Monthly Archives: November 2022

How to Ensure Your Retroactive Foreign Filing License Petition Isn’t Dismissed

As outlined in our article, The Good, the Bad and the Missing: Findings from a Review of the Data on Granted Retroactive Foreign Filing Licenses, Petition.ai’s subscribers’ most searched patent petition type is for retroactive foreign filing licenses (RFFLs). In the article, we highlighted that 71% of applications petitioning the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…

Flickering fireflies pulse to a beat that mathematicians have long been seeking

Fireflies at Congaree National Park flash in unison. Youtube This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Imagine an old-growth forest in the fading light of a summer evening. As the last of the sun’s rays disappear beneath the horizon, a tiny flash catches your eye. You turn around, hold your breath; it blinks again,…

Broadcom’s proposed $61B VMware acquisition scrutinized by UK regulators

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated a so-called “phase 1” investigation into Broadcom’s proposed $61 billion deal to buy virtualization software giant VMware. The news comes shortly after news emerged that the European Commission (EC) was also proceeding with an investigation into what would be one of the biggest tech acquisitions of…

Cyberattacks are basically a way of life for most businesses now

For modern businesses, cyberattacks are essentially an everyday instance, with an ever-increasing number of organizations say they are facing such crises almost on a daily basis. This is according to a new report from Dell surveying 1,000 IT decision-makers from around the world, working in a wide range of public and private sector industries, with…