[Market Eye] Korean tech giants fall prey to patent trolling

Though the pandemic has driven record-breaking profits for tech firms, as demand for at-home leisure and communications hardware rises, it has also brought a growing threat from patent trolls. Companies specializing in exploiting patent rights...

Hyundai Motor Ranked 3rd in Global Self-driving Patent Applications

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) said on Nov. 11 that Korean companies, including affiliates of Hyundai Motor Group and LG Group, are rapidly increasing their self-driving patent applications.According to KIPO, a total of 24,294...

Webinar on Recent IP Major Issues in South Korea

Lee & Ko IP will be offering a series of webinars on "Recent IP Major Issues in South Korea" on November 16 and 18, 2021. Four sessions are being offered in the series: November 16: • 11:00 am to 11:30 am (EST) -- Major Court Precedents and Recent...

KAIST & ETRI AV1/HEVC patent opposed in Japan — Unified Patents

On October 7, 2021, Unified Patents filed a Japanese opposition against JP6855419 , currently assigned to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) . The...

Kinderpornografie: Smartphones von Jugendlichen konfisziert

Die hessische Polizei hat 39 Wohnungen durchsucht. Mehr als die Hälfte der Beschuldigten, unter anderem aus Wiesbaden, Rüsselsheim und Gießen, ist jünger als 21 Jahre.