Samsung sues MPEG LA; New FTC attack on SEPs; Xiaomi faces Indian royalties tax probe; Hyundai buys from IBM and Intel; Time to end China blame game; plus much more
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The Long Read
Legal ambiguities over ownership and protection are holding back cutting-edge AI technology that could have immense value. Faiz Rahman and Kamalkumar Rathinasamy of Infosys argue that policy makers must focus on creating an IP framework that serves businesses, the economy and the public good. Read more here
MONDAY 16 May
Royalty payments and the relationship between Xiaomi and Qualcomm are said to be at the centre of a major tax investigation of the Chinese company’s Indian business. Read more here
Several recent developments suggest life sciences companies may increasingly turn to the ITC for relief in patent and trade secret cases. Read more here
As the fifth anniversary of TC Heartland approaches, Docket Navigator data shows how the Supreme Court’s decision fundamentally changed the US patent litigation landscape. Read more here
TUESDAY 17 May
Samsung accusations that its ex-IP head, now advising an NPE campaign against the company, has breached trade secrets obligations have been dismissed as weak by his lawyers. Read more here
Moderna Therapeutics says that any royalties or compensation due to owners of platform technology patents infringed by its covid vaccine product must be sought from the US taxpayer. Read more here
Reliance on an outside legal counsel’s advice could allow defendants accused of induced patent infringement in the US to fight off the allegations. Read more here
WEDNESDAY 18 May
A paper on the EVS codec patent landscape argues that published royalty rates in the space are out-of-step with other mobile licensing trends. Read more here
Litigation funders like trade secrets cases and a recent $2 billion damages verdict won by Appian Corp in Virginia is one reason why. Read more here
THURSDAY 19 May
Hyundai Motors has recently acquired patent portfolios from Intel and IBM as it continues to show interest in UAV and natural language processing tech. Read more here
The first two rulings produced by China’s new patent linkage system have gone against patentees, but there are some encouraging signs for innovators behind the headline decisions. Read more here
IPBC Global, the world’s pre-eminent event focusing on IP value creation, takes place in Chicago from 12 to 14 June with over 500 senior delegates set to attend. Read more here
Samsung is suing MPEG LA in the US, accusing the patent pool operator of cutting its royalty pay-outs after it left the firm’s HEVC programme. Read more here
FRIDAY 20 May
FTC chair Lina Khan tells the ITC that exclusion orders should not be issued to SEP owners if there is parallel FRAND litigation in US district courts. Read more here
McDonald’s decision to leave the Russian market is rooted in brand values, says its CEO, but the company will seek to retain its trademarks in the country. Read more here
Pfizer’s $11.6 billion acquisition of Biohaven is the biggest pharma deal of 2022 so far and the price tag reflects the value of a relatively small number of patent-protected assets. Read more here
IP professionals working in AI are utilising holistic protection strategies because patents remain tough to secure. Read more here
SATURDAY 21 May
Chinese IP theft needs to be tackled head on, but poor, disjointed decision-making in the US and Europe has also created space for the country’s tech titans to move into. Read more here
