly' Stole, Misused Its IP
IP Law 360
JUNE 7, 2023
A Colorado aerospace company that worked with Boeing for nearly three decades told a Washington federal court Wednesday that the aviation giant has been "brazenly stealing" its patented technology to use in its work with NASA, and also put lives at risk since the infringement.
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Fired Exec Stole Aerospace Biz Secrets, Suit Says
IP Law 360
MARCH 24, 2023
Aerospace parts maker Ho-Ho-Kus Inc. took its former president to New Jersey federal court for allegedly stealing confidential company information and trying to cover his tracks when he was terminated, then starting a competing firm with that knowledge.
Ex-Aerospace Exec Says He Never Signed A Noncompete
IP Law 360
APRIL 11, 2023
A fired aerospace executive has urged a New Jersey federal court to toss his former employer's suit accusing him of stealing confidential company information and using it in his new business venture, asserting he never agreed to terms restricting his post-employment activities.
Drone Biz Knocks Out Aerospace Co.'s Patent Claims At PTAB
IP Law 360
JUNE 2, 2023
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that multiple claims in a drone patent owned by aerospace manufacturer Textron Innovations Inc. weren't valid, saying they were anticipated and obvious.
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How will the space economy change the world?
McKinsey Operations
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Space is no longer the sole domain of governments and aerospace and defense companies. Businesses that pursue emerging opportunities now may gain a first-mover advantage.
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Taking off: Scaling complex manufacturing in the aerospace industry
McKinsey Operations
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
OEMs in high-complexity, low-volume industries face skyrocketing demand. But it’s now possible to scale production in ways that preserve product portfolios and profitability.
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Virgin Galactic Sues Boeing Over 'Shoddy' $45M Aircraft Work
IP Law 360
APRIL 5, 2024
Virgin Galactic has hit Boeing with a breach-of-contract suit in California federal court, alleging the aerospace giant failed to deliver a new $45 million "mothership" carrier aircraft due to Boeing's alleged "shoddy and incomplete" work and Boeing has since wrongfully sued in Virginia seeking to claw back intellectual property licenses.
Integrated profit management during inflation: Lessons for aerospace and defense
McKinsey Operations
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
In the second article in our series about the inflation challenges within the defense industry, we discuss how a cross-functional outlook can help companies develop the most effective strategies for managing inflation.
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Textron, DJI End Texas Drone Patent Case After $279M Verdict
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
and Chinese aerospace company SZ DJI Technology Co. A Texas federal judge has signed off on a notice by Textron Innovations Inc. that they've agreed to dismiss a case in which DJI was found to have infringed Textron's drone patents and told to pay $279 million last year — the fourth-largest patent damages award of 2023.
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Aerospace and defence firm CIPOs should seize patent acquisition opportunities
IAM Magazine
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Just 7% of 300 failed start-ups transferred their IP, leaving more than 500 innovative patents to expire, according to a research report
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Aerospace and defence firm CIPOs should seize patent acquisition opportunities
IAM Magazine
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Just 7% of 300 failed start-ups transferred their IP, leaving more than 500 innovative patents to expire, according to a research report
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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
IP Law 360
JULY 22, 2022
This week in London has seen England football player Raheem Sterling given the red card by his former agent in a commercial contracts claim, the Algerian Space Agency preparing for liftoff in a dispute with British aerospace company Wisscom, and the EU hound Syria for unpaid commercial loans.
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Boeing Wants Engineering Co.'s 'Implausible' IP Suit Tossed
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Boeing has urged a Washington federal judge to dismiss an aerospace engineering firm's suit accusing it of stealing patented technology, saying the company has tried to turn disappointment over Boeing's business decisions into an "implausible" intellectual property dispute.
Boeing Rival Wants Electric Plane Suit To Land In State Court
IP Law 360
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Aerospace company Zunum asked a Seattle federal judge Tuesday to reroute its lawsuit accusing The Boeing Co. of conspiring to steal intellectual property for electric aircraft back to state court, saying there's no controversy worthy of federal jurisdiction.
Chinese Drone Maker Says 'Military' Mentions Prejudiced Jury
IP Law 360
AUGUST 10, 2023
A Chinese aerospace company is arguing that a $279 million verdict from a patent trial should be tossed, asserting lawyers for a Texas rival had no reason to tell jurors in Waco repeatedly that the Shenzhen-based business was a "Chinese military company."
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Raytheon Supplier Presses 'Secret Sauce' Trade Theft Claim
IP Law 360
JULY 27, 2023
A Boston federal judge on Thursday pressed an aerospace supplier on its claim that Raytheon Technologies Corp. stole its trade secrets for a component in a military project, asking if McDonald's could argue misappropriation by a partner that was offered the five-ingredient "secret sauce" but ended up only using mayonnaise.
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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Here, Law360 looks at.
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Split 9th Circ. Rules Idaho Court Can't Hear Plane Crash Suit
IP Law 360
JUNE 23, 2023
The Ninth Circuit has released an English aerospace firm from a lawsuit in Idaho federal court seeking to hold it liable for a Cessna crash that killed three people, saying in a split decision that it lacked the minimum contacts in the state despite helping a U.S.
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Jury Finds Chinese Co. On Hook For $279M In Drone IP Suit
IP Law 360
APRIL 21, 2023
District Judge Alan Albright declined juror requests to see some of the drones at the center of a patent trial over remote control aerial technology, a Texas federal jury found Friday that a Chinese drone maker should pay almost $279 million to a Texas aerospace manufacturer for infringing a pair of patents.
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Engine Co. Sues Honeywell For Sharing Secrets With Rival
IP Law 360
JANUARY 6, 2023
A Florida engine maker accused aerospace and technology giant Honeywell International of cutting it out of a plan to make engines for the oil and gas industry and sharing confidential proprietary information with a competitor.
Boeing Rival's Electric Plane Suit Grounded In Federal Court
IP Law 360
DECEMBER 6, 2022
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday decided to keep a suit accusing Boeing of plotting to swipe intellectual property for electric aircraft in his court, finding a real controversy exists as to the patent inventorship raised in the aerospace giant's counterclaims that establishes federal jurisdiction.
Workflow of the Future: Focus on the User
Velocity of Content
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Sanders discussed a nascent “digital standards alliance” within the aerospace industry, which would come together to solve the significant challenges of working with content from many sources in multiple different formats with differing enrichment tags, tackling a set of challenges that no SDO can solve alone.
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Trade Secrets Claim Against Boeing Can't Fly After Verdict
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 27, 2022
An Alabama federal judge has tossed a defunct aircraft company's $100 million trade secrets claim against Boeing that the Eleventh Circuit revived earlier this year, ruling that there are no more available damages since a jury already forced the aerospace giant to pay $2.1 million for breaching a related nondisclosure agreement.
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IP Law 360
AUGUST 15, 2022
A Washington federal judge has cut antitrust claims from aerospace company Zunum's suit accusing Boeing of conspiring to steal intellectual property for electric aircraft, ruling that Zunum didn't prove Boeing engaged in a scheme with a horizontal competitor to shut Zunum out of the market.
Boeing Asks 11th Circ. To Rethink $100M Trade Secrets Claim
IP Law 360
APRIL 5, 2022
Boeing Aerospace is urging the 11th Circuit to reconsider its decision to revive an Alabama subcontractor's $100 million claim against the company for trade secrets theft, saying the panel had ignored Alabama precedent on statute of limitations issues.
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Santhosh Metri
IAM Magazine
JANUARY 17, 2022
"AI cuts through various areas of application from pharmaceuticals and telecommunications to automobiles and aerospace. Green energy-related technologies will revolutionise everything from how day-to-day electronic gadgets are powered to the fundamentals of the automobile and aviation industries."
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Santhosh Metri
IAM Magazine
JANUARY 17, 2022
"AI cuts through various areas of application from pharmaceuticals and telecommunications to automobiles and aerospace. Green energy-related technologies will revolutionise everything from how day-to-day electronic gadgets are powered to the fundamentals of the automobile and aviation industries.".
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Panel Discussion on 3D Printing and Intellectual Property: Prospects and Challenges [November 13]
SpicyIP
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
3D printing has the potential to grow in all manufacturing segments including Aerospace & Defence and public sectors revolutionizing product design and on-location manufacturing globally. The 3D printing technology is certainly transformative and it has an impact on almost all areas of the Intellectual Property (IP) law.
Precedential No. 29: TTAB Affirms Refusal of "DRINK MORE BEER" For Bottle Caps: Not Used as a Source Indicator
The TTABlog
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
96 USPQ2d 1227, 1229 (TTAB 2010); In re Aerospace Optics, Inc., home brew supply shops, home brewers). In re Eagle Crest, Inc. , 78 USPQ2d 1861, 1862 (TTAB 2006).
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Vidal seeks greater US standards role; Nokia v Oppo latest; Covid jab patent wars intensify; Value creation strategy at Dolby; Monetising aerospace IP; plus much more
IAM Magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days
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Vidal seeks greater US standards role; Nokia v Oppo latest; Covid jab patent wars intensify; Value creation strategy at Dolby; Monetising aerospace IP; plus much more
IAM Magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days
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An AI Journey From Fractals to GPT
Patently-O
APRIL 17, 2023
Although I was a mechanical & aerospace engineering major, I had become fascinated with AI and so focused my senior thesis on developing a new AI model within the department of electrical and computer engineering. By Dennis Crouch I recently was thinking back to 1996 and the start of my senior year at Princeton University.
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Small Changes to Tech-Background Requirement to become a Patent Attorney
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
These new degrees: aerospace engineering, bioengineering, biological science, biophysics, electronics engineering, genetic engineering, genetics, marine engineering, materials engineering, materials science, neuroscience, ocean engineering, and textile engineering. The basic changes: Expand the majors accepted under Category A.
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Sunday Surprises
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
Events Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys is holding a range of upcoming events, including: IP Paralegals Virtual Conference , 29 September-1 October 2021 Portfolio Management in the Electronics and Aerospace Sectors Webinar, 7 October 2021 Life Sciences Conference (in-person), 29 November 2021 UNION-IP (..)
"GET ORDAINED" Fails to Function as a Source Indicator for Ordination-Related Services, Says TTAB
The TTABlog
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
See , e.g., In re Aerospace Optics , 78 USPQ2d at 1864. “become ordained” or “become a minister,” is strong evidence that Applicant’s consumers will perceive “get ordained” not as a service mark but rather for the commonly understood meaning of the words. Applicant's use of the "TM" symbol does not transform the phrase into a trademark.
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New CCC Study Finds Executives Create Greatest Risk for Copyright Infringement
Velocity of Content
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The post New CCC Study Finds Executives Create Greatest Risk for Copyright Infringement appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.
Pima Community College District v. Edip Yuksel
BYU Copyright Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Pima is a public community college located in Tucson, Arizona, and it specializes in providing technical-vocational courses to students across various fields of applied technology, including aerospace, defense, and healthcare.On
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Interesting Patents | MARCH 8, 2022
LexBlog IP
MARCH 8, 2022
Design patents can be obtained in a variety of industries, including the automotive, aerospace, medical, and consumer goods industries- to name a few. It is important to note that this protection does not extend to the functionality of the product but only its ornamental features. What Other Industries or Products Do Design Patents Benefit?
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