IP is disembodied which makes it difficult to value. Patents are composite and thus they are an exception to competition laws worldwide.

Two of the biggest players in the semiconductor industry will be merging in a $40 billion cash plus stock deal. The acquisition of Arm by...

While there is no such thing as a world-wide patent, there is something that approximates a world-wide patent application that can result in a patent being obtained in most countries around the world. This patent application is known as an International Patent Application, or simply an International Application. The international treaty that authorizes the filing of a single patent application to be treated as a patent application in countries around the world is the Patent C

An Inter Partes Review (IPR) is a trial held before the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to cancel specific claims of a patent on a ground that could be raised under §102 or §103, and only on the basis of prior art consisting of patents or printed publications. An IPR petition may be filed by any person who is not the patent owner and who has not filed a civil lawsuit challenging the validity of the patent. IPR proceedings are available 9 months after the grant da

The term wireless communication was introduced in the 19th century and wireless communication technology and wireless communication...