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NPE Showcase – Sockeye Licensing

LexBlog IP

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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Google’s dialogue in the conversation of improving the US Patent System

IPilogue

She outlined reforms and recommendations that preserve the culture of innovation, advance the development of new technology, and reward entrepreneurs who are building new products that benefit people everywhere. Google’s contribution to the US patent system. Google also helped discover the License on Transfer Network.

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NPE Showcase – VirnetX

LexBlog IP

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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M&A Checklist — How to Prepare Your IP for the Legal Due Diligence Process

LexBlog IP

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. In most cases, this can be broken down between two central areas – technology and branding. Technology is often protected through patents or trade secrets.

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Open-Source & Patent Rights – Can They Co-Exist?

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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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Osgoode Welcomes Professor Ruth L. Okediji: “The Paradox of Intellectual Property Injustice”

IPilogue

The paradox is outlined as followed: while the existence of intellectual property (IP) protection is often justified by its contributions to improving human welfare (such as incentivizing innovators to create public goods), the benefits of technological improvements protected by these same systems are, in reality, not, experienced equally.

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NPE Showcase – Triumph IP

LexBlog IP

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”). Triumph IP claims to own a patent on technology that is vital to the 802.11 This installment will focus on a company named Triumph IP.

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