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To Err is Human: Unicolors v. H&M at the Supreme Court

The Illusion of More

The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in the copyright case Unicolors v. And speaking of tangential details, I noticed that Justice Sotomayor inadvertently used the term “patent trolls” during her brief interaction […]. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P.,

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

COPYRIGHT The Government of Hong Kong recently released a public consultation paper on updating the national Copyright regime (the "Copyright Ordinance"). PATENTS Permakat Prof. Wilkof discussed patent trolling and the long debate about it and whenever this topic might still be relevant and deserving of attention.

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Never Too Late: if you missed The IPKat last week

The IPKat

Katfriend Konstantin Voropaev analysed a patent trolling case from Kazakhstan, where a local patent troll threatened the market of taxi aggregators (platforms, where passengers connect with drivers).

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Osgoode Welcomes Professor Ruth L. Okediji: “The Paradox of Intellectual Property Injustice”

IPilogue

Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where she teaches contracts, international IP, patents, copyright, and courses on Biblical Law. Individuals and companies commonly engage in the strategic purchasing of critical blocking patent portfolios. Professor Ruth L. Okediji is the Jeremiah Smith Jr.

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M&A Checklist — How to Prepare Your IP for the Legal Due Diligence Process

LexBlog IP

A prudent IP strategy would therefore consider patent protection for more physical innovations and trade secret or copyright protection for software. A settled “patent troll” lawsuit is typically not the end of the world and is very common for any company in the middle market or larger.

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3 Core Elements of Intellectual Property Strategy

IP.com

An IP strategy helps entities manage their intangible assets—including patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights—in a way that aligns with their overall business strategy and goals. A holistic IP strategy can not only protect your business from an infringement lawsuit but allow you to leverage your IP assets for growth.

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TMSR Session 2: Administrative Agencies and Specialized Courts

43(B)log

We complain about costs of TM litigation but don’t like the Copyright Small Claims board; INTA represents Ps and Ds but only very sophisticated ones, united in their sophistication; could we think about a small dispute procedure? Patent troll narrative was effective. It would only increase the scatter plot.]