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Intellectual property disputes can be costly, and not just financially. They can swallow up time at the highest levels and impact opportunities. Let’s take a look at some common issues that crop up in IP disputes to paint a picture of their complexity and show how to avoid them.

Any patent attorney can create a patent application based on the information an inventor shares, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll provide commercially valuable protection.

In today’s knowledge-driven economy, intellectual property (IP) has become a vital asset for many businesses. But is creative thinking enough? Not in my experience.

Apple considers that Qualcomm charges excessive licensing fees for its patents by requesting a percentage of an iPhone’s entire value, and not the value of the component that implements the patented inventions.

TOKYO: Japan’s Sharp Corp said on Friday it has won a patent infringement lawsuit against Daimler in Germany, a ruling that could enforce a sales ban against the German automaker.

A Chinese patent has been granted to small company Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology Co. (SZNT) for their a voice assistant technology - Siri.

Frucor Suntory New Zealand Limited originally registered a particular colour green (Pantone 376c) as a trade mark on August 29th 2008, almost nine years ago, and are widely known to use this green colour on their V energy drinks.

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