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Google sues Sonos for Patent Infringement – Again

IPilogue

Through these lawsuits , Google has accused Sonos of infringing seven (7) of its patents related to smart assistant technology , including detection of “hotwords” and wireless charging. Expectedly, the decision to remove functionality instead of licensing the patents from Sonos has caused some friction with Google’s customers.

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Preliminary Injunction and Patent License Disputes

Patently-O

Holt was part of forming two additional companies, BJM and Matrix and Symbiont licensed the technology (including the patent) to those companies. The agreement included a number of provisions — primarily a license with royalties for feed sold using the process. Nor do Plaintiffs’ claims raise novel patent issues.

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Patent Law at the Supreme Court February 2022

Patently-O

20-891 (CVSG requested May 3, 2021); Res Judicata and the Patent-Specific Kessler Doctrine : PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. Qualcomm had previously sued Apple for patent infringement, and Apple responded with a set of inter partes review petitions. The settlement also included a license to thousands of Qualcomm patents.

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Patent Damages Laws Regarding Apportionment are Inapplicable to Breach of Contract (FRAND) Claims

IP Watchdog

case number 19-40643: are patent laws regarding what constitutes a reasonable royalty applicable to questions of compliance with FRAND-related contractual obligations? Despite these differences, we noted that these two concepts have often been treated interchangeably by courts, often leading to confusing results.

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COVID-19 Showed the Benefits of 3D-Printing in Healthcare. Can IP get out of the way?

IPilogue

Abbas explored exceptions that potentially allow IP to be freely used in emergencies: the right to repair exception , the private and noncommercial use exception , and the experimental use exception , while in a September 2022 article in International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (IIC), Ballardini et al.

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The Battle Over the COVID-19 Vaccine Continues

The IP Law Blog

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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Understanding Standard Essential Patents

Intepat

INTRODUCTION Oftentimes, it is observed how intellectual property laws, specifically; patent laws are contradictory to competition and antitrust laws. Patent laws acknowledge that patents play a crucial role in facilitating the exchange of goods and services.

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