SpicyIP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In a judgement passed on May 15, the Delhi High Court despite noting the lack of clarity on the concepts of “technical effect” and “contribution” in the context of the patentability of Computer Related Inventions, declared that the subject invention had technical effects.

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As Via Licensing marks its 20th anniversary, its journey illustrates the importance of collaborative working – as well as the challenges to overcome

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As Via Licensing marks its 20th anniversary, its journey illustrates the importance of collaborative working – as well as the challenges to overcome

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

Compulsory licensing is a practice that allows a third party to produce or use a patented product or process without the consent of the patent owner. The practice may be implemented to ensure patent owners are utilizing the technology in which they were granted exclusive rights.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 6, 2023

Nintendo has been infringing a California company's patents related to "motion and position sensing technologies" in its Switch and Switch Lite consoles, repeatedly refusing to license the technology, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Seattle federal court.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 12, 2024

urged a California federal judge Friday to reject VLSI Technology's "blatant attempt at forum shopping" in a bid to avoid a March trial focusing on Intel's argument that it has a license to chip patents owned by VLSI and cannot infringe them. Intel Corp.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 22, 2022

The Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) recently released an interesting report titled ‘Compulsory licensing for expensive medicines’. Ordinarily, patentees voluntarily decide whether or not and on what conditions to grant licenses to third parties. Failing which, a compulsory license can be issued. Natco Pharma Ltd.

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Patently-O

JULY 21, 2022

Symbiont’s US Patent No. 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. by Dennis Crouch.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2022

The European patent-licensing company Sisvel said Monday that it reached a licensing deal with the Chinese smartphone maker Vivo that will cover over 1,800 patents connected to standards covering 2G, 3G and 4G wireless technology.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 26, 2022

Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys Farah Cook and Michelle Tyde recently presented “What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Best Practices and Hot Topics For Patent & Technology Licensing Transactions” at the firm’s Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar (KTIPS).

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 5, 2024

Under certain circumstances, federal agencies have statutory authority to force inventors of patented technology developed with federal funding to grant licenses allowing others to practice the invention. This authority is known as “march-in.”

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Olartemoure Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

008742 which develops and establishes not only the terms but also the form and content for the registration of technology import contracts before the entity. Such contracts include -among others- technology licenses, trademarks or patents, as well as technical assistance or service contracts, or basic engineering contracts.

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Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

*Written by Uttara Nair INTRODUCTION The administration and assignment of intellectual property rights, encompassing patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, and proprietary knowledge, are critical for all business entities, particularly those in the technology sector.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Standard Essential Patents (SEP) are patents that claim inventions needed to comply with a technical standard e.g., the 3G or LTE standards in mobile telecommunications technology. A SEP can benefit the patentee when licensed to standard implementers (e.g.,

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 30, 2022

Applying recent Federal Circuit precedent requiring language evincing a present conveyance of patent rights, a district court in the Western District of Pennsylvania found that the contractual language “shall become the property of” did not constitute a patent assignment and did not confer a third party the right to license the patent.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 28, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Ficep begins its petition for certiorari with a brilliant statement of how its patented steel manufacturing method has won numerous awards and complements for its innovative approach, been copied by competitors, and led to numerous successful sales. There was successful litigation and licensing. Ficep Corp. 208 (2014).

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The IPKat

JULY 12, 2023

The survey was composed of a set of 33 questions which were set to solicit information from SMEs, small and mid-cap companies information as to how Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and licensing frameworks function in their experience. Public input will be sought before implementing any possible intervention measures.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Innovators have long insisted that licensing discussions over standard essential patents (SEP) are one sided: implementers often “hold out” in bad faith by delaying discussions for as long as possible. By: Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 23, 2022

For technology-focused companies that rely heavily on innovation, patent portfolio development is critical for establishing and expanding their competitive edge. Having a well-developed patent portfolio can provide long-term revenue to a company through licensing, assist. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and Novartis have unveiled a new voluntary licensing agreement to allow generic drugmakers in seven middle income nations to develop, manufacture, and supply generic versions of the leukaemia treatment nilotinib. Patents on the product are pending or in force in these seven selected nations.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Last month, the High Court dismissed an appeal by gaming technology provider Aristocrat Technologies over whether computerised components in their electronic gaming machines ( EGMs ) which triggered a “feature game” constituted patentable subject matter. The patent.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2023

In late March, news broke that the European Commission was drafting sweeping regulations on the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs). In its current form, the new regulatory framework would encourage increased transparency in SEP licensing through several new policies and procedures.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 2, 2023

In teaching Intellectual Property (IP) licensing for the Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Inc., In IP licensing, it is the difficult task of reducing to writing an idea from two or more minds such that it conveys to both what each conceived of as the agreement. What did they actually agree to?

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2023

Patent applications are often filed at the last minute. But filing too quickly—or in the wrong country—may cause the eventual patent to be invalid for failure to obtain a foreign filing license. What is a Foreign Filing License? What is a Foreign Filing License? § 181. . § § 181.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

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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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With respect to patents subject to a commitment to license on a Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (RAND) basis, 2023 saw many interesting developments.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Technology companies frequently enter into patent licensing transactions, sometimes in order to settle patent litigation, and sometimes as a simple licensing or cross-licensing deal.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The uncertainty surrounding standard essential patent (SEP) licensing persisted in 2022 and shows little sign of clearing in 2023. SEPs must be licensed to technology implementers on fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) terms.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Litigation over standard-essential patents, or SEPs, can be a cyclical phenomenon, where litigation follows a generational change in technology. We saw it with 3G and 4G technology, where each generational change led to a flurry of litigation focused on smartphones.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Recent trends underscore the importance of open-source software to the technology industry for both engineering and strategic purposes, and companies should consider using a framework that addresses whether contributions require granting licenses to patent claims in portfolios to analyze associated risks, says Shrut Kirti at TAE Technologies.

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IP Law 360

MAY 3, 2022

Patent licensing giant Avanci said Tuesday that that General Motors has inked a license deal for various patents, giving the automotive giant access to certain wireless technology.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Unlike machine learning technology that merely classifies or predicts, generative AI creates. A patent strategy informed by the unique considerations raised by generative AI will optimize protections for innovations in the field. Part One of this series covers claim scope and inventorship. A common defect is claim scope.

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Saturday Opinion: IP and licensing failures are holding back adoption of superior technologies, argues Marconi’s Micky Minhas.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Open-source software development isn’t a new kid on the block, but its importance has skyrocketed with the emergence of game-changing technologies like blockchain and AI. Open Source Lawyers Are Critical To Your Open Source Success Very few lawyers understand software licensing , and even fewer open-source licensing.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

While 2022 was somewhat less eventful than 2021 in terms of significant developments in fair/reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND/RAND) licensing occurring in the United States, the past year still did not disappoint and underscores the continued and growing interest from government in the standards related patents space.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Apple appears to be the latest manufacturer to come to a settlement deal with a patent licensing outfit dealing in resold LG wireless technology patents, with a recent "global settlement agreement" putting an end to appeals court litigation over the validity of patents covering purported developments in wireless charging technology.

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