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MONDAY 31st August Microsoft gets a favourable ruling in US litigation that shows its Android licence deal with Foxconn parent Hon Hai broke down not long after it started. Read more here An NPE with apparent ties to IP Edge has filed a series of lawsuits against a group of banks, including Wells Fargo and Capital One, accusing them of infringing up to four patents. Read more here TUESDAY 1st September Japan Display is the latest big manufacturer with partial Japanese government backing to escalate its IP monetisation efforts with new US litigation. Read more here A US India trade deal – potentially including reforms to controversial Indian patent laws – is said to be almost agreed with time running out before American presidential elections. Read more here Apple, Google, Cisco and Intel have joined forces to file a lawsuit against the USPTO to challenge the growing use of discretionary denials at the PTAB. Read more here WEDNESDAY 2nd September In an IPBC Connect ...