Kashishipr

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Three pharmaceutical companies, including Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Micromet AG, and Cambridge Antibody Technology (now acquired by AstraZeneca), in September 2003 announced signing a non-exclusive cross-license agreement. Without any doubt, stepping into patent litigation can be uncertain, full of risks, and expensive.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). This installment will focus on a company named Sockeye Licensing TX, LLC. NPEs are also known to limit their license when suing software companies.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2023

In late March, news broke that the European Commission was drafting sweeping regulations on the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs). In its current form, the new regulatory framework would encourage increased transparency in SEP licensing through several new policies and procedures.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Office of the United States Trade Representative says it supports delaying a decision to extend the waiver of IP rights under the TRIPS Agreement to diagnostics and therapeutics and orders an investigation be conducted on the matter by the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With respect to patents subject to a commitment to license on a Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (RAND) basis, 2023 saw many interesting developments.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 29, 2023

alleging that the defendants’ adeno-associated virus (“AAV”) technology gene therapy product has infringed or will infringe U.S. 11,680,274 (“the ‘274 Patent”). ” The Biologics License Application (BLA) for SRP-9001 was accepted for priority review by the FDA in November 2022.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 26, 2021

FTC Solar can move a patent infringement lawsuit lodged against it over solar technology from Texas to New York after U.S. District Judge Alan Albright found that its license agreement with FCX Solar favors shipping the case off to the Southern District of New York.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Open-source software development isn’t a new kid on the block, but its importance has skyrocketed with the emergence of game-changing technologies like blockchain and AI. Open Source Lawyers Are Critical To Your Open Source Success Very few lawyers understand software licensing , and even fewer open-source licensing.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 12, 2022

While all three panelists agreed that the IP waiver discussion has become a distraction that will not solve the fundamental problems, Iancu and Kappos were especially passionate that the precedent set by the U.S. government’s decision to back the proposal could do very real harm, rather than good.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The book's cover wonderfully matches the colours of the Villa Salviati gardens This is a book review of IP Accidents: Negligence Liability in Intellectual Property , by Patrick Goold , City Law School, University of London. Léon is currently finishing his PhD on the proportionality principle and injunctions for patent infringement in EU law.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Emily Xiang is an IPilogue Writer, a Senior Fellow with the IP Innovation Clinic, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Is technology’s rapid rise really a great equalizer for improving social welfare globally? . Increasing prices of technology have only served to further disparities in access and skill development.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2022

The first kind, academic institutions, acquire patents to protect the research work of their faculty and researchers while licensing others to use the results of the research produced without commodifying the patent. They do not practice, develop, manufacture, or otherwise commercialize the patent.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Would you believe the following scenario could happen under our patent system? Commanding 50% market share in unit sales of the patented product, the patent holder prevails in patent infringement suits obtaining court injunctions against all major rivals and maintaining a strict no-licensing policy.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 8, 2022

s patented technology for quickly updating web pages while tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon eventually agreed to pay license fees, the startup's lawyer said Tuesday during opening statements in a California federal court patent infringement trial. has been "brazen" in its unlicensed use of Droplets Inc.'s

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

tandard Setting Organizations (SSOs) exist as a mechanism for industry innovators to work together to collectively identify and select the best and most promising innovations that will become the foundation for the entire industry to build upon for years to come.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Significance of Intellectual Property Rights for Tech Startups: Innovation Protection: IPRs act as a barrier to protect the groundbreaking technological developments of tech firms, which primarily depend on innovation. Revenue Generation: Through partnerships or licensing agreements, IPR enables startups to monetize from their innovations.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

I recently wrote about the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Moderna against Pfizer/BioNTech over the COVID-19 vaccine. In its complaint filed in federal district court in Boston last August, Moderna alleged that Pfizer/BioNTech infringed three of Moderna’s patents in developing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 9, 2022

District Judge Colm Connolly to dismiss VLSI Technology LLC's patent infringement suit against the chipmaker for failing to disclose its true owners, according to a brief unsealed Friday ahead of a Dec. 14 hearing on the issue of the licensing company's ownership. Intel Corp. asked Delaware Chief U.S.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

While 2022 was somewhat less eventful than 2021 in terms of significant developments in fair/reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND/RAND) licensing occurring in the United States, the past year still did not disappoint and underscores the continued and growing interest from government in the standards related patents space.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 2, 2024

Zebra Technologies Corp. reversing a Western District of Texas ruling that dismissed patent infringement claims for lack of constitutional standing. On May 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Intellectual Tech LLC v.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Companies have historically turned to patent pools as vehicles for achieving shared objectives. A patent pool can be formed when a group of patent holders agree to pool their patents for some purpose. In this scenario, the pooling companies may own complementary patents that enable a technical standard.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 1, 2023

and microchip patent licensing outfit VLSI Technology LLC for Dec. 11 after VLSI sought entry of a final judgment on a Texas federal jury's year-old $949 million patent infringement verdict against Intel. District Judge Alan Albright has scheduled a post-trial conference with Intel Corp.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Despite these differences, we noted that these two concepts have often been treated interchangeably by courts, often leading to confusing results. Pursuant to appeal of that decision, however, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has now addressed the photonegative question in HTC Corp.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

While the result is reasonable, the explanations provided by the court raise several questions.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 3, 2021

Today, companies are increasingly placing a huge amount of enterprise value on Intellectual Property (IP). In a few instances, the value attributed to IP assets by companies is greater than the entire net worth of the corporation itself. have attracted taxation on IP as a global issue. The United States of America.

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Intepat

MAY 18, 2023

An example of this is the concept of Standard Essential Patents (SEP), where the intersection of patent laws and competition laws occurs. RATIONALE BEHIND SEPs A patent that protects a technology that is an essential element of an industry and becomes part of a standard for that industry is a standard essential patent.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office last year, which it has since checked by way of its Nikeland venture on Roblox and the acquisition of RTFKT. With new advancements in technology, new challenges come forward. Patent Infringement. With the growing number of patent applications, the risk is also increasing.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Advances in science and technology, as well as business innovations have transformed the economy, making way for new industries and modern ways of doing business. As a result of new technologies, and a rapid increase in innovation and creativity, intellectual capital has emerged as valuable assets for businesses.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In Rovi Guides Inc v Videotron Ltd , the Federal Court of Canada invalided patents for interactive program guide (“IPG”) technology and clarified a reasonable royalty as the appropriate remedy had the patents been found valid and infringed. Videotron did not renew its license which expired in 2016.

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Patently-O

JUNE 20, 2023

For instance, US investments in licensing of IP have been increasingly recognized as a major factor in establishing the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement. And, patent holders have been able to rely upon uses of their technology licensees as evidence of a domestic industry.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 8, 2024

Additionally, the jury found G+ had not “breached its [fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory] FRAND obligation by failing to offer a license to the Asserted Patents to Samsung that was fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory, and by failing to act in good faith regarding negotiations with Samsung as to a FRAND license covering the Asserted Patents.” (..)

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The England and Wales Court of Appeal this morning said that Optis Cellular Technology is entitled to an injunction before a lower court has set fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for a license to Optis’ standard essential patents (SEPs) if Apple refuses to take a court-determined FRAND license.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2023

I recently wrote about the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Moderna against Pfizer/BioNTech over the COVID-19 vaccine. In its complaint filed in federal district court in Boston last August, Moderna alleged that Pfizer/BioNTech infringed three of Moderna’s patents in developing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2022

A patent that protects technology which is essential to implementing a standard is known as a standard essential patent (SEP). As of 2020, around 95,000 patents have been declared essential for the 5G standard. Patent infringement and remedies 5. Licensing of SEPs 6. The number of declared?SEPs?doubled

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 23, 2023

The European Union is reportedly considering sweeping new regulations for the licensing and litigation of standard essential patents (SEPs), which make fair-minded observers wonder whether any sane adults are in charge at the European Commission (EC).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 10, 2022

“Helen brings more than a decade of experience as a top-flight adviser to the industry on patent and IP issues,” said John Adkisson , president and chief executive officer of Fish. Baca focuses her practice on IP portfolio management, strategic client counseling, and patent prosecution in diverse scientific and engineering fields.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Moderna believes that it is a pioneer in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, which utilizes the body’s own cell machinery to produce proteins to prevent disease. On August 26, 2022, Moderna sued Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement in the district court in Massachusetts.

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