A collection of 28 conservative groups is urging Republican Congress members to pass the PERA, PREVAIL, and RESTORE acts — all aimed at patent protection — as Chinese influence permeates U.S. intellectual property. The groups include Heritage Action for America, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, and… Read More »
What role have patents played across history in building national power, and how in the 21st century have the US, China, and EU played their cards differently with respect to IP? To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Adam Mossoff, professor… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
