IP Law 360

MARCH 2, 2023

The owner of patented battery backup technology argued Thursday a Delaware federal judge can't make it disclose third-party litigation funding after it reached settlements in two related infringement suits, contending the court lacks jurisdiction following dismissal.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There was a new discretionary denial, a bunch of litigation-provoked high-profile PTAB challenges, and some notable new litigations. There was another Fintiv discretionary denial this week: here, a Chinese patent owner, Ningde Amperex Technology Ltd.,

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This installment will focus on a company named Stormborn Technologies, an IP Edge entity. RPX estimates “roughly 70% of IP Edge cases terminate within 180 days of filing, with reported settlement amounts typically an order of magnitude lower than the cost of an inter partes review. Stormborn Technologies is one such entity.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 25, 2024

The dispute also raised a substantive question of law concerning SEP litigation- can a court determine a global FRAND rate, regardless of ongoing trials in other jurisdictions? Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson ).

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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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IAM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A preliminary injunction has been issued against the state’s strict reverse payment law, but antitrust considerations are here to stay in IP litigation settlements.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

An average week saw 54 district court patent filings and 30 Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) petitions, the majority of the latter being associated with semiconductor litigation.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This installment will focus on a company named Cedar Lane Technologies and their recent patent enforcement efforts. Cedar Lane is able to file a large number of cases in part because of the variety of different technologies addressed by their patents. Cedar Lane is one of the more prolific NPEs in the patent enforcement market.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Stec, from testifying as to reasonable royalty damages, where Dr. Stec had relied on a license agreement between third parties, jury verdicts, and settlement agreements. Stec cited a number of agreements, but the only one he relied on that was not a litigation settlement was between iPIN Debit Network, Inc. iPIN license”).

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 1, 2023

Kewalramani), the Central District of California denied Defendant Netflix’s attempts to compel Plaintiff GoTV Streaming to provide documents and further information as to the source of the litigation funding that GoTV received in conjunction with the patent litigation.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2022

Insurance Technologies Corp. Plaintiffs alleged that Insurance Technologies failed to adequately protect and secure customer information, which resulted in unauthorized access to names, addresses, telephone numbers, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, genders, usernames, and passwords.

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IAM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A preliminary injunction has been issued against the state’s strict reverse payment law, but antitrust considerations are here to stay in IP litigation settlements.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

Do defendants and the court have the right to ask who is funding a particular patent litigation? ” The second standing order applies when third-party persons or entities are “funding [] some or all of the party’s attorney fees and/or expenses to litigate [the] action.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This installment will focus on NPE litigation as a whole, and what to expect in 2023. Often referred to as “patent trolls,” [1] NPEs buy patents that cover ubiquitous technology in use by some of the largest technology and retail outfits in the country. “Everyone infringes” is an NPE’s dream.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 13, 2021

This is not a patent case, but I have seen similar problems in prosecution, patent litigation, and related contexts over the years: an important email goes to a spam filter, or some other place, and gets left unread. By David Hricik, Mercer Law School. In a recent Fifth Circuit case, Rollins v.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Pre-institution mediation and settlement. — (1) A suit, which does not contemplate any urgent interim relief under this Act, shall not be instituted unless the plaintiff exhausts the remedy of pre-institution mediation in accordance with such manner and procedure as may be prescribed by rules made by the Central Government. (2)

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IPilogue

AUGUST 17, 2022

The fantastical and mind-blowing virtual worlds of Ready Player One and Sword Art Online may soon be within reach as the patent race for virtual reality technology heats up between major companies like Disney , Microsoft , and Sony. Second, developers want to be protected from patent litigation.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The California Institute of Technology and Broadcom have asked a California federal judge to dismiss patent infringement litigation where Broadcom and Apple dodged a $1.1 billion verdict, potentially closing out the suit two months after announcing they were nearing a settlement.

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IP Law 360

JULY 28, 2023

A Michigan federal judge on Friday refused to toss induced infringement claims against BMW, Hyundai and Kia over a patent on vehicle navigation technology, the same day that Hyundai and Kia told the judge they have reached tentative settlements to resolve the patent holder's litigation.

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IAM Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

Deal ends litigation in China and Europe, with Xiaomi gaining rights to mobile patents owned by Sisvel and Mitsubishi Electric.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

I’m pleased to share a draft of a new paper, “ A SAD New Category of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” The post My New Article on Abusive “Schedule A” IP Lawsuits Will Likely Leave You Angry appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. I would welcome yours.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

On September 27, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and online game platform provider Roblox announced that the two parties had settled ongoing copyright litigation in the Central District of California over Roblox’s unauthorized use of copyrighted music on its online gaming platform.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 9, 2023

A technology maker has hit automotive giant Volvo with an expansive patent suit in Texas federal court over wireless systems capable of connecting vehicles with external networks, alleging that many of its vehicles are chock-full of infringing features, shortly after the patent owner inked settlements in related litigation against Toyota and others. (..)

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

The parties settled and sought judicial approval of the settlement terms and associated attorneys’ fees. The judge balks at several terms of the settlement, including the attorneys’ fee request. Levitt appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. This is a class-action employment lawsuit.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

I’m pleased to share the final published version of my article, “ A SAD Scheme of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” GmbH as a Possible Trademark Troll The post Now Available: the Published Version of My SAD Scheme Article appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 17, 2023

They countered that they would be open to holding annual meetings to discuss advancements in technology. And as AI technology gets more advanced who knows what it could do? The post Automating Entertainment: Writers Demand that Studios Not Use AI appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Compared with older battery technologies, the lithium-ion battery was lightweight and compact, had high energy density, and required little to no maintenance, making it the ideal battery for mobile devices. With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (“IP”) filings and litigation.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

As the case progresses, both parties continue to make amendments and participate in hearings, with the possibility of settlement discussions following an initial settlement conference held in October. The Trustees of The Stevens Institute of Technology et al. The court approved the settlement on December 7, 2023.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

This choice, while met positively by many film aficionados – especially those not yet ready to attend live events – has sparked litigation from many sides. Between Johansson’s settlement and this ongoing litigation, it’s clear that this issue is not yet resolved, and entertainment’s adaptations to a post-2020 world remain to be finalized.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2022

You can get less damages than the cost of litigation, so the whole effort is unprofitable. The court says this lawsuit qualified: “LVSA litigated this case in an unreasonable manner. Its claims were tenuous at best, and that should have been apparent from the outset to its counsel, who has litigated numerous such lawsuits.”

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IP Watchdog

MAY 12, 2022

Gesture Technology had a handful of IPRs instituted against its asserted portfolio; lots of dismissals from relatively high-profile semiconductor cases suggest either a group or cheap RPX settlement; and a number of older assertion campaigns seemed to wrap up with terminations.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 19, 2023

Rare File-Sharing Trial Many of these cases result in private settlements and are never heard of again. It’s unusual for such a file-sharing case to be so heavily litigated since that’s quite costly for both sides. On Sunday evening, however, there was a sudden breakthrough after the parties reached a confidential settlement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Three cases have filed a “notice of settlement,” though some of the other dismissals may reflect undisclosed settlements. We believe this shows that understanding the law does not improve the perceived benefits of the CASE Act venue relative to traditional copyright infringement litigation.

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