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Mind-bogglingly clever, friendly, and youthful. The plaudits are there, but what challenges await Richard Meade as he begins life as a High Court judge?

IP and innovation are increasingly important during a time of crisis, but innovators need better access to data

Kamran Miah is a research scientist based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford. His day-to-day work involves lab research into a gene therapy for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. He tells Sanjana Kapila how excited he feels about a potential COVID-19 game changer and his work in collaboration with a Chinese lab.

As a drawing or photograph constitutes the entire visual disclosure of what is claimed in a design application, it must be clear and complete. In relation to this, according to the Enforcement Rules of Taiwan's Patent Act which were in place prior to January 1 2013, applicants were required to submit a drawing or photograph illustrating the perspective and six views (i.e. front view, left-side view, right-side view, bottom view, top view and rear view) of the claimed design.

Mark Weifeng Lin of Jiaquan examines the issues that can arise during patent translation, for example those relating to grammar, terminology and fluency, and suggests ways to overcome these challenges

Giancarlo Penza of Bugnion examines the different elements involved in establishing a FRAND licence, including NDAs, counter-offers and litigation

Invention has long been regarded as a mental activity that can only originate in human beings. However, with the booming of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in recent years, AI has been endowed with the ability to simulate human mental activities and perform innovative tasks by itself. So far, it is reported that AI technology is capable of conducting scientific experiments, developing technical crafts and completing industrial designs. In the near future, AI is even expected to have the capability to discover natural principles and create fundamental knowledge. Against this background, demands have risen for the protection of AI innovation. In particular, the question being asked is can those inventions solely made by AI "inventors" be protected through filing a patent application and be granted, just like those made by human beings?

In the fourth article from an exclusive series on the automotive industry, Bisman Kaur of Remfry & Sagar discusses brand value in India

What are the leading IP objectives and challenges that your corporation, or your industry, pursue and face in Brazil?

Back at the end of April, the Committee of the Science and Technology Innovation Board at the Shanghai Stock Exchange announced that the meeting for reviewing the initial public offering (IPO) application of MEMSensing, a Chinese MEMS microphone sensor supplier, was cancelled due to an "emergence of significant matters." The "significant matters" they were referring to were 16 patent disputes brought by Goertek seeking both permanent injunctions and damages totalling over RMB 100 million ($14.5 million). Goertek and MEMSensing are competitors producing MEMS microphones, a key component in the smart speakers of Google, Amazon, Apple, Alibaba, and Xiaomi.