The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has outlined targets to reduce the time it takes to process patent applications, Andrei Iancu, director of the USPTO, has said. Addressing a Senate panel
headquartered, at the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court. Notably, it will be one of the first major patent clashes between major players in China’s smartphone sector to play out in domestic courts.
Groupon has been ordered to pay technology company IBM $82.5 million for wilful patent infringement. The US District Court for the District of Delaware announced the jury verdict on Friday, July 27.
US-based sports brand Nike is taking on competitor Puma, accusing it of several counts of patent infringement relating to footwear technology. Nike filed the claim at the US District Court for the
Siemens Corporation has been accused of infringing a patent relating to a cloud-based data management system. US-based Akoloutheo filed the complaint for patent infringement at the US District Court
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has launched an investigation into Heineken’s methods for storing beer after the company was accused of patent infringement. The ITC initiated the
The English High Court has said that Smartbond Step 1, a hair repair product sold by cosmetics brand L’Oréal, infringes a patent licensed by California-based Olaplex. Mr Justice Birss ruled yesterday
Snap Inc, parent company of Snapchat, and Facebook have filed two separate motions to dismiss patent infringement claims that Blackberry made against the companies. In March, Blackberry filed a
Wells Fargo fought back against a patent infringement complaint yesterday, claiming that patents relating to digital banking that were enforced against the US financial services organisation are
Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a blockchain-based system that allows a third-party administrator to