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How to Patent in China

Patent Trademark Blog

Does it make sense to get a patent in China? One of the most frequent questions I get about getting a patent in China is whether anyone should even bother. Why file a patent overseas when you cannot enforce it? Keep in mind that I am a US patent attorney. Need to file a patent in China?

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Analysis of February 2024 Delhi High Court Judgment in InterDigital v. Oppo – II

SpicyIP

My understanding is, the guarantee issued by HSBC-Paris was meant to secure the counter-offer made by the defendants in the global licensing negotiations. My understanding is, the guarantee issued by HSBC-Paris was meant to secure the counter-offer made by the defendants in the global licensing negotiations.

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The European Commission Proposes a New Regulation on Standard Essential Patents and FRAND Licensing

LexBlog IP

On 27 April 2023, the European Commission (the “ Commission ”) proposed a new regulation on the licensing of standard essential patents (the “ Proposal ”). [1] SEP holders seeking to license their SEPs for royalties and to enforce them in the EU would have to register the patents in a SEP register.

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USPTO Requests Input on Patent Eligibility from Critical Sectors Impacted by Current Law

The IP Law Blog

CLS Bank Int’l , which involve the limits on patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § For example, in Alice, the court stated “[t]he ‘abstract ideas’ category embodies the longstanding rule that an idea of itself is not patentable.” Patent attorneys and inventors are often left to guess whether a particular invention is patent-eligible.

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Unpacking IDC v Lenovo (Part I): The approach on unpacking and comparing prior licence agreements

The IPKat

This observation also applies to Standard Essential Patent (SEP) licensors who may have various levels of bargaining power which may in addition change over time ([247] – [249]). Secondly, the consideration on how information should be deployed to reach a FRAND rate which is applicable to Lenovo ([271] – [272]).

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WIPIP session 6: IP Theory

43(B)log

Joy of producing/consuming can be important motivation for activities, though, so exploring how courts deal with it in IP is important. Axanar/Star Trek case, defendants repeatedly talked about their fandom and how they wanted to celebrate their love of Star Trek. Rewards disingenuousness or overintellectualization.

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[GuestPost] Opinion: Skirting FRAND requirements under the guise of promoting innovation and efficiency (Part II)

The IPKat

Merpel wonders where we are headed on the FRAND licensing level debate, and who is in the driver's seat? This undertaking obliges SEP owners to be prepared to licence their patents on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms. How wide or narrow is this FRAND undertaking? To whom is the FRAND undertaking owed?