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Post-Default Creditor’s Right to Assign, License and Enforce Patent does not Disturb Patentee’s Separate Right to Sue Infringers

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May 1, 2024) offers some interesting insight into leveraged patent transactions, and the effect of a lender’s ability to license or assign a patent on the patent owner’s standing to sue for infringement, especially after default. Citing precedents such as Aspex Eyewear, Inc. Miracle Optics, Inc. , Mann Found.

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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

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Most significantly, HTC was the developer and manufacturer of Google’s Nexus One Android phone , which was released in 2010. In patent infringement cases, it is well-established that a patentee’s damages should reflect only the value of the patented features of an infringing product. Apportionment. concurring).

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

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In 2010, Rae graduated from the University of Texas with a B.S. 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. Joy Kete litigates multimillion-dollar global patent disputes in U.S.

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

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Unlike traditional proprietary software, SaaS or PaaS business models where license terms can often be renegotiated or amended in subsequent contract cycles, open-source licensing is far less forgiving of afterthoughts. Second, altering the license could alienate a project’s community, leading to forks or abandonment.

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

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Unlike traditional proprietary software, SaaS or PaaS business models where license terms can often be renegotiated or amended in subsequent contract cycles, open-source licensing is far less forgiving of afterthoughts. Second, altering the license could alienate a project’s community, leading to forks or abandonment.

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No "German injunction gap" expedition in Abbott v Dexcom global diabetes battle, as Mr Justice Mellor expresses "some regret"

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A primary motivation for Abbott's expedition application was to obtain a UK court decision on the validity of four European patents in order to influence a German court considering infringement of the German EP equivalents and to prevent the problems of the "injunction gap".

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Biosimilars 2021 Year in Review

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Since the BPCIA’s enactment in 2010, 50 BPCIA cases have been filed in district courts. ( Patent infringement. Patent Infringement. Both patent infringement cases (-2258, -2899) remain ongoing. See Figure 2.) adalimumab). Alvotech USA et al. 1:21-cv-05645). adalimumab). Declaratory judgment.