All intellectual property articles
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NewsUS grand jury indicts Chinese nationals for cyber-theft of research IP
Four Chinese nationals face up to 20 years in prison for global cyberattack targeting proprietary data related chemicals, infectious diseases and more
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News
US onboard with effort to waive global Covid-19 vaccine patents
Biden administration says pandemic calls for ‘extraordinary measures’ to relinquish IP protections, but pharma and biotech sectors push back
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News
US urged to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents
175 former world leaders and Nobel laureates call on Joe Biden to suspend intellectual property rules
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Opinion
Defence of the realm
The world’s critical infrastructure is under attack and it’s going to take a joint effort to protect it
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News
UK funding agency hack could be ‘legally and intellectually significant’
Data breach hits grant proposals across UK Research and Innovation
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Business
Patent applications listing AI as an inventor run into legal problems
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to find new chemical compounds and repurpose drugs, but should laws be updated to protect the intellectual property of such discoveries?
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Careers
How to protect your intellectual property
A great idea is just the first step on a long road
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News
China has 600 outposts across the world to recruit scientists
Report claims to have uncovered network to acquire advanced technology in not only the US, but also Germany, Australia, the UK and beyond
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Research
Algorithm devises synthetic contingency plans for Covid-19 drug
Retrosynthesis software tool can identify multiple synthetic routes that use inexpensive and diverse starting materials while avoiding patented methods
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News
Harvard University’s former chemistry head indicted for lying about China ties
Charles Lieber faces up to five years in prison if convicted
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News
US 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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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Sponsored
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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Business
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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News
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
