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JD Supra Law
JULY 30, 2021
SEPs and FRAND – two legal issues that have resulted in global patent disputes in the mobile device space is now beginning to make its presence known in the automotive industry.
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IP Watchdog
APRIL 23, 2023
The European Union is reportedly considering sweeping new regulations for the licensing and litigation of standard essential patents (SEPs), which make fair-minded observers wonder whether any sane adults are in charge at the European Commission (EC).
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IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a “public listening session” to hear from industry leaders on the topic of standard essential patents.
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IP.com
JULY 20, 2021
Thomson Reuters Practical Law defines a standard essential patent (SEP) as “a patent claiming technology that is essential to an industry standard’s use.” The post Standard Essential Patents Explained appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.
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JD Supra Law
JANUARY 31, 2024
Each quarter, we will cover important developments spanning the globe that impact SEP litigation and FRAND licensing.
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JD Supra Law
APRIL 25, 2024
By: WilmerHale
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SpicyIP
OCTOBER 7, 2023
We highlighted the following problems, (i) Over-Declaration and Supra-FRAND rates by SEP holders, (ii) Patent Hold-Out by Implementers, (iii) Difficulties in setting Global FRAND rates by national courts, (iv) Informational imbalances between negotiating parties, and (v) lack of awareness about nuances of SEP/ FRAND.
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JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Taiwanese businesses should watch for continued assertions on 5G, IoT - The number of disputes involving standard essential patents (SEPs) is increasing, both in the United States and worldwide. Currently, by some estimates, more than 30,000 patent families have been declared "essential" to 5G.
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IIPRD
APRIL 2, 2024
iii] Understanding the intricacies of the negotiations thus, becomes even more critical when we consider the actualities of the pharmaceutical industry. v] This, in turn, can lead to significant price hikes for essential medicines. This move underscores the government’s commitment to supporting its robust generic drug industry.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), International Trade Administration (ITA), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have extended the deadline for public comments on their request for information on standards and intellectual property. firms in international technical standards development Ability of U.S.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 24, 2023
On April 27, 2023, the European Commission published its proposal for how the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs) should be governed in the EU. The developments are of interest to any business that develops, implements or markets connective technologies.
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JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
2022 is expected to be another busy year in the world of patent litigation. We fully expect persistence in these spaces: STANDARD-ESSENTIAL PATENT (SEP) LICENSING AND THE GROWING DEMAND FROM TECH COMPANIES FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS - After the number of disputes involving SEPs. By: McDermott Will & Emery
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Intepat
MAY 18, 2023
INTRODUCTION Oftentimes, it is observed how intellectual property laws, specifically; patent laws are contradictory to competition and antitrust laws. Patent laws acknowledge that patents play a crucial role in facilitating the exchange of goods and services. An example of a standard is ‘Bluetooth’ or ‘mobile phone chargers’.
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IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
tandard Setting Organizations (SSOs) exist as a mechanism for industry innovators to work together to collectively identify and select the best and most promising innovations that will become the foundation for the entire industry to build upon for years to come.
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JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
DISCLOSURES OF ESSENTIAL PATENTS TO SDOs: THE CASE OF ETSI - SDO IPRs policies can vary according to their goals, their membership, and the needs of the industry in which they commercialize their standards. Hence, there is no across-the-board harmonized approach regarding disclosures of essential patents.
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JD Supra Law
MARCH 8, 2023
The Impact of SEPs on EV Design and Development - Historically, issues with Standard-Essential Patents (“SEPs”) involved the information technology industries and did not heavily impact the automotive industry. That is changing. By: Clark Hill PLC
The IPKat
DECEMBER 7, 2021
As published today on gov.uk, the UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a call for views on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), intended to inform the position on whether the present framework requires change in order to best support innovation. and AI and often also reliant on these standards. Transparency?in
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IP Watchdog
JUNE 13, 2022
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST), and the U.S. By throwing the baby out with the bath water, patent owners are now left to guess where the agencies stand on such issues. As was recently reported by IPWatchdog (here and here), the U.S.
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IP Law 360
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The Delhi High Court's standard-essential patents decision in Intex v. Ericsson has the potential to derail important progress for India's technology industry, so Indian regulators and courts should be developing an SEP licensing ecosystem that inspires and protects innovation, say Brian Scarpelli and Priya Nair at ACT.
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The IPKat
JULY 12, 2023
The survey was composed of a set of 33 questions which were set to solicit information from SMEs, small and mid-cap companies information as to how Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and licensing frameworks function in their experience. Public input will be sought before implementing any possible intervention measures.
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SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
On 7 th November 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“ FTC ”) issued a press release announcing its challenge to more than 100 patents listed in the ‘Orange Book’. The Applicants have to also enlist the patents “which claim the listed drug or which claim a use for such listed drug”. His previous posts can be accessed here. ]
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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
However, broadly integrating cellular technology into automotive products may implicate Standard Essential Patents (SEP) and Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing issues. Standardization promotes wide-scale adoption of technical specifications and interoperability among devices. AV Communication.
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JD Supra Law
JUNE 10, 2022
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (collectively, the Agencies) announced the withdrawal of the 2019 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments (2019 Statement).
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The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted the Regulation on geographical indication (GI) protection for craft and industrial products, also known as non-agri GIs. In turn, crafts and industrial products are protected by EU Member States on the basis of national legislation, including national GI rights and collective marks.
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Patently-O
APRIL 13, 2023
In this post, I compare the leaked EU Proposal to last year’s Standards Essential Royalty Act (SERA) to which the EU Proposal bears a notable resemblance, with some important differences. The Leaked Draft Even before the official release of the EU Proposal, a significant amount of material has become publicly available.
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The IPKat
APRIL 18, 2024
T 0439/22 relates to an appeal of the opposition decision to maintain the Philip Morris patent EP3076804. The patent EP3076804 claims a cartridge for a smoking device comprising "gathered" smoking material (e.g. This is because the 'subject-matter of the European patent' [.] is defined by the claims and only by them".
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The IPKat
APRIL 29, 2024
The goal of the Roundtable is to share information on the efforts, contributions, visions, challenges and plans of the triple helix (government, industry and academia) in managing and addressing the relationships between AI, IPRs and the SDGs. For more information and to register, click here. Fashion is no exception.
Patently-O
APRIL 29, 2024
by Dennis Crouch Ikorongo Technology has filed a petition for certiorari asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Federal Circuit’s heightened disclosure standard for the “same invention” requirement in reissue patents. Industrial Chemicals, Inc. Patent system, and today’s guiding statute (35 U.S.C.
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SpicyIP
APRIL 23, 2024
Once this understanding was established the Court then discussed : – Whether damages can be granted only for the tested devices or all the devices Lava argued that it should be held accountable for paying damages for only those devices (4 models) which were tested and found to be implementing the seven suit patents.
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Intepat
JUNE 9, 2023
It intends to regulate the copyright law, which is managed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development as well as the trademarks, patents, and designs act, which were overseen by Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks. The policy is more inclined towards the pharmaceutical industry.
Patently-O
APRIL 16, 2022
The text of the Patent Act suggests that obviousness is a straightforward inquiry: find how the claimed invention differs from the prior art and ask whether, based upon those differences, an objective artisan would deem the invention obvious. See Polaris Industries, Inc. by Dennis Crouch. 35 U.S.C. § 1169 (1964). John Deere Co.,
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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
What is invented through biotechnological processes must be protected through patent protection lest a third person misuses the same. SCOPE FOR PATENT PROTECTION: The growth of patents in biotechnology has been remarkable in recent decades, driven by several key factors that reflect the increasing importance and complexity of this field.
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Patently-O
JULY 7, 2022
The standardization of wireless telecommunications protocols is largely conducted under the auspices of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and organizational partners such as the US-based Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS).
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Nelligan Law
AUGUST 4, 2023
In this blog, we will dive into the fascinating world of Canadian sneaker law to shed light on the regulations that shape this thriving industry. Moreover, sneaker companies can also protect their shoe designs through design patents. Sellers must adhere to strict standards regarding product quality, safety, and labeling.
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IP Law 360
APRIL 6, 2022
Patent and Trademark Office.
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IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 11, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has stringent procedures for scent trademark registration. Deutsches Patent and Markenamt case, the European Court of Justice devised the “ Sieckmann seven-fold Test ,” which set certain guidelines for graphical representations of smells within the EU. Iconic scents like Chanel No.
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SpicyIP
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Our winning essay this year is a fascinating walk through the challenges and opportunities presented by ‘dupes’, as distinguished from counterfeits and knockoffs, in the fashion industry. – Akshansh Singh, for the essay titled: Standard Essential Patents in India: Questions of FRAND, Antitrust, and Injunctions.
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Olartemoure Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The authority concluded that this measure is discriminatory to consumers for selling at normal price an incomplete product and that it puts the burden on the consumer to purchase a second product essential for the operation of the cell phone. In Colombia cultural industries contributed 5.82 09/15/22 – Entertainment Law.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 11, 2022
We recently came across two decisions by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) in which patent claim applications concerning two nicotine delivery devices were rejected on the ground of the same being affected by section 3(b) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970. Section 3(i) bars the patenting of treatment processes.
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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2022
A patent is an exclusive right granted to the owner of an invention, that allows him to prevent others from making, using, or selling the invention without the consent of the owner. The patent law in India is governed by The Patent Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). A patent is territorial in nature.
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Patently-O
JANUARY 12, 2024
by Dennis Crouch This article analyzes some of the latest developments in the ongoing legal battle between medical device company Masimo and tech giant Apple regarding Apple’s adjudged infringement of Masimo’s pulse oximetry patents in its Apple Watch. ” See Standard Havens Prods., ” See Standard Havens Prods.,
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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
The Indian automobile industry has been the fastest and instant growing industry in the world and has also acquired a global position among some superpowers of the world. It is the industry that contributes about 5 percent of the total gross domestic product to the country.
The IPKat
JUNE 5, 2023
As regards the validity and infringement of the enforced trade marks, the Court of Turin found that Ferrero’s box shape was not necessary to obtain a technical result, although it had been previously protected through a patent. Substantial shape means a shape that "gives substantial value to the product".
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Intellectual Property Law Blog
MARCH 3, 2021
Blockchain patent applications may be divided into two types: underlying technologies of blockchain, such as consensus methods, security, etc., and applications of blockchain in, e.g., fintech, legal, and other industries. Patent Eligibility Under the U.S. Patent System. See MPEP § 2106.04. Decision: 35 U.S.C. §
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