Timeline Illustrates The Meteoric Rise Of Intellectual Property Issues In 2021
Executive Summary
Big events from the year included the Biden Administration throwing its support behind the TRIPS waiver proposal, companies inking a slew of licensing deals, and the FDA asking the USPTO how it was addressing patent thickets.
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