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[GuestPost] Opinion: Patent trolling threatens the market of taxi aggregators in Kazakhstan

The IPKat

These two largest services merged their platforms a couple of years ago, which influenced the taxi market in Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and several other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. These mobile services have significantly expanded the market, transferring most of Kazakhstanis from public transport to taxis.

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Never Too Late: if you missed The IPKat last week

The IPKat

Patents A South African decision to recognize an artificial Intelligence system (DABUS) as an inventor was one of most discussed IP news items of the last several weeks [see The IPKatā€™s posts on the DABUS saga in various jurisdictions here , here , and here ].

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Abnormal Patent Crackdown Continues in China

LexBlog IP

” The crackdown follows years of criticism that the Chinese patent system was being abused by “patent trolls” who filed frivolous lawsuits or submitted low-quality applications in order to extort money from companies. Learn more about our patent services or schedule an initial consultation here.

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