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IP Headlines

·         Korean royalty gap widens as tech giants pay more patent fees

·         Two NPEs, IP Edge And Brazos (aka WSOU Investments), Are Leading Most Of The Recent Rise In Patent Litigation

·         Maxell Settles Patent Suit Against Apple Over Mobile Technology in Eastern District of Texas

·         Federal Circuit Denies Bid By True Chemical Solution To Undo Patent Case Transfer In Western District of Texas Brought By Performance Chemicals Company

• TracFone: Mandamus All Over Again From Western District of Texas Venue Case

·         China's HiSense Strikes TV Technology License Deal with LG Electronics

·         A LuxVue Patent that Apple acquired covering a module package with an array of LEDs was granted its 6th Patent since 2013

·         Samsung Sued Again By Solas Over Display Panel Patents

·         Olympus files infringement suit in SDTX against Cantel/Medivators for medical device patent

·         Florida Court dismisses AR patent suit brough by D3D Technologies against Microsoft

·         ChargeTech Partners with iCleanse to License and Distribute its Patented, Chemical-Free UV-C Disinfection Products

·         New Balance payout offers warning for China’s copycats

·         Staunch critic of Big Pharma IP strategies confirmed as US Health Secretary

IP Policy and Cases

·         Senators Cotton and Tillis Ask USPTO To Review Patent Eligibility After Novelty And Non-Obviousness

• Senators Tillis and Cotton Urge Acting USPTO Director Hirshfeld to Adopt Pilot Program to Address ‘Inherently Vague and Subjective’ Eligibility Analyses

·         IP litigation risk played a big part in completed SPAC transactions in 2020 – a breakdown by industry

·         Huawei ban timeline: China reportedly tries Canadians in possible retaliation for exec's arrest

·         Some believe Open RAN may lessen 5G infrastructure dependence on Huawei, but patent data suggests it's not as simple as that

·         How much 5G is needed in cars?

·         The Role of Standards and Patents in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

·         Appellants Raise Due Process Issues in New Vision Gaming and Development v. SG Gaming

·         Carl Zeiss Medtech Blocks Rival Topcon Corporation's Software Launch In Trade Secret Theft Case

·         UK govt mulls legislative changes to safeguard AI inventions

·         Mitsubishi Electric 1st Among Japanese Firms and 3rd Globally in International Patent 

Consumer Electronics

·         Xiaomi posts 261 per cent rise in quarterly profit after winning preliminary injunction against US investment ban

·         India is set to become an alternative investment destination for electronics manufacturers, replacing China

·         5 Technologies Consumers Embraced As A Result Of COVID-19

·         Qualcomm is making a Nintendo Switch clone of its own

·         LG Electronics Adopts Navitas GaNFast? For World's Lightest Laptop

·         Are LG’s Android Smartphones So Irrelevant That No One Wants To Buy Its Mobile Business?

Automotive and EV

·         Faurecia “Overweight” Rating Reaffirmed at Barclays

·         Hydrogen Pressure Vessels Market 2021 Precise Outlook – Toyota, Faurecia and Others

·         Auto parts sector update: A year of recovery and transformation

·         German auto industry says it's ready to meet tougher EU climate goals

·         Commercial trucks are ripe for electrification, if policies back EV adoption

·         Skoda will invest $2.96B in new technologies over next five years

·         BorgWarner targets almost half of revenue from electrification by 2030

·         Audi starts production of the Q4 e-tron electric SUV

·         Renault boosts Spanish plants with 5 new hybrid SUVs

·         Self-driving truck startup TuSimple files for U.S. stock offering

·         Tata Nano, the people's car of India, takes the stage

·         Daymak unveils its ‘world’s fastest’ 3-wheeled 2-seater electric car, opens pre-orders

Semiconductors

·         Intel's new CEO announced plans today to Spend $20 Billion on two new Chip plants in Arizona to Challenge TSMC & Samsung

• Intel to build ARM chips for other companies as part of its new business strategy
• Intel CEO Charts Comeback on Foundry Model TSMC Mastered
• Intel wants to manufacture Apple Silicon
• Intel's Product Refresh Threatens AMD

·         Japan calls for Renesas help from equipment makers at home and overseas

·         Compound Semiconductor Market is Expected to Exceed $ 44.52 Billion By 2027

·         Canadian Government Injects $4.73M to Boost Canadian Semiconductor Output

Green and Solar

·         Bluetti EP500 delivers massive clean power for emergencies

·         Pennsylvania makes ‘largest government solar commitment’ in the US

·         Tesla Energy Plan launches in Australia to lower electricity rates with virtual power plant

·         EV battery startup QuantumScape seeks to raise $859M to fund expansion

• QuantumScape seeks additional funding to double its solid-state battery pilot line

·         Vancity Investment Management Ltd Acquires New Stake in SolarEdge Technologies 

·         Allstate Corporation Invests in SolarEdge Technologies 

·         Discovery of non-toxic semiconductors with a direct band gap in the near-infrared

·         New manufacturing tech for 16.06%-efficient mini perovskite solar modules

·         Scientists develop non-toxic and cheaper compound for infrared semiconductors

Covid and Life Sciences

·         Computational analysis reveals why new SARS-CoV-2 variants bind better to human cells

·         CDC director: Covid variants could fuel ‘another avoidable surge’

·         Coronavirus: 'Double mutant' Covid variant found in India

·         COVID rates rising across the state, New York City still grappling with contagious variants

·         Russia Detects New Strain Of South African COVID-19 Variant Amid Rising Cases

·         Modeling study predicts SARS-CoV-2 variants with high receptor binding affinity

·         Brazil Is Looking Like The Worst Place On Earth For COVID-19

·         EU proposes tougher controls on COVID-19 vaccine exports as supply row deepens

Other News 

·         Wall Street is fighting Zoom fatigue the Wall Street way

·         Why You Should Never Eat Lunch At Your Desk (Especially At Home)