Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

Other digital art is being created to leverage pre-exiting IP and physical art. This boom is creating great opportunities for IP owners who want to license their IP for use in NFTs. When IP licensing rights for use in digital art and other NFTs, it is important to be clear what is and what is not being licensed.

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IIPRD

MAY 9, 2024

Hence, the concept of cross licensing agreement has originated with the intent to help various organizations in sharing patent licenses along with their rights and liabilities leading to their easier access to masses and reduction of monopolistic market tendencies. Cross-licensing agreements can both restrain and advance competition.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

However, it does recognize that IP issues exist and mandates actions by various agencies to address these issues. It addresses many of the risks and problems that can arise with AI. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 26, 2023

Whatever the reason, there are many times when entrepreneurs look to license their intellectual property (IP). These licensing agreements often are more complex than a simple sale. After all, there’s now an ongoing relationship between the licensor (the owner of the IP) and the licensee (the party given access to the IP).

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 18, 2024

Licensing to expand Giselle told Deborah Meaden that she wants to grow the business as “big as it can go.” One way Giselle could do this is by licensing her project out to wholesalers, granting them permission to use her products without infringing on her rights. IP can be ‘licensed-out’ or ‘licensed-in’.

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The Trichordist

JUNE 27, 2023

Our friend Abby North testified today before the House IP Subcommittee on the Mechanical LIcensing Collective

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Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

Licensing is a legal tool that permits the utilization or reuse of already protected intellectual property. This raises discussions on various factors influencing the decision of licensors and licensees regarding the licensing process. Considerations for sub-licensing, including any specific limitations or financial terms.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

If you own IP in Colombia or abroad and are seeking financing and cash for your projects or company, this article is for you. Intellectual property (IP) is an increasingly important asset for businesses in today’s knowledge-based economy. This is where IP finance comes in.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 17, 2024

On May 16, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), a non-profit entity responsible for administering blanket licenses enacted by the Music Modernization Act (MMA), filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York alleging that Swedish streaming media company Spotify has failed to meet its royalty obligations for MMA blanket licenses.

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Saturday Opinion: Recent signs point toward more patent licensing negotiations between Chinese tech companies. That’s good news for the country’s IP system.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 15, 2024

Companies that generate revenue from patents are seeing less willingness to negotiate in recent years among businesses they approach about potential licenses, requiring more litigation in order to reach agreements, executives from IBM, InterDigital and others said Monday.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 24, 2023

Introduction Shutterstock is a global provider of licensed images, videos, audio and editing tools, that has revolutionized the way visual content can be accessed and used. Content creators contribute their work to the platform, making it available for licensing, while end users can easily browse, license and utilize them.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Here's what Paolo writes: 'Can't Be Evil' NFT license – A tentative NFT worldwide license standard by Paolo Maria Gangi Can't Be Evil. Let alone was it clear how to protect the IP rights in the artwork linked to it. Universal license - a set of NFT CC licenses under the name 'Can’t Be Evil'. Why a CC license?

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Managing IP

MARCH 8, 2022

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said IP owners from states that issued sanctions against Russia will not be compensated for the unauthorised use of their IP

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As its PFS licensing programme turns 10, GE’s IP executives reflect on lessons learned in cracking a brand new market

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IP Law 360

MARCH 29, 2024

A California federal judge on Friday threw out Intel's counterclaim arguing that it has a license to VLSI's microchip patents in a multibillion-dollar dispute, indicating that it can be raised in a separate case.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Businesses own valuable trademarks, which, once registered, can be licensed out. The rights that flow from a trademark can be licensed to others to receive royalties for commercialization. Licensing your trademark can be a beneficial business strategy that can not only strengthen the brand but also allow for expansion into new markets.

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IP Close Up

MAY 1, 2023

Four IP licensing experts will discuss recent changes in the intellectual property licensing landscape, including generative A.I., and how they are affecting innovation. The all-star Continue reading

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2024

Katfriend Thato Moloto (Trademarkia) writes on the methods used in calculating royalty rates for IP licences to enable the determination of appropriate taxes. The transfer of goodwill was in fact explicitly excluded from all but one of the branding licensing agreements.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, next week will hear long-simmering arguments from Apple that Ericsson isn't licensing its assortment of cellular patents considered essential to 4G and 5G standards at fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory rates.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this paper, we will explore the concept of tokenization of intellectual property (IP) assets and the use of stable coins for IP owners. Intellectual property (IP) assets, such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights, can be valuable assets for businesses and individuals. Tokenization of IP assets has several benefits.

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Olartemoure Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you own IP in Colombia or abroad and are seeking financing and cash for your projects or company, this article is for you. Intellectual property (IP) is an increasingly important asset for businesses in today’s knowledge-based economy. This is where IP finance comes in.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 26, 2022

As intellectual property becomes a more important part of commerce, the question of how IP licenses are treated in bankruptcy is of more interest to companies negotiating such licenses. When a Chapter 11 bankruptcy is filed, a new entity called the “bankruptcy estate” comes into existence.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 13, 2024

While it’s appropriate to lament the lack of bipartisan cooperation in Washington, just because something’s bipartisan doesn't mean it’s a good idea. Exhibit A could be Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Senator J.D. Vance’s (R-OH) “Invent It Here, Make It Here” bill.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs. The most common concern raised about NFTs, however, was the prevalence of consumer confusion about the IP rights implicated in their creation or transfer.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Licensing trademarks in Canada can be beneficial to a trademark owner when done properly, including providing a potentially powerful source of revenue.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Lenovo and Motorola Mobility fired back against Ericsson with a countersuit in an underlying infringement action in North Carolina federal court, arguing the Swedish company is refusing to honor its licensing obligations for its 5G patents and engaging in global litigation to demand excessive royalties.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Intel and VLSI are continuing to escalate their multivenue dispute over how to decide whether Intel already has a license to VLSI's patents, with the tech company telling the Federal Circuit the patent owner is "desperate to avoid" a California trial, and VLSI saying that trial "would be an enormous waste of party and judicial resources."

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

VLSI has urged a California federal judge to postpone a trial set for next month on Intel's claim that it has a license to VLSI's semiconductor patents in the multibillion-dollar dispute between the companies, saying the current trial date is "unfeasible and unfair."

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

While facilitating technology transfer, it is significant to look at how IP rights play a role. Indian Copyright Act, 1957 – sections 30 to 32 provide for licensing. It allows for both voluntary and compulsory licensing. Intellectual Property Rights Protection IP licensing is an essential element of technology transfer.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On February 12, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) filed a lawsuit against streaming music company Pandora Media in the Middle District of Tennessee seeking unpaid royalty fees for blanket licenses under the Music Modernization Act (MMA).

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 18, 2022

Companies often enter into supply agreements for component parts that are covered by or produced using a supplier's intellectual property (IP) rights, but do not give enough thought to IP licensing.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The record industry moves in yet another way toward getting the law to treat your music purchase as a music license (via BoingBoing), writes Ken Fisher: New “pawn shop” laws. The post IP creep by the IP creeps appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

told the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that threats made by ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions “to file IPR petitions and a declaratory judgment action unless granted a free license to three valuable patents,” among other allegations, “runs directly counter to the purpose and goals of the post-grant administrative challenge system.”

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Managing IP

MAY 12, 2023

Sources at four US universities reveal how efficient infringement, lower valuations, and Section 101 concerns are complicating their licensing and prosecution strategies

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Pankhuri Malik is an Osgoode LLM Graduate, IPilogue Writer and IP Innovation Clinic Fellow. In a landmark development , Novartis has signed a Voluntary Licensing Agreement with the Medicine Patent Pool (MPP) for its nilotinib drug, used in treating Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) in adults and children as young as a year old.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 17, 2024

Adeia asked a California federal court Tuesday to toss a declaratory patent action filed by the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, arguing it is using the lawsuit as a "strategic attempt to avoid paying agreed-to royalties" of $3 million per year under a licensing agreement reached in 2019.

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