Tag Archives: IP
Sizable Damage Awards Have Investors Looking at Patents
Professionals Speak Out on the State of Patent Law
Some Considerations for IP Lawyers Regarding Litigation Finance
The recent LF Dealmakers conference in NYC highlighted several key issues facing the funding industry. And there exists a clear overlap between litigation funding and IP, given that IP is the most-funded legal sector at the moment (additionally, the organizer of LF Dealmakers, Wendy Chou, hosts an annual IP Dealmakers event). So naturally, one of the topics discussed at LF Dealmakers is how IP lawyers should interact with the funding market.
Litigation Funding in Brazil Could Explode After 231,000 Patents Are Granted to Reduce Backlog
For the past 15 years, Brazil has suffered one of the world’s most chronic and severe backlogs of pending patents. Now, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), is looking to reduce that backlog in one fell swoop: by granting patent rights until 2020 to 231,000 pending applications with no examination.