Guest Column by Dr. Roya Ghafele With a rapidly growing market that offers both attractive returns on investment and the genuine ability to transform the
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NIH investigation of financial ties to foreign govts results in 54 departures; China involved in 93% of cases
Approximately 54 scientists have resigned or been fired as a result of an ongoing investigation by the National Institutes of Health into the failure of NIH
Fortress Group Acquisition of Finjan investigated by Five law firms
The recently announced acquisition of Finjan Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNJN), a cybersecurity and patent licensing firm, by Fortress Investment Group, a division of SoftBank, is being
MGM Lion Roars: Chinese company fined $430K (by Chinese court) for infringing MGM’s trademark
A Chinese court ordered a Shenzhen company to pay three million yuan ($430,000 USD) each in two lawsuits filed by MGM Holdings for trademark infringement
‘Social media is a disaster for copyright’ — essay contest offers UK teens prize money for their opinions
Intellectual property is the domain of every student, not just those studying law. That’s the conclusion reached by Phil Hearne, Director of Education for the
Acquisition of ClearAccess IP by Spangenberg’s IPwe could be a harbinger of change in the patent space
This week IPwe, the company headed by former patent litigation king Erich Spangenberg, acquired ClearAccess IP, a venture-backed, Palo Alto-based IP analytics company associated through
Leading Authorities Urge broader Awareness in new video shot at UC Berkeley Intellectual Property Summit
A newly released video featuring conversations with leading intellectual property practitioners, professionals and creators stresses the need to assure the role of IP rights is
‘Blackbeard’ Returns: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allows States to act as copyright pirates; vendors beware
A recent United States Supreme Court ruling involving a video about diving for sunken treasure that depicted the recovery of artifacts from Blackbeard’s 18th century
J&J says it is 5 months away from human trials on a Vaccine; Researchers Float License-Free COVID-19 Pledge
Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical giant, said yesterday it is five months away from starting human trials on a COVID-19 vaccine that would be offered
VC Warns of Tech Businesses’ Lack of Patent Ethics: “Many lives will be lost”
A veteran venture capitalist and technology investor is calling for Congress to revise the patent laws and for companies to step up and embrace their
Lawyer aspires to copyright all possible melodies for the public domain – Not Everyone is Singing his Tune
Is it possible to copyright every possible melody? A lawyer says he has and that it is good for musicians and the music industry. Not
Inventor in Oscar-Winning doc: “Students should learn the significance of patents and IP Rights”
Top-Fifty member of the Fortune’s “World’s Greatest Leaders,” Arunachalam Muruganantham, inventor of an inexpensive machine that make sanitary pads for women, says students need to
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