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Guest Post by Prof. Contreras: HTC v. Ericsson – Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fifth Circuit Doesn’t Know What FRAND Means Either

Patently-O

The decision is significant as it is the first by the Fifth Circuit to address the licensing of standards-essential patents and the meaning of “fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory” (FRAND) licensing terms, adding to the growing body of jurisprudence already issued by the Third, Ninth and Federal Circuits in this area.

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A present assignment of future continuation applications

Patently-O

The decision is lacking though because the court does not ground its decision in any particular contract or property tradition. Although it did not state directly, the court appears to have based its contract interpretation on federal patent law as it has done in prior cases. MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 3d 1284 (Fed.

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Fifth Circuit Affirms That Ericsson’s Offers to HTC Complied With ETSI FRAND Commitment (HTC v. Ericsson)

LexBlog IP

The decision rejected HTC’s argument that the non-discrimination portion of the FRAND commitment required Ericsson to give HTC the same licensing terms as given larger mobile device manufacturers, because that would convert the ETSI FRAND commitment into a most-favored-licensee approach that ETSI had refused to adopt. per 4G device.

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[Guest Post] Monsanto’s conspicuous African cotton patent

The IPKat

Between 2008-2015, the technology was upscaled to 70 percent of the Burkinabe cotton areal. Just by contracting with AICB, Monsanto could capture the cotton areal. a Annex X 1999 Bangui Agreement) have not been extended to patents. Eventually, Burkina Faso granted Monsanto permission to introduce Bt cotton in Burkinabe fields.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 15 Attorneys to Principal in Class Distinguished by Diversity of Background and Experience

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Sara’s IP litigation experience includes both patent litigation and trade secret misappropriation litigation, which often also include various associated breach of contract and business torts. from the University of Georgia School of Law and was the senior notes editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law.

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ChatGPT and Intellectual Property (IP) related Topics

LexBlog IP

The firm was founded in 1999 [ sic ] and has since grown to become one of the largest IP law firms in the Midwest region of the United States. Marshall Gerstein’s practice areas include patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and related litigation, as well as IP licensing, counseling, and transactions.