Software, China, Intellectual Property Protection

Patenting Quantum Computing: Challenges, Trends, and Future Prospects

DLA Piper on 4/15/2025

Predictions about the arrival of fault-tolerant quantum computing and commercially viable quantum computing vary widely. Some experts estimate that within the next three to five years, we may see early quantum advantage in...more

AI News Roundup – Anthropic releases “hybrid reasoning” model, protests against UK AI copyright measures, Huawei improves AI chip...

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 3/4/2025

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

China Bans Exports to U.S. of Critical Minerals Used in High Tech “Dual-Use” Materials

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 12/11/2024

On December 3, 2024, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced strict export restrictions on “dual-use” technologies. Dual-use technologies are those that are developed for civilian markets but also have military utility or...more

A general introduction to technology disputes in Mexico

Hogan Lovells on 11/15/2021

In Mexico, disputes involving technological assets tend mainly to concern the unauthorised manufacture, use and sale of software and inventions. Unfortunately, Mexico is a country that faces a serious piracy problem, of both...more

Home Remedies For Politically Charged IP Theft

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 4/4/2018

In January of this year, Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. was convicted of stealing trade secrets from U.S. company AMSC Inc. ...more

China: Annual online piracy crackdown campaign 2017: Results announced

Hogan Lovells on 1/4/2018

The results of the 2017 edition of China’s annual online piracy crackdown campaign, called the “Sword Net Action”, were recently published. As we announced earlier, the 2017 crackdown campaign promised to take a heavy hand...more