Qualcomm, Apple, TTAB, High Tech Inventors Alliance, Waymo, Uber, Shipping & Transit, Federal Circuit, PTAB, Humira, Intellectual Ventures – the week in IP

July 12 2017

Qualcomm filing an ITC complaint against Apple, the TTAB’s precedential opinions in 2017, eight technology companies forming an alliance, Waymo dropping patent claims in its dispute with Uber, Shipping & Transit being ordered to pay attorneys’ fees, the Federal Circuit remanding two PTAB cases and the invalidation of an AbbVie patent for Humira were in the recent intellectual property news

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Patents

Practitioners eye trade secrets opportunity as tech competition drives litigation

Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI, which features Tier 1-ranked disputes firms on both sides, reflects how trade secrets litigation is becoming a prominent competition feature

Sanjana Mishra, July 24 2026

Patents

Businessman places glowing star above wooden figures in boardroom

Weekly take: IP needs a seat at the top table

Drew & Napier’s leadership appointments show one way full-service firms can back up claims about the strategic importance of IP

Max Walters, July 24 2026

Place your bets: Brandsmiths and Wiggin go head-to-head in gambling copyright claim

Strike-out application will hear claims that the copyright aspect of an IP infringement claim brought by a gambling and sports betting group should be dropped

July 24 2026

Patents

‘Deep in IP, broad in service’: complementary strengths fuel IP-focussed merger

Amongst a sea of mergers, Lathrop GPM and HG Law have set out plans to combine, positioning themselves to compete with both IP boutiques and full-service firms

Sanjana Mishra, July 23 2026

Patents

Where innovation meets law: MFA Legal partner on finding her passion

Patrícia Paias explains why she loves the science and business behind an idea and why potential rights owners must avoid the ‘file and forget’ philosophy

July 23 2026

Patents

Colin Birss in his office at the England and Wales High Court

A new master of the rolls: no better man for the job, say lawyers

Lawyers eagerly await news of what IP specialist Sir Colin Birss will bring to one of the England and Wales judiciary’s most important roles

July 23 2026

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Parallel imports in Argentina: practical tools for brand owners

María Aurora García of Berken IP explains how intellectual property rights holders can use customs monitoring and online enforcement tools to identify parallel imports and support compliance with consumer protection rules

María Aurora García, July 22 2026

Trademarks

A challenging jurisdiction: how SKC Law helps clients navigate Indonesia

The Jakarta-based firm says personal networks and a distinctive strategy can help it guide foreign clients through what can be a tricky IP landscape

James Nurton, July 22 2026

Patents

Pentarc signals next growth phase with first internal partner promotion

Munich litigation boutique formed by former Taylor Wessing partners continues expansion as it seeks to cement its position in the UPC market

Max Walters, July 21 2026

Patents

Drew & Napier’s new IP heads eye regional growth and AI gains

Yvonne Tang and Siau Wen Lim, the second and third IP specialists to sit on the firm’s management committee, say IP is ‘uniquely positioned’ to support cross-practice work

Sukanya Sarkar, July 21 2026