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NPE Showcase – Sockeye Licensing

LexBlog IP

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). This installment will focus on a company named Sockeye Licensing TX, LLC. Settlement agreements are typically confidential so the exact arrangement is unclear.

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The European Commission Proposes a New Regulation on Standard Essential Patents and FRAND Licensing

LexBlog IP

On 27 April 2023, the European Commission (the “ Commission ”) proposed a new regulation on the licensing of standard essential patents (the “ Proposal ”). [1] SEP holders seeking to license their SEPs for royalties and to enforce them in the EU would have to register the patents in a SEP register.

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India’s High Court of Delhi issues guidance on SEP licensing that seeks to harmonize decisions in other countries (Intex v. Ericsson)

LexBlog IP

This is an important decision to review in understanding licensing and litigation of international SEP portfolios. For example, the Court ruled that an injunction may be entered against an standard-compliant product if even a single SEP is found to infringe. those who stall licensing negotiations).

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

A trade secret is a form of intellectual property that protects confidential business information that (1) has economic value, providing a business with a competitive advantage, and (2) is not generally known or readily accessible to others. If that information becomes known to others (outside a nondisclosure agreement or license, etc.),

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Yes, You Can Bargain Away Your Right to File IPR Petitions

IP Tech Blog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a precedential opinion about forum selection clauses (FSC) in confidentiality agreements. holding that, in a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that expressly excludes a license grant, a FSC does not prohibit a patent infringement defendant from filing inter partes review (IPR) petitions.

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Reframing ITC’s Role: The Advancing America’s Interests Act

Patently-O

For instance, US investments in licensing of IP have been increasingly recognized as a major factor in establishing the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement. And, patent holders have been able to rely upon uses of their technology licensees as evidence of a domestic industry.

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Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Compared with older battery technologies, the lithium-ion battery was lightweight and compact, had high energy density, and required little to no maintenance, making it the ideal battery for mobile devices. Solid-state batteries replace the liquid electrolyte in batteries with a technology that is said to be safer, more efficient (i.e.,