LexBlog IP

JUNE 27, 2023

IP Partner Pat Muffo discusses the patent troll impact of recent patent reform bills.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 22, 2023

Pat Muffo discusses basic analytics with a focus on patent troll Northstar Systems LLC.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 27, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office director nominee Kathi Vidal didn't commit in her Senate hearing to striking down the Patent Trial and Appeals Board's plainly unlawful NHK-Fintiv discretionary denial practice benefitting patent trolls, the agency can and should revoke the rule now, says Scott McKeown at Ropes & Gray.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Others have accused him of being a “patent troll” based on the broad interpretation of his patents and his litigious enforcement activity. His entities have filed a whopping 1,249 patent infringement lawsuits with 23 of those pending. This certainly qualifies as a high volume patent troll.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2022

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 court where many patent trolls file suit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

A prudent IP strategy would therefore consider patent protection for more physical innovations and trade secret or copyright protection for software. Branding is protected by either registered or common law trademarks. This might include brand names, product line names, style names, or even unique packaging or product design.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 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 InvesTrex, LLC.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Individuals and companies commonly engage in the strategic purchasing of critical blocking patent portfolios. For example, the rise of patent trolls, who litigate cheaply-bought patents, use the IP system as a legal weapon. Moreover, damage demands in litigation cases involving IP are rising.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

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 Ridgeview IP. Ridgeview IP is an IP Edge entity responsible for 14 total lawsuits, six of which are still active.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

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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Kashishipr

MARCH 9, 2022

Furthermore, open-sourcing immensely helps companies and firms in tackling patent trolls. Open-source repositories such as GitLab and GitHub that are publicly available and verifiable have proved to be crucial resources in invalidating troll patents. In this scenario, obtaining patent protection may be a wise decision.

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IP.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

An IP strategy helps entities manage their intangible assets—including patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights—in a way that aligns with their overall business strategy and goals. A holistic IP strategy can not only protect your business from an infringement lawsuit but allow you to leverage your IP assets for growth.

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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”). Sockeye owns a pair of patents broadly related to controlling a “display device” with a mobile phone.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 11, 2022

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”). Many high-volume NPEs are subsidiaries of a larger company that segregates liability by creating separate LLCs for each subset of their patent portfolio.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Welcome to the first installment of “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 Cedar Lane Technologies and their recent patent enforcement efforts.

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IP Close Up

JUNE 1, 2022

Despite the high economic relevance of innovation and explosive invention growth reflected in the number of patents issued annually by the United States Patent and Trademark Continue reading.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

They dedicated a week-long campaign to questioning "patent quality,” which its constituents regard as a huge problem. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Andrei Iancu left the building. Advocates have taken advantage of the vacuum left after U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) new Commissioner for Patents, Vaishali Udupa. January 17 marks the first day in the tenure of the U.S.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Amazon [like the Trademark Clearinghouse for new gTLDs] does not distinguish in the kinds of goods for which a mark is registered, so you can use your registration far more expansively than the PTO designed it. Patent troll narrative was effective. Think about reinstituting specialization. RT: Better story: Emojis?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2024

299 limits joinder in patent cases to defendants who infringe using “the same accused product or process.” ” Congress enacted this requirement to restrict patent trolls who were filing lawsuits against defendants who had nothing in common but the allegation that they were infringing the same patent.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 9, 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”). The District of Delaware has long been a favorite venue for patent trolls across the country. District Court for the District of Delaware.

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IP Close Up

OCTOBER 25, 2022

An survey of more than 1,000 Americans from all walks of life has made clearer the extent to which people are confused about the purpose Continue reading.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 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”). 1] It would be ill-informed to paint all NPEs with a broad brush and refer to each of them as “patent trolls.” and Miller, Shawn P.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 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”). Non-practicing entities, by their very nature, have few assets other than the patents asserted in a lawsuit.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

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”). Foothills IP is a non-practicing entity located in Texas, and owner of a single patent enforced through short term patent litigation (U.S.

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