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Another "buy" button lawsuit over digital licenses continues

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In re Amazon Prime Video Litig., 15, 2024) This putative class action alleged that Amazon overcharged and “[d]eceived consumers by misrepresenting that it was selling them Digital Content when, in fact, it was really only licensing it to them[.]” weekend was ruined because Amazon suddenly lost one license. 2024 WL 1138906, No.

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Disclosure of Third-Party Funding Documents in Patent Litigation: A Shift Towards Greater Transparency in Patent Ownership and Litigation Financing

JD Supra Law

Third-party litigation financing (TPLF) is an arrangement by which plaintiffs finance litigation costs through a non-party, typically a private firm that obtain funds from other investors. The commercial goal for a funder is a share of any damage award or licensing revenue generated as a result of the lawsuit.

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Federal Circuit Ruling Underscores the “Future Affiliate” Trap in Licensing Agreements

LexBlog IP

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit [1] reversed a lower court’s denial of Intel Corporation’s (“Intel’s”) motion for leave to amend its answer to assert a new license defense in a patent infringement suit brought by VLSI Technology LLC (“VLSI”). and Finjan Software, Inc. Finjan Software, Inc.,

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

Traverse Legal Blog

As more and more projects in these fields adopt open-source licensing, the legal complexities tied to these licenses are becoming increasingly relevant, with dual licensing being a case in point. Second, altering the license could alienate a project’s community, leading to forks or abandonment.

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Joseph E. Walsh Jr. and Michael Kella Offer Protective Steps for Software Purchasers in The Licensing Journal

LexBlog IP

Software products often have more than one author or developer, and layered copyright ownership. Without thorough due diligence, purchasers may be exposing themselves and their companies to costly litigation, unforeseen limitations on use of the software and, even, unexpected competition. READ THE ARTICLE IN THE LICENSING JOURNAL HERE.

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NIH’s Fight for Ownership of Moderna’s COVID-19 Patent Highlights Hazards of Business Collaborations

IP Watchdog

With an equal undivided interest in the patent, NIH could do whatever it wishes with it, such as licensing it to others and collecting royalties.

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Federal Circuit Vacates VLSI’s $2.2 Billion Damage Award Against Intel

The IP Law Blog

billion damage award against defendant Intel Corporation because it found plaintiff VLSI Technology LLC had erred on its damages calculation, that one of the asserted patents was not infringed, and that Intel was wrongly barred from raising a defense that it had a newly acquired license to the asserted patents.

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