Posts Tagged: license
Standard Essential Patents: The Myths and Realities of Standard Implementation
Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) are patents that are unavoidable for the implementation of a standardized technology. They represent core, pioneering innovation that entire industries will build upon. …
Some Rovi Patent Claims Survive IPR After PTAB Issues Final Decision in Comcast Challenge
On Monday, September 10th, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final decision in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding petitioned by telecommunications conglomerate Comcast …
New Licensing Model Offers Free Patent Licenses to Startups and Small Businesses
iPEL announced its Initial License Offering, available only through the end of 2018, which provides all companies an opportunity to secure a license to iPEL’s entire worldwide …
Negotiating Your First Big Tech Software License
One of the critical moments in the life of a start-up tech company is landing its first big contract with a giant tech company. That first tech …
How Do Musical Artists Get Paid When Skaters Use Their Songs at the Olympics?
The somewhat jarring Olympics tradition of juxtaposing athleticism and grace with instrumental versions of popular songs you might hear in the grocery store came to an end …
TiVo Files Patent Lawsuits against Comcast, Only Major U.S. Pay-TV Provider Without a TiVo Patent License
TiVo files patent lawsuits, the latest steps TiVo has taken in the hopes of resolving the renewal of a long-term licensing agreement that TiVo has already has …
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 …
Bruno Mars, Warner Music Named Defendants in a Copyright Lawsuit Over Social Media Photo
On November 20th, both Peter Gene Hernandez, the American singer-songwriter-producer who goes by the professional name Bruno Mars, and New York City-based Warner Music Inc. were named …
Federal Circuit affirms PTAB invalidation of Uniloc patent which wasn’t invalid in 65 district court cases
The Uniloc patent invalidated by the PTAB in this case is U.S. Patent No. 5490216, titled System for Software Registration and issued in February 1996. It claims a …
Facebook drops efficient infringement clause from its React software license
In late September, an official blog post published by Menlo Park, CA-based social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and penned by Adam Wolff, the company’s engineering …
Qualcomm enters into 3G/4G license agreement with Turkish smartphone firm
On Monday, October 9th, San Diego, CA-based fabless semiconductor developer Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) announced that it had entered into a licensing agreement with Istanbul, Turkey-based General …
Ruminations on Licensing: IP as a Private Property Right
An exclusive right is more than a mere right of remuneration – it is the right to control the use and disposition of one’s property, and to …
How to Participate in Open Source While Maintaining IP Integrity
The key idea is to think strategically about the software, the value it can provide to the company, and whether the technology should be developed in-house. In …
Escaping the Prisoner’s Dilemma: Toward a New Transparency in Patent Licensing
"The key ingredient needed for the prisoner’s dilemma to work its destructive magic is a lack of transparency between the parties involved," Siino writes. The article …
Enhance Product Development: Ideation, Design and Licensing for Inventors
Brainstorming, whiteboards and a 3D printer constantly humming. The Invention Lab of Enhance Product Development is always a flurry of innovative activity. If you are an invention …
