The week in IP – Nokia, Apple, Spotify, PTAB, Abbvie, BlackBerry, Qualcomm, IP Czar, Trump budget, Uber, District of Delaware

June 01 2017

Nokia and Apple ending their dispute, a $43m Spotify settlement, the PTAB invalidating a Humira patent, an increase in Blackberry’s award from Qualcomm to $940m, the intellectual property czar’s nomination hearing, the Trump budget requesting $3.6bn for the USPTO, Uber firing the engineer involved in its trade secrets dispute with Waymo, and the District of Delaware inviting four Pennsylvania judges to handle cases were in the recent IP news

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‘Busier than ever’: Latham & Watkins positions itself as a go-to ITC firm

Three successive wins have got the firm eyeing additional opportunities as ITC work booms

Sanjana Mishra, September 11 2026

Patents

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Weekly take: The next AI talent war may have already begun

While many firms remain focused on generative AI, recent hires and practice launches suggest the next battle may be for lawyers who understand how AI is moving into the physical world

Max Walters, September 11 2026

Patents

Breaking: Via launches data centre patent pools

The explosion of data centres has prompted patent pool operators to create new licensing opportunities

Sanjana Mishra, September 10 2026

England and Wales High Court criticises gambling company filing

The court struck out copyright claims brought by Ladbrokes owner Entain, saying that ownership details should have been completed before litigation began

September 10 2026

Patents

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UPC update: New leader, familiar faces | Düsseldorf becomes busiest local division

Düsseldorf has overtaken Munich as the UPC's busiest division, while firms including Winston Taylor, Clifford Chance, and Hoyng Rokh Monegier featured in disputes involving Abbott, Essity, Amazon and Hurom

September 10 2026

Patents

‘Don't wait to feel ready’: Sujata Chaudhri on the art of leadership

The managing partner gave up an equity partnership track in New York to build a practice in India. More than a decade later, she discusses entrepreneurship, leadership, and why women should not wait before taking the next step

Sukanya Sarkar, September 10 2026

Patents

How Shiga International became Japan’s largest IP boutique

Vice presidents Shinya Jitsuhiro and Hirohisa Suzuki discuss litigation trends in Japan, recruitment challenges and clients’ international expansion

James Nurton, September 09 2026

Trademarks

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Behind the case: IKEA furnishes favourable CJEU decision in political TM dispute

IP boutique Petillion represented IKEA in the dispute, which concerned the use of the multinational’s trademarks in an immigration-focused campaign. The firm tells Managing IP how it secured the outcome

September 08 2026

Patents

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Beyond the headlines: The true winners of the Pizzeys merger have yet to emerge

The Pizzeys-Griffith Hack integration was designed to create a stronger Australian IP platform but with several ex-Pizzeys principals now gone, the deal's success may depend on where clients place their trust

Sukanya Sarkar, September 07 2026

Patents

Description amendments? Depends on the type of consistency

Thomas Lonsdale and Hsu Min Chung of HGF explore the practical impact of the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal’s decision in G1/25 and its interplay with G1/24

Hsu Min Chung, September 07 2026