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China Talk: History and Future of Global Patent Policy by Jordan Schneider and Lily Ottinger
To discuss the domestic and international implications of patent policy, ChinaTalk interviewed Brian Pomper. Brian was the Chief International Trade Counsel to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and is now a partner at Akin Gump. We discuss:… Read More »
New York Times: Apple Keeps Losing Patent Cases. Its Solution: Rewrite the Rules.
Over the past decade, some of Apple’s biggest regulatory headaches have come from a little-known federal agency called the U.S. International Trade Commission. The agency’s patent judges have found Apple guilty of appropriating innovations in smartphones, semiconductors… Read More »
Los Angeles Times: An Orange County entrepreneur’s $60-million legal battle to stop Apple from steamrolling startups by Brian Merchant
When Apple executives first knocked on the medical device entrepreneur Joe Kiani’s door, he was thrilled. Why wouldn’t he be? Kiani, an electrical engineer by training, had founded the Irvine company Masimo in 1989. Over the next… Read More »
Law 360: Questions Abound On EU Plan For New Essential Patent Rules by Ryan Davis
The European Union‘s call to create a new body to set royalty rates for standard-essential patents before lawsuits could be filed has drawn a skeptical response, with experts questioning how the plan would work and whether it… Read More »
Wall Street Journal: When Apple Comes Calling, ‘It’s the Kiss of Death’ by Aaron Tilley
It sounded like a dream partnership when Apple Inc. AAPL 0.03%increase; green up pointing triangle reached out to Joe Kiani, the founder of a company that makes blood-oxygen measurement devices. He figured his technology was a perfect fit for the Apple Watch. Soon… Read More »
Wall Street Journal: China Trumps U.S. in Key Technology Research, Report Says by James T. Areddy
Chinese researchers lead their American counterparts in the study of dozens of critical technologies, according to a new report that proposes Beijing is dominant in some scientific pursuits and positioned to develop key future breakthroughs. The report,… Read More »
IAM: A comeback for injunctions would help to revive US patent leadership by Joff Wild
Civil litigation in common law countries will always attract bad faith players. The costs involved and the time it can take to see a dispute through to the end are ripe for abuse. This is particularly so… Read More »
The Hill: Biden declines to veto Apple Watch ban by Karl Evers-Hillstrom
President Biden has upheld an International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling that could result in an import ban on the Apple Watch, according to AliveCor, a medical device company that has accused Apple of patent infringement. The California startup said… Read More »
IP Watchdog: Fixing the PTAB: ‘Why Are We Doing It This Way?’ by Eileen McDermott
Earlier this week, IPWatchdog hosted a webinar sponsored by the Innovation Alliance, now available to view for free here, in which panelists drew a roadmap for fixing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Patent Trial and Appeal Board… Read More »