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From cruise ships to data centres, solid oxide fuel cells—which are in "massive demand"—offer a sustainable solution to modern energy needs that cannot be met by modern grids. Ceres Power is scaling its technology in a bid to make mass adoption possible. Sarah Speight sits down with its head of IP to find out more.
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The iPhone maker wants an early look at its rival’s pending AI device, arguing that stolen secrets and engineering know-how could be impossible to recover once incorporated into commercial products.
A former executive’s airport arrest puts the value of chipmaking know-how—and the risks of losing it—under the spotlight. The suspect’s China links, combined with a new report showing a 78% rise in patent filings in the sector, show how intensifying competition for semiconductor tech is reshaping IP and security challenges for companies operating across borders.
Four years after the high-profile ‘spy’ suit between the software rivals—whose record $2bn award was reversed—the latest shareholder losses claims are resolved.
The iPhone maker has hit back at an attempt to derail its lawsuit, as new filings shed more light on the allegations at the heart of the Silicon Valley dispute, ahead of an October hearing.
A Delaware judge ruled that alleged “downstream commercial use” of regulatory data is insufficient to establish state-level trade secret violations, leaving the bank’s separate federal claim to continue.
After recent stories of AI models going rogue, Varuni Paranavitane of Beck Greener examines what happened and how businesses can manage this new risk.
In what could be the trade secrets dispute of the year, Apple and OpenAI both adopt unconventional—and statutorily curious—strategies in a ‘talent-raiding’ case with a difference, finds Sarah Speight.
Latest Features
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.
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.
WIPR Leaders is a trusted global community of leading IP professionals, inspired by personal connections made at events like the INTA Annual Meeting, says Baron Armah-Kwantreng of WIPR Rankings.
In force since 1995, the trade agreement’s blanket IP provisions are being challenged by emerging technologies and the different needs of individual countries, says Ana Neves of Inventa.
The streaming giant’s deal with one of the biggest entertainment titles inherently includes a vast body of IP. Malcolm Meeks of Finnegan explains what’s on the table.
From determining who will own newly developed IP, to confidentiality and regulatory issues, Ana Neves of Inventa discusses what to consider when establishing partnerships.
CK v Dun & Bradstreet Austria shows why laws and practices that treat trade secrets as an automatic shield against a key GDPR provision are due for revision, writes Diogo Antunes of Inventa.
With growing legislation, research and demand for medical use, cannabis presents an economic opportunity for the Caribbean—but IP rights in the region have some way to go, write Keesha Fleming Lake of Keesha Fleming Lake, and Rachael Lodge Corrie of Foga Daley.
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