2019-03-21 - Dylan McGrath

Asia Leads the Way in International Patent Applications

More than half of the international patent applications submitted via the United Nations’ patent agency originated in Asia for the…

2019-03-20 - Dylan McGrath

Qualcomm Defeats Apple in U.S. Federal Court

A U.S. federal court found that several iPhone models infringe on patents held by Qualcomm, a major setback for Apple…

2019-03-19 - Nitin Dahad

Automotive Industry Steers European Patent Growth

The European Patent Office's 2018 annual report indicates that automotive and smart vehicle patents drove growth in the number of…

2017-10-18 - Alan Patterson, EE Times

Leaker of TSMC Secrets Joins SMIC as Co-CEO

Liang Mong-song, a former employee at TSMC who leaked process technology to Samsung several years ago, has joined China's SMIC…

2017-10-05 - Rick Merritt, EE Times

Patent Licensing Is Too Opaque

Someone needs to shine a light on the tech industry's practices with patent royalties, but the latest EU effort takes…