Posts Tagged: exclusive license
Supreme Court to Determine if Bankruptcy Code Allows Debtor to Terminate Trademark License Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Mission Product Holdings Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC on appeal from the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. …
NASA Licenses Patent Portfolio to Achieve Widest Possible Distribution of Technology
NASA will enter into a range of different patent license agreements from no-cost evaluation licenses up to exclusive license. The agency’s goal in licensing technologies is …
Western Tennessee Judge Denies Spotify’s Motions to Dismiss Copyright Infringement Claims Brought by Bluewater Music
U.S. District Judge Jon McCalla of the Western District of Tennessee recently issued an order denying motions made by interactive streaming music provider Spotify to dismiss …
Cornell, Life Technologies Corporation Ordered to Enter Arbitration After Allegations of Fraudulent Inducement into Settlement Agreement
On Friday, January 19th, a magistrate judge in the District of Delaware entered a memorandum opinion ordering Cornell University to enter into arbitration proceedings to resolve a …
AUTM Licensing Survey: Ominous trend likely attributable to eroding patent rights
Concerns about the ability of academic institutions to keep contributing to the U.S. innovation economy go well beyond federal funding stagnation according to the recent AUTM …
Pity the Patients if Exclusive Licensing is Undermined
We've learned from experience that just because a theory's off base doesn't mean it won't take root, particularly when it involves patents and medicine. "No Vaccines Before …
Why Exclusive Patent Licenses Can Be More Valuable Than Owning Patents Outright
Patents are a big capital investment for a startup company, but so is an office building. However, no startup company owns their office building outright. Even if …
Drafting a Licensing Agreement, a Patentee Perspective
Having an attorney draft a licensing agreement, or a licensing expert negotiate a licensing agreement, from start to finish is obviously the best way to proceed. But …
Joint IP Ownership Scenarios: A Graphical Look
I present ten scenarios for dealing with what is usually the most contested issue in pre-collaboration agreement negotiations – the ownership of foreground IP. These scenarios range from …
Federal Circuit: Exclusive licensee with all substantial rights can sue without patent owner
Over the course of several amendments, Disney granted increasing rights to Candella, by which Disney specifically intended to give Candella standing to sue for patent infringement. The …
Drafting a Licensing Agreement, A Patentee Perspective
You might want to consider some type of up front guaranteed payment to ensure that you get at least something. This may seem overly pessimistic, but it …
