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IP Headlines
Spending on patent litigation set to increase, according to IP industry leaders
BlackBerry CEO: Majority of cash for patent portfolio expected in upfront payment
Solas OLED Pummels Samsung With More Litigation
Samsung Inks Deal with NPE Ancora Technologies On Eve Of Cellphone Tech Patent Trial
Guangzhou IP Court can hear antitrust complaint against Sisvel, Supreme People’s Court rules
IRS alleges Bristol Myers Squibb Dodged $1.38B in Taxes With Offshore Patent Scheme: Report
GAO: US spent millions funding research on COVID-19 therapeutic drug, but does not hold any patents
Update: The US Didn’t Seek Patents On Gilead Drug Remdesivir and Related Stories
China tests the long arm of its law in Xiaomi and Huawei’s international patent battles
Beware the flow of money into China’s transactions space
IP Policy
How To Meet CFIUS Expectations On Chinese Investment
Patents and The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Protecting Innovation from Trolls
Senators Leahy and Tillis tell the White House that IP must move up the to-do list
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases 2021 Legislative Work Plan
China’s chip space has many big domestic portfolios, but few with global reach
Ex-USPTO Director Iancu Rejoins Irell & Manella
FTC to Come Back Stronger After Dropping Qualcomm Litigation
Republic of Tatarstan: 'The patent has hit the districts and villages very hard'
IP Cases
Skullcandy Beats Infringement Claims Over Wireless Technology Brought By Rival Koss in WDTX
Sol IP Sues Qualcomm Over 28 ETRI Patents
Caltech Files Original Complaint Against Microsoft, Amended Complaints Against Dell, HP
Intellectual Ventures Hits HP Enterprise In Long-Running Litigation Campaign
Xinuos sues IBM for patent infringement
Sleep Number Corporation Scores Injunction on BAM Labs in Biometrics Patent Case
Apple’s Rule Violation in East Texas Gets New Trial Motions Tossed
Why and when reexams can be a better option than inter partes reviews at the USPTO
The five 'value' factors likely to drive Chinese patent filing in the coming years
NPE's Attorneys And Principals May Be On The Hook For Litigation Conduct
Patenting is Such Sweet Sorrow – a Panela Patent Explained
Second Circuit Delivers Blow for Copyright's Fair Use Doctrine in Warhol’s Prince Photograph Case
Consumer Electronics
LG formally confirms it is quitting the 'incredibly competitive' smartphone business
Bold misfires and unfulfilled promise: The gripping tale of LG's rise and fall in phones
How LG Lost The Race In Key India Smartphone Market
Analyst: iPhone SE adding 5G in 2022, hole-punch design coming in 2023
Samsung first-quarter profit likely surged 45% on bumper smartphone, appliance sales
Corning and Samsung Display Extend Long-Term Investment Relationship
All 20 Apple Stores in France to Close Again Under Third Lockdown
Semiconductors
The U.S. must put the vital semiconductor industry above Wall Street’s interests
South Korean Semiconductor Fabless Companies Being Sold to Foreign Capitals One After Another
Indie Semiconductor CEO says company has profited from chip shortage
CEO of largest U.S. chip foundry explains why semiconductor shortage could last through 2022
How Will the Global Semiconductor Crunch Impact South Korea?
What the future of semiconductor supply chains may look like
Samsung Electronics Invited to the White House
Automotive and EV
Stellantis Reveals Plug-In Hydrogen Fuel Cell Van
Faurecia and Stellantis working on hydrogen-powered CVs
Tesla Sets New Record By Delivering 184,800 Vehicles Last Quarter
Ford-Backed Self-Driving Startup Argo AI Mulling IPO This Year
Self-driving startup Argo AI is said to consider IPO this year
Toyota to build fuel cell systems in Beijing with local partner
Waymo chiefs step up as Krafcik exits CEO position
Automakers see EV profit potential after years of discouragement
Self-driving truck startup Plus raises extra $220M
Nissan releases update of Ariya electric crossover testing ahead of production
The next electric-car battery champion could be European
Rivian amps up battery warranty, tops Tesla
Croatian hypercar maker Rimac opens EV battery R&D center in UK
Green and Solar
China’s speedy clean energy penetration backed by huge market
Here’s a recap of key energy proposals from the Biden administration and Congress
Samsung Using Solar Panels To Respond Climate Change
Integrating solar panels in shady places
What it takes to realize a circular economy for solar photovoltaic system materials
Oman implements investment plans in clean, renewable energy
China's UtmoLight's perovskite solar module efficiency exceeds 20%, setting a new world record
Homing in on longer-lasting perovskite solar cells
Patterning of perovskite-polymer films by wrinkling instabilities
How antisolvent miscibility affects perovskite film wrinkling and photovoltaic properties
Life Sciences and Covid
GeoVax receives notice of allowance for Hepatitis B vaccine patent
U.S. puts J&J in charge of plant that botched Covid vaccine, removes AstraZeneca
‘It’s a big mess.’ Europe buckles down for Easter as Covid cases eclipse spring 2020 levels
Infectious diseases expert: U.S. is "at the beginning" of a fourth COVID-19 surge
Covid Mutants Multiply as Scientists Race to Decode Variations
Virus Variants Threaten to Draw Out the Pandemic, Scientists Say
‘Double Mutant' COVID-19 Variant Found in the Bay Area
Arizona adds its own variant to the growing list of COVID-19 mutations
Coronavirus: Japan looks to expand emergency as 70 per cent of Tokyo cases have E484K mutation
Denmark Discovers New Mutated COVID-19 Strain More Apt at Dodging Antibodies
Miscellaneous
The US recovery is speeding up but the global economy isn't out of danger
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