Ozer's Daily News 5.4.21
Headlines
Key US trade report raises concerns over use of anti-suit injunctions in SEP fights
Supreme Court offers Hope on Eligibility Case - American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco Holdings
Supreme Court Justices Want Solicitor General's Input On American Axle Patent Case
Brazilian Senate passes compulsory Covid-19 know-how licensing bill
IP Policy, Cases & Practice
Judge Newman Again Stands As Sole Ally To PTAB Bias Claim
Nichia patent invalidated in China By Everlight Electronics
NPE Identify Secure Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Agaist Apple's Secure Enclave in WDTX
TSMC files record number of patents for inventions
Shopify joins the Open Invention Network Linux patent protection group
Major licensing progress for Xeros
Rambus Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Consumer Electronics
Apple's AR headset may help a user's eyes adjust when putting it on
Samsung expected to supply rigid flexible PCBs for 120Hz 'iPhone 13'
Telecommunications
India grants approval for 5G trials, avoids Chinese firms
Semiconductors
TSMC planning up to six chip plants in Arizona, not just one – Reuters
BusinessKorea: Volkswagen to Develop and Produce Automotive Chips on Its Own
Intel to invest USD 600 million in ‘mega chip’ campus, Mobileye R&D center in Israel
Intel to invest $3.5 billion in Rio Rancho, NM
Automotive and EV
Citro?n’s small $6,000 electric ‘car’ is coming to the US as part of new subscription service
Another devastating Chevy Bolt fire just days after fix announced
BMW and Ford invest in $130 million round for solid-state battery company Solid Power
Green and Solar
Solar energy firms ramping up investment to €750M
Trina Solar operating revenue rises to $4.263BB in 2020
SolarEdge ahead on revenue and margins, misses on EP
Sharp Energy Solutions Europe enters strategic partnership with VP Solar
Recurrent Energy wins federal approval for $550 million solar and storage project
A different angle on perovskite defects
First Solar and Nel to develop integrated solar-hydrogen power plants
FinTech
Fintech: A Major Driving Force of Business in 2021
Mastercard Welcomes Six Startups to Start Path Program
Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Covid
Biotechnology solution to ‘Agricultural challenges
What Scientists Know About the B.1.617 Coronavirus Variant
US reports sharp drop in first-dose vaccinations
How coronavirus variants called 'escape mutants' threaten to undo all our progress
The lack of COVID herd immunity could lock in the red state-blue state divide for a long time
Children Now Account For 22% Of New U.S. COVID Cases. Why Is That?
Mutant N440K 10 times more infectious than parent strain
Miscellaneous
Michael Jackson's Image Worth Just $4M, Tax Court Rules