All intellectual property articles
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NewsUS researcher faces up to 20 years in prison for hiding China ties
University of Arkansas engineering professor accused of fraud for failing to disclose connections to Chinese government and companies
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White House science adviser taking practical line on espionage at universities
Fears over intellectual property theft have flourished in the US amid news that Harvard, Yale and MIT failed to report billions in foreign research support
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Theft of universities’ secrets fuels US crackdown on Chinese talent programmes
Government worries that national labs and universities are complacent about the threat to intellectual property
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US science agency moves to crack down on IP theft
NSF says new rules respond to the ‘scope and sophistication’ of threats like overseas talent recruitment programmes
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US agencies address foreign recruitment threats
Amid calls to protect the IP of American research universities and labs, US Department of Energy clamps down on foreign recruitment efforts
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US-China rift over IP theft could hinder research exchange
Espionage concerns at US universities have led to restrictions on visas of Chinese grad students pursing ‘sensitive’ science
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The dark side of chemical patents
Unloved, ignored and misunderstood but could all that change?
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Business
Allergan sidesteps patent review with tribal deal
Native Americans agree to use sovereign immunity to protect intellectual property from double challenge
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Broad Institute backs central Crispr patent licensing platform
Key players submit 22 patents to pool, and urge other holders to create a one-stop shop for licensing deals
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Ex-Harvard postdoc sues university for drug royalties
Former Harvard chemist says he lost out on millions after the technology he worked on was licensed to Merck & Co
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Patent backlogs cost the world millions, IP experts warn
Estimates put a $10bn price tag on every year of delays
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Business
On the innovation horizon
Bringing disruptive technology to market requires enhanced collaboration
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Business
Brexit uncertainty ripples across regulation
What might leaving the EU mean for medicines regulation, the Unified Patent Court, and the UK’s participation in Reach?
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Harvard settles with ex-student over drug royalties
Student claimed university forced him to accept unfair cut in patent deal
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US supreme court rules in favour of Monsanto
An Indiana farmer who was trying to replicate Monsanto-patented seeds infringed on the company’s intellectual property rights, the Supreme Court has determined
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Practical guide to intellectual property
Intellectual property: from creation to commercialisation
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Nanotech patent jungle set to become denser in 2013
Is a thicket of patents strangling a nascent industry?
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US chemical society loses legal battle
Ohio Supreme Court rules that the American Chemical Society owes software firm Leadscope millions for suing with malicious intent
