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Federal Circuit Ruling Underscores the “Future Affiliate” Trap in Licensing Agreements

LexBlog IP

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit [1] reversed a lower court’s denial of Intel Corporation’s (“Intel’s”) motion for leave to amend its answer to assert a new license defense in a patent infringement suit brought by VLSI Technology LLC (“VLSI”). and Finjan Software, Inc. Finjan Software, Inc.,

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ERA IP-focused events and courses return with 25% discount for IPKat readers

The IPKat

Trier, Germany The Katfriends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in beautiful Trier (Germany) are always busy organizing and running IP courses. The European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) is designed specifically for European patent attorneys in light of the particular needs of the profession.

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Anatomy of an NFT Fail: Trademark License Expires on F1 Delta Time.

Traverse Legal Blog

” F1 Delta Time lost its trademark license to use F1 / Formula One as part of the F1 Delta Time game. The brand licensing deal apparently had a ‘term’ that expired. F1 did not renew the license. It is also a valuable and hard lesson for all NFT projects, brands, and IP owners.

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Patent Damages Laws Regarding Apportionment are Inapplicable to Breach of Contract (FRAND) Claims

IP Watchdog

Despite these differences, we noted that these two concepts have often been treated interchangeably by courts, often leading to confusing results.

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

IP Intelligence

A trademark license may seem straightforward. Since a license is like any other contract, the licensor can add any number of conditions to the agreement, right? How does a license differ from a franchise? Air Voice Wireless LLC , 2018 WL 6303852 (C.D. In other words, it matters what it is, not what you call it.

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

IP Intelligence

A trademark license may seem straightforward. Since a license is like any other contract, the licensor can add any number of conditions to the agreement, right? How does a license differ from a franchise? Air Voice Wireless LLC , 2018 WL 6303852 (C.D. In other words, it matters what it is, not what you call it.

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

LexBlog IP

A trademark license may seem straightforward. Since a license is like any other contract, the licensor can add any number of conditions to the agreement, right? How does a license differ from a franchise? Air Voice Wireless LLC , 2018 WL 6303852 (C.D. In other words, it matters what it is, not what you call it.