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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Patents

Exclusive: Lumenci bets on damages expertise with senior economic hires

The firm has added two leading damages specialists as it expands beyond technical analysis and deepens its role in the economics of IP litigation

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Patents

How high-stakes trends are shaping future-readiness of life sciences companies

Josh Seidenfeld, partner at DLA Piper, outlines the emerging legal trends that drive the future of life sciences innovation and how stakeholders can prepare for the future

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Trademarks

One Law Partners bets on integrated IP and tech advisory with Minwho merger

South Korea's One Law Partners is combining with boutique firm Minwho Law Group to leverage global expansion of K-content and build a broader offering spanning IP, tech and regulatory advisory work

Sukanya Sarkar, July 28 2026

Trademarks

Practical not pedantic: the IP lawyer as commercial partner

Russell Kennedy's Gina Tresidder on juggling matters, delivering hard truths, and why IP ownership is rarely as simple as people think

July 28 2026

Patents

Clinical LLMs and the boundaries of patentability in the UK and Europe

Attorney Oran Friar and trainee attorney Harry Cunliffe at Reddie & Grose, share that patent filings for clinical LLMs are surging, but success in the UK and Europe hinges on demonstrating technical innovation

Oran Friar, July 27 2026

Patents

UK ‘open for business’ as Tesla wins Supreme Court appeal

Implementers can use the UK courts to seek FRAND terms for patent pool licences

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Patents

Spinning Top Against a Rainbow in Berrypunk Style

Beyond the headlines: Has the UPC shifted power from firms to teams?

The first credible UPC spinouts are growing, and they are coming from elite patent litigation teams, suggesting specialist litigators may no longer need large platforms to compete

Max Walters, July 27 2026

Trademarks

Exclusive: Ex-Spruson TM leader joins former colleagues at Voyage IP

Voyage IP has hired a veteran IP leader from Spruson & Ferguson as its head of trademarks, as well as another consultant who will boost the firm’s commercial offering

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Patents

As dress codes fade, law firm leaders face a new challenge

Lawyers say unwritten appearance expectations can disproportionately affect women and junior talent, making proactive guidance a growing responsibility for law firm leaders

Sanjana Mishra, July 27 2026

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

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