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Failed Startup Resurrected to File Patent Infringement Suits?

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 14, 2021

That’s the question posed by a recent spate of lawsuits brought against Apple and Google by Jawbone Innovations LLC alleging patent infringement on the part of the tech giants. But what if a failed company lived or, or at least its intellectual property?

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Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

Kashishipr

MAY 5, 2021

The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.

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Litigation as a Source of Profit? Non-Practicing Entities and Patent Litigation

IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2022

NPEs are a special type of entity that specifically purchases patents or patent rights but does not commodify the patent. The second kind, private parties, often use the patents they acquire for profit through damage or settlement awards, or royalties and licensing rights.

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Idaho AG Wasden Moves to Intervene Against Alleged Patent Trolls

JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Idaho AG Lawrence Wasden has filed motions to intervene [Law360 paywall] in two related patent lawsuits.

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Banks and financial institutions targeted in a wave of patent lawsuits for supporting Samsung Pay

JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The assault on banks and financial institutions by non-practicing entities or “patent trolls” continues. Two weeks ago, we discussed a number of patent infringement suits being filed by Auth Token. based on their support of the mobile payment and digital wallet service, Samsung Pay.

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[Webinar] Don’t Feed the Trolls: How and When to Respond to Patent Demand Letters - January 11th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A number of small providers are receiving patent demand letters with a settlement or licensing offer to avoid litigation. Many of these letters are a typical part of the playbook of entities that have been variously called “non-practicing entities” (NPEs) or “patent trolls.” How should you respond? Should you respond?

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A Closer, Evidence-Based Look at ‘Patent Quality’ Advocacy

IP Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

The Patent Infringer Lobby has ramped up banging the drum about “patent quality.” 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.

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NPE Showcase – Leigh Rothschild

LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Most nonpracticing entities are private firms owned by patent attorneys, investors, or a combination of the two. And in virtually all cases, NPEs purchase the asserted patents from another company seeking to divest assets for cash. His entities have filed a whopping 1,249 patent infringement lawsuits with 23 of those pending.

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

IPilogue

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where she teaches contracts, international IP, patents, copyright, and courses on Biblical Law. Individuals and companies commonly engage in the strategic purchasing of critical blocking patent portfolios. Professor Ruth L. Okediji is the Jeremiah Smith Jr.

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NPE Showcase – Sockeye Licensing

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. So what happened?

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NPE Showcase – Stormborn Technologies

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.

Technology

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I am the smart one: Sideshow Patent Litigation

Patently-O

JUNE 5, 2022

Tod Tumey is a Houston-based patent attorney who represents Voice Tech Corp. Back in 2021, VoiceTech sued Mycroft for patent infringement. The PTO has apparently determined that the asserted claims are not patentable, but that case will be appealed to the Federal Circuit. Tod Tumey v. Mycroft AI ( 8th Cir.

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Government Must Reform the ITC to Keep Pace with Innovation and Curb Trolls

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 9, 2021

In 2001, six years before the iPhone appeared, a futurist named Ray Kurzweil wrote that humankind would cram 20,000 years of technological progress into the century that had just begun.

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NPE Showcase: NPE Litigation in 2023 – What to Expect

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”). “Everyone infringes” is an NPE’s dream. This installment will focus on NPE litigation as a whole, and what to expect in 2023.

Litigation

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Opinion: Growing Misuse of Patent Protections Threatens U.S. Competitiveness and Security

IP Watchdog

MAY 16, 2022

The chaotic state of the world today makes it increasingly difficult for American companies to compete. Russian hostility has the democratic world on edge, U.S. inflation is at a 40-year high and hitting consumers hard, and China continues its aggressive push for economic and technological dominance.

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Failed Startup Resurrected to File Patent Infringement Suits?

Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

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Litigation as a Source of Profit? Non-Practicing Entities and Patent Litigation

Idaho AG Wasden Moves to Intervene Against Alleged Patent Trolls

Banks and financial institutions targeted in a wave of patent lawsuits for supporting Samsung Pay

[Webinar] Don’t Feed the Trolls: How and When to Respond to Patent Demand Letters - January 11th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

A Closer, Evidence-Based Look at ‘Patent Quality’ Advocacy

NPE Showcase – Leigh Rothschild

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

NPE Showcase – Sockeye Licensing

NPE Showcase – Stormborn Technologies

I am the smart one: Sideshow Patent Litigation

Government Must Reform the ITC to Keep Pace with Innovation and Curb Trolls

NPE Showcase: NPE Litigation in 2023 – What to Expect

Opinion: Growing Misuse of Patent Protections Threatens U.S. Competitiveness and Security

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