Who’s being ripped off by a fake designer baseball cap?
IP protections must match the pace of technological progress
New technology is creating an uneven playing field in athletics
While the US ecosystem has the edge in groundbreaking innovations, the Chinese one excels in execution
Letter to prime minister seeks boost for new science and tech ‘supercluster’ after plans stalled under previous government
Critics want changes to local laws that allow widespread use of copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models
Western companies press smartphone maker over alleged patent infringements
Silverstone’s ‘festival of F1’ business model. Interviews: Fernando Alonso on 21 seasons in Formula One; team boss Fred Vasseur on firing up Ferrari. Plus: the driver market goes into overdrive; women progress in the pit lane; buying a racing car; F1 Arcade highlights branding power
Is China destined to overtake the US as the world’s technology superpower?
The overturning of the Chevron doctrine means the opinion of experts will count for less
Pfizer and BioNTech infringed pharmaceutical group’s mRNA patent, High Court in London rules
Boosting productivity requires the next government to think about the long term
More detail and less ‘soundbites’ needed to unlock the sector’s economic potential, say science and tech groups
2024’s ranking of intellectual property law firms; the Unified Patent Court’s first year; gender and race-based gaps in patent applications; AI’s ‘double-edged sword’; EU plans for gene-edited crops patent ban and new Standard Essential Patent rules
Listings are based on recommendations made by clients and peers to FT research partner Statista
New technology is set to radically change role of specialist practitioners
While companies may agree on need for more transparency, questions are raised over draft law’s practicality
Critics of plan include green activists, farmers, biotech start-ups and multinationals
Disparities contribute to income inequalities and influence who receives funding for invention, researchers say
UPC network handled hundreds of cases in first year, for companies and investors seeking multi-jurisdictional rulings
EU court finds chain could not show genuine use of term for poultry products in clash with Irish rival
Cambridge shows us what research institutions need to translate scientific excellence into economic impact
US motorcycle company claims that a ‘motorbike-inspired’ T-shirt sold by the UK retailer rips off its logo
Decision is a boon for the mRNA-vaccine maker in its legal fight to recoup pandemic profits from rivals
A synthesis of biology, data science and sociology — aided by artificial intelligence — is creating a pipeline of innovative treatments