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  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Media
    Japanese studios fight back against pirates uploading 10-minute ‘fast movies’

    Companies claim copyright on condensed film versions that are popular with young viewers

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Impossible Foods Inc
    Plant-based meat groups in court battle over taste of their products

    Impossible Foods claims rival Motif has infringed its patent on a product that uses an iron-containing molecule

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    America is struggling to counter China’s intellectual property theft

    US should avoid racial profiling and raise law enforcement’s tech knowhow

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    EU trade
    EU seeks protected status for goods such as Donegal tweed and Limoges porcelain

    Initiative aimed at boosting jobs and weeding out cheap competition

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Tech Tonic podcast31 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part Two)

    Is China’s rapid advancement in technology driven by theft of US trade secrets?

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast32 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One)

    What brought the FBI to arrest a Chinese-American scientist in the middle of the night?

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Tech Tonic podcast32 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One)

    What brought the FBI to arrest a Chinese-American scientist in the middle of the night?

  • Friday, 18 February, 2022
    EU trade
    EU accuses China of ‘power grab’ over smartphone tech licensing

    Legal challenge at WTO alleges patent infringements are costing European manufacturers billions of euros

  • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
    Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
    A Covid vaccine breakthrough bypasses the stale debate on patent waivers

    Fractious World Trade Organization talks on overriding intellectual property rights look increasingly irrelevant

  • Tuesday, 8 February, 2022
    Apply for FT ranking: Europe’s leading patent law firms 2022

    Clients and peers to recommend firms and rate them for specialist expertise

  • Tuesday, 14 December, 2021
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado shares jump on legal victory in patent dispute

    US International Trade Commission’s ruling in favour of British group offsets mixed trading update

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    FT Wealth
    Big screen bets: novel platforms for investors in indie film

    A scion of a famous movie family has a start-up to ‘open the doors to new talent’

  • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    EU loosens defence of pharma groups on Covid vaccine patents

    Softened approach to intellectual property would allow emerging markets to manufacture own treatments

  • Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    JRR Tolkien estate vanquishes ‘Lord of the Rings’ themed cryptocurrency

    Late author’s estate wins trademark infringement case against JRR Token domain name

  • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Moderna rejects claim US government co-invented crucial Covid jab technology

    Patent dispute is rare breakdown between biotech and agency that worked closely in recent years

  • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
    Google LLC
    Supreme Court blocks UK class-action lawsuit against Google

    Ruling puts end to £3.3bn legal action filed on behalf of Apple iPhone users

  • Friday, 29 October, 2021
    Media
    David Bowie songwriting catalogue attracts bids of around $200m

    Performer’s estate in advanced talks to benefit from gold rush for music copyright

  • Tuesday, 26 October, 2021
    Inside BusinessKana Inagaki
    Lawsuit against Toyota shows how corporate Japan is changing

    Nippon Steel takes on carmaker over patent infringement in rare customer challenge

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    John Thornhill
    Battles over patents can be productive

    Abolishing the system may be tempting but it remains the best way of rewarding inventors and disseminating knowledge

  • Sunday, 26 September, 2021
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    China goes on an intellectual property offensive

    Enhanced IP legislation means foreign companies need to be ready for lawsuits

  • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
    Artificial intelligence
    AI system cannot be named as the inventor on a patent, UK court rules

    ‘Dabus’, an artificial neural network, cannot be called an inventor as it is not a person

  • Thursday, 5 August, 2021
    Oatly
    Oatly loses UK trademark dispute against family farm

    Judge says no evidence of confusion among consumers between the two oat milk brands

  • Friday, 25 June, 2021
    Ocado Group PLC
    Ocado wins damages from co-founder over information theft

    Settlement with Jonathan Faiman and Jon Hillary includes ‘significant’ payments to retailer

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    Special Report
    Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms

    We highlight Europe’s leading patent law firms for 2021. Plus: Europe’s disunity over the UPC; the ESG push is changing how attorneys work; tech sector draws talent away from law; and why IP is both part of the problem and the solution for Covid vaccines

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    Special ReportEurope’s Leading Patent Law Firms
    Delayed Europe patent court launch prolongs frustration

    On-off development of Unified Patent Court has been a rollercoaster for legal community

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