U.S. Supreme Court upholds legality of the Inter partes review process

To the chagrin of patent trolls and big pharma, in a ruling with widespread implications for high technology companies, including Apple and Samsung, U.S. Supreme Court justices in a 7-2 ruling upheld the IPR system. In a development with significant implications for tech companies, on Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court approved of a government review…

China’s Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd warns U.S.-China trade war will impacts its entry into U.S market

The Chinese automakers stated if the U.S. were to impose stiff penalties on Chinese vehicle exports, its planned entry into the U.S. market by 2019 will be significantly affected. On Wednesday, China’s Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd stated the brewing trade conflict between China and the United States, especially if stiff tariffs were imposed, its…

CapitalG and SoftBank Vision Fund pour in $1.9 billion into China’s Manbang

Think of Manbang as China’s Uber for trucks. On Tuesday, China’s truck hailing service platform Manbang stated, investors, including Alphabet Inc’s venture capital fund CapitalG and Japan’s Softbank Group have funneled in $1.9 billion in its new funding round. Formally known as the Full Truck Alliance Group, Manbang stated the funding round was led SoftBank’s…

EU should revisit FTA with the U.S: head of Germany’s engineering trade body

11% of Germany’s total exports are destined for the U.S. On Monday, Carl Martin Welcker, the head of Germany’s engineering trade body stated a fresh attempt should be made at hammering out a free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump had announced a 10% tariff…