IP Law 360

JULY 24, 2023

E-commerce software brand Shopify doubled-down on its legal attack on the business practices of IP Edge, urging a San Antonio federal judge to reject a Waco magistrate judge's holding that an allegedly affiliated licensing company does not have to participate in what Shopify's lawyers have called a campaign to "expose patent trolls."

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 2023

VirnetX is a classic example of an NPE that does not qualify as a “patent troll.” Patent trolls leverage the litigation system to negotiate settlements for less than the cost of defending against a lawsuit. VirnetX, on the other hand, licenses its patents for eight and sometimes nine figures.

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IPilogue

MAY 31, 2022

Anita Gogia is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Google has invested in patenting and licensing their engineers’ inventions ( 42,000 home-grown patents ), and has sold patents to smaller companies to help strengthen their portfolios. Concern with the US patent system.

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Saturday Opinion: North Carolina’s Abusive Patent Assertions Act survived a constitutional challenge this week because it puts focus where it should be – on bad faith behaviour, not business structure.

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IPilogue

MARCH 1, 2023

Fox Intellectual Property Moot Team and JD Candidates at Osgoode Hall Law School. This past weekend, students from Osgoode Hall Law School participated in the Harold G. 57 of the Patent Act is the usual remedy that upholds the bargain theory of patent law. Fox Intellectual Property Moot.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

House of Representatives members reintroduced a bill Tuesday that aims to restrict the ability of patent licensing companies to file suits at the U.S. International Trade Commission, saying the legislation would help protect American companies.

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Saturday Opinion: North Carolina’s Abusive Patent Assertions Act survived a constitutional challenge this week because it puts focus where it should be – on bad faith behaviour, not business structure.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

can argue before jurors in a trial over Ericsson's patent licensing terms, including barring descriptions of a party as "evil" or a "patent troll" and banning references of anyone's sexual orientation or religious beliefs. Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap is limiting what Ericsson Inc. and Apple Inc.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A number of small providers are receiving patent demand letters with a settlement or licensing offer to avoid litigation. Many of these letters are a typical part of the playbook of entities that have been variously called “non-practicing entities” (NPEs) or “patent trolls.” How should you respond? Should you respond?

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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. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where she teaches contracts, international IP, patents, copyright, and courses on Biblical Law. Professor Ruth L.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

IP Ownership Nearly all purchase agreements require the seller to warrant that it owns or licenses the intellectual property necessary for operation of the business. Technology is often protected through patents or trade secrets. Branding is protected by either registered or common law trademarks.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

JUNE 22, 2021

by jcgoforth is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In the wake of the collapse of the Internet bubble circa 2000, a public outcry about patent trolls caught the attention of Congress and the federal courts. A wild mix of reforms of the patent system resulted between about 2005 and 2015. "Burst Bubble."

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Kashishipr

MARCH 9, 2022

At present, the software, in many cases, is released under what’s widely known as an ‘Open-Source License,’ which corresponds to the idea that anyone can view and modify the source code of a particular piece of software. Open-source patents combine the concept of traditional patents and open-source licensing.

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IAM Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2021

Yesterday’s decision in favour of PanOptis by an Eastern District of Texas jury was the consequence of significant investments made by the firm over many years.

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IP.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

A Comprehensive IP Management Strategy According to intellectual property expert and Harvard Law School professor John Palfrey, if your organization has IP, it needs an IP management strategy. A comprehensive portfolio management strategy also improves your ability to identify infringers and/or potential licensing partners.

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IAM Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2021

Yesterday’s decision in favour of PanOptis by an Eastern District of Texas jury was the consequence of significant investments made by the firm over many years.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

They ought to be able to exert significant control over case law: courts should be slow to depart from existing practice. Mark Lemley Agencies in TM law: PTO is sort of a black box b/c ignored TM so long on the policy side. Partner with law & political economy folks; make it into a larger project about the economy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2024

299 limits joinder in patent cases to defendants who infringe using “the same accused product or process.” ” Congress enacted this requirement to restrict patent trolls who were filing lawsuits against defendants who had nothing in common but the allegation that they were infringing the same patent.

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