Patent
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Technology
Apple Keeps Losing Patent Cases. Its Solution: Rewrite the Rules.
After losing two complaints before the U.S. International Trade Commission, Apple has stepped up its lobbying to change the agency’s…
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Business
Dan Loeb Enters the Chip Wars
The hedge fund mogul has been bankrolling a European patent fight against Intel, Dell, Amazon and other tech giants.
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Opinion
Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93
“I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968,…
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Business
How a Drug Maker Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy
Gilead delayed a new version of a drug, allowing it to extend the patent life of a blockbuster line of…
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Business
A Drug Company Exploited a Safety Requirement to Make Money
The pharmaceutical industry is rife with tales of companies dreaming up ways to prolong their monopolies on lucrative drugs. They…
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Business
How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System
In 2016, a blockbuster drug called Humira was poised to become a lot less valuable. The key patent on the…