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26 August 2026 Adam Williams, chief executive of the UK Intellectual Property Office, has written to an industry patents body acknowledging the system’s headaches and promises to fix them before moving to the next phase.
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5 August 2026 With more than 25 years’ experience, the ex-EIP partner specialises in technology and life sciences, particularly SEPs and FRAND in the UK and Europe.
4 August 2026 A transatlantic firm with intellectual property at its heart—what’s not to like? The firm’s 30-year veteran tells WIPR why leading a recruitment drive is a “big responsibility” as the combined firm looks to out-scale the opposition.
3 August 2026 The fitness brand was found to have infringed a patent held by Tokyo-headquartered NEC, relating to how it distributes content to multiple devices.
28 July 2026 By allowing Tesla’s appeal against InterDigital and its licensing platform Avanci over patent royalty rates, the UK's highest court has made a pivotal decision that alters the course of global SEP disputes heard in England & Wales.
24 July 2026 As Andy Burnham begins his leadership, a trio of leading IP lawyers warn that the UK’s future success depends on getting AI regulation, funding and commercialisation right—and quickly.
24 July 2026 Another 11-country ban over HEVC encoding technology marks the latest win for InterDigital, which has pursued Disney across multiple jurisdictions since licensing talks collapsed in 2022.
21 July 2026 Andy Burnham’s appointment of Kanishka Narayan as a Cabinet-level Minister for AI is a first, but the omission of IP prompts fresh calls for stronger representation at the heart of government.
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Patent protection is only as effective as the ability to enforce it. Izuchukwu Chinedo of Inventa explores the nuances of patent infringement in Nigeria and the options available to rights owners.
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines—which collectively form a key production and consumption hub—are competing with one another for high-value foreign direct investment. Kin Wah Chow of Rouse firm Suryomurcito & Co explains how.
Missing an EPO deadline doesn't always mean the end of the road. Susana Rodrigues of Inventa explores when re-establishment of rights is available, and what recent appeal decisions reveal about the office’s approach.
Twin executive orders send a signal to the quantum computing market, with the supply chain emerging as a critical focus, say Erik Huestis and Alexander Akhiezer of Foley Hoag.
Ownership is central to the concept of IP, but what happens when the what, or even the who, is unknown? Ana Neves of Inventa explores.
The English courts have long highlighted the lack of enforceable arbitration as the core reason for "dysfunctional" global FRAND dispute resolution, but Acer v Nokia creates a potential solution, says Robert Lundie Smith of Charles Russell Speechlys.
A major patent hearing has concluded at the UK Supreme Court. Eeva Hakoranta—formerly chief licensing officer at InterDigital and senior vice president at Nokia—argues that no national court should act as arbiter of global FRAND disputes.
While Nigeria’s IP Policy is a significant step to modernising the country’s IP framework, effective implementation across existing statutes is key, write Victress Elechi & Boluwatife Oshikoya of Inventa.
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