EU sets out patent rules for smart technology to limit law suits

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed rules on Thursday to govern patents increasingly in demand for technologies used in smart devices such as drones, connected cars and mobile phones, to try to reduce litigation. The Commission said the system for what are known as standard-essential patents (SEPs), was fragmented, lacked transparency, led …

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LSEG affirms 2023 targets, gets shareholder nod for buyback

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – London Stock Exchange Group on Thursday reaffirmed financial targets for the year and secured shareholder approval for a previously announced buyback of shares from the Blackstone/Thomson Reuters consortium. LSEG bought data and analytics company Refinitiv for $27 billion from the consortium in January 2021. The group’s traditional exchange activities …

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U.S. Sen. Manchin joins effort to repeal Biden solar tariff waiver

(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin on Wednesday threw his support behind a legislative effort to repeal President Joe Biden’s suspension of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations that are the industry’s primary suppliers. He is the first Democrat to co-sponsor a resolution introduced by Senator Rick Scott, a Republican, in …

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Parlamento de Venezuela aprueba ley para incautar bienes vinculados a casos de corrupción

CARACAS, 27 abr (Reuters) – La Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, controlada por el oficialismo, aprobó el jueves por unanimidad una ley que permite la recuperación e incautación de bienes relacionados a casos de corrupción cuando se investigan irregularidades en la estatal petrolera PDVSA y otras empresas públicas. Desde marzo la Fiscalía ha detenido a 61 …

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Guyana approves environmental permit for fifth offshore oil project

GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Guyana’s environmental agency on Thursday approved a 5-year permit for the fifth project to be developed by a consortium led by U.S. Exxon Mobil, the government said. The authorization requires the group to bear all remediation costs of any oil spills. It also strictly prohibits routine flaring or venting of fossil fuels. …

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U.S. Senate votes to overturn heavy duty truck emissions rules

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to overturn Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that aim to drastically cut smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy-duty trucks but the White House said President Joe Biden would veto the measure. The bill, which was backed by Republicans and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, seeks to …

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