PATENTS
Women's lost intellectual property
US patent and trademark office releases report on trends and characteristics of women inventors, echoing findings from IWPR report.
Intellectual property/trademark
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Evidence of 'massive' rise in AI patents highlighted in WIPO survey
New WIPO's technology trend study probes artifical intelligence, finds IBM and Microsoft are leaders of a recent global upsurge in AI patents.
TRADEMARKS
What's in a name?
Singer Rihanna sues father for use of her Fenty trademark after repeated demands to stop mispresenting an association.
IP PROTECTION
China's IP crackdown moves forward
Compensation for victims to be raised and fines increased, as China set to amend legislation to protect IP and punish offenders.
WTO DISPUTE
WTO IP battle escalates between gulf states
Qatar escalates its WTO dispute over alleged Saudi Arabia IP violation and refusal to cooperate over piracy and otehr issues.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Fish & Richardson to capitalise on China's innovation
IP specialists to open office in Shenzhen renowned as the innovation capital of China's Silicon Valley,
COPYRIGHT
There's no accounting for taste
EU court rules taste cannot be copyrighted in setback for food industry in Dutch witches' cheese case.
PATENTS
Insurtech investment rises as insurance patents filed jumps 40 per cent
Big increase reflects sharp increases in patents relating to machine learning and P2P, with pricing and telematics key areas of focus.
IP PROTECTION
The 'relentless threat' of China's state-sponsored IP theft
Chinese intelligence conspired to steal sensitive commercial aviation and technological data and IP for years, alleges the US.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Ex-employee accuses Huawei of 'corporate espionage' to aid China
Former employee accuses the company of using a lawsuit against his Silicon Valley startup as part of a strategy to steal intellectual property.