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Reversal Amounts were Higher than Patent Damages in 2013 and 2015, Data Shows

IP Close Up

Diminished or vacated patent damages awards were greater than the total amount of damages awarded for 2013 and 2015, a surprising “net-negative” for patent plaintiffs. Continue reading

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Best of 2013: Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand

Likelihood of Confusion

The post Best of 2013: Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. As seen in the Benny Goodman case in the TTAB, celebrity, brand power and trademark rights may outlive a celebrity’s peak performing years, but will bear fruit only as long as the roots.

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Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Two: The Massive Shift to Electronic Licensing

Michael Geist

The truth is that Canadian universities spend millions of dollars on licensing copyright materials. In fact, over the past decade, the emergence of site licenses that provide access to millions of works – books, journal articles, newspapers, and more – has led to huge increases in expenditures for access.

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One Thumb Up for the New Draft Administration Statement on FRAND Licensing

IP Watchdog

The 2021 SEP Licensing Draft Statement responds to President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition, which called on the agencies to review the 2019 Trump Administration Statement dealing with SEP infringement remedies. The 2019 Statement in turn excised the anti-IP language from a 2013 Obama Administration Statement on this topic.

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Bombay High Court Grants (the First?) Section 32 License to Translate a Literary Work in Marathi

SpicyIP

But IP nerds will specifically remember that eleven years ago, in March 2012, India’s first compulsory license was granted by the Indian Patent Office against Bayer’s Nexavar. One year later, in March 2013 the compulsory license order was upheld by the IPAB in a landmark ruling by the then Chairperson, Justice Prabha Sridevan.

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Preliminary Injunction and Patent License Disputes

Patently-O

Holt was part of forming two additional companies, BJM and Matrix and Symbiont licensed the technology (including the patent) to those companies. The agreement included a number of provisions — primarily a license with royalties for feed sold using the process. All cases “arising under” the U.S. Applying Gunn v.

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Policy Statement on Licensing Negotiations and Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to F/RAND Commitments

Patently-O

The USPTO has joined forces with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and National Institute of Standards (NIST) in creating a new draft policy statement on licensing of standards-essential patents (SEP) subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments. 2013 Policy Statement. Are other challenges typically present in negotiating a SEP license?