IPilogue

OCTOBER 5, 2021

On September 9, 2021, ESG Clean Energy, LLC (“ESG”), a corporation responsible for clean energy solutions for distributed power generation, announced that they signed an exclusive licensing deal with Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking”) for use of ESG’s carbon dioxide-free power generation technology in all of Canada.

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Patent Licensing Technology IP 106

Patently-O

MAY 2, 2022

2022) focuses on the classic patent law question of whether the inventor’s pre-filing sales activity serve to bar the patent from issuing. On appeal, the Federal Circuit looked to the contract and its own prior precedent to conclude that a purchase agreement is a classic offer to sell. by Dennis Crouch.

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Invention Contracts Licensing Inventor 83

The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Patents offer many advantages to individuals and companies. For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing. In some industries, patents may even be essentially required to enter the market and compete successfully.

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Business Inventor Patent Licensing 98

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2021

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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Licensing Contracts Law Patent Law 52

The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2024

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Intellectual Property Law 61

Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property IP Litigation 61

Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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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Licensing Contracts Patent Law Law 56

LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

Patents The Report discussed in section IV: (i) the use of NFTs to manage registration, ownership, and licensing of patents; and (ii) how current patent laws apply to NFT-related inventions. Patent applicants and practitioners could benefit from guidance regarding obtaining patents in the context of NFTs.

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Reporting Non-Fungible Tokens IP Intellectual Property 52

Patently-O

JANUARY 19, 2024

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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Inventor Ownership Contracts Intellectual Property 69

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In that regard, punitive damages for IPRs infringements have found their places in, but not limited to, China’s Civil Code (CCC), Copyright Law, Trade Mark Law and Patent Law (see former IPKat posts here and here ). On the contrary: it has embraced them as a useful tool.

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Settlement Patent Infringement Patent Intellectual Property 69

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Hughes: it was the Fairness in Music Licensing Act, not the DMCA, which was intertwined. E.g., these images were good, so you should apply a quality multiplier; scarce, so you should apply a scarcity multiplier to the standard quoted rate; also P didn’t want to license them so should get an exclusivity multiplier. 3) “So what?”

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Copyright Copying Music Fair Use 59

The IPKat

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Monsanto concluded an agrobiotechnology licensing contract with its Burkinabe counterpart, AICB, which groups INERA (Burkina Faso’s national agricultural research institute), the Burkinabe cotton farmers (see UNPCB ) and cotton firms Sofitex , Socoma and Faso Coton. a Annex X 1999 Bangui Agreement) have not been extended to patents.

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Patent Government IP Technology 74

Patently-O

APRIL 11, 2024

Because that activity is domestic, the lost profits for lost service contracts were the result of a permissible domestic application of the statute. Lost profits reward the patentee for lost sales, whereas a reasonable royalty reflects what an infringer would have been willing to pay for a license.

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Patent Invention Technology Patent Law 81

IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

The Issue The Indian Patent Office , has for the first time rejected to recognize the claim of AI to be an inventor relying upon Section 2 and 6 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 (Hereinafter, the Act). [1] 2] However, some argue that AI systems should be granted legal personality and be allowed to own patents. 6] Shri Justice N.

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Inventor Moral Rights Patent Invention 52

IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Collateral between the investor and the creative economy actor can be in the form of: Fiduciary guarantee of intellectual property; A contract for creative economic activities; and/or. The IP valuation is to be done by an IP appraiser who must be licensed by the Ministry of Finance. Receivables from the creative economic activities.

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IP Intellectual Property Business Government 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

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.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Journalism Intellectual Property Law Litigation 52

The IPKat

JUNE 29, 2022

Licensing or exceptions to copyright for text and data mining (TDM), which is often significant in AI use and development. Patent protection for AI-devised inventions. Under the planned new exception, rightholders will still have safeguards to protect their content, including a requirement of lawful access.

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Government Copyright IP Invention 136

Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The surge in patent applications by MSMEs in the financial year 2022-23, marking a 28.4% increase compared to the previous year, is a clear testament to their growing understanding of the value of patents. Patents enable the establishment of a strong market presence and revenue generation through licensing as well.

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Patent Intellectual Property Ownership Invention 52

The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain. Lastly and most importantly, the company should understand who they are doing business with.

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IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 98

LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

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.

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Intellectual Property IP Inventor Copyright 52

The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2023

Tunstall had already granted licenses on the STMF technology to hardware and software providers active in Belgium. In 2021, Tunstall accused a client (Télé-Secours) and a competing software provider (Victrix) of infringing its patent. Victrix requested such a license from Tunstall, but was denied it.

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Litigation Law Patent Invention 52

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain. Lastly and most importantly, the company should understand who they are doing business with.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 52

SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ryan Abbot in putting man and machine on an equal footing when it comes to inventorship under international patent law regimes, in light of recent decisions on the issue by courts in Australia and South Africa. Thus, the Court held that the mandatory injunction granted by the Single Judge was inequitable. August 26, 2021].

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Non-Fungible Tokens Fair Use Advertising Advertising 105

43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2021

Contrast with patent law, where Court is more active. Xiyin Tang, Privatizing Copyright Example: YT private deals with record labels, now model for Europe’s mandatory licensing law. Bruce Boyden: Is it private contracts driving the problem or the non-© restrictions? He thinks it has to be the contracts.

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Copyright Fair Use Copying Music 45