Posts Tagged: Licensing
A Critique of Glory Days and How Reports of Anticompetitive Risks of Pools Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
In a previous article, we laid out the basics of “patent pools”, which license patents that are declared essential for technology standards. A recent article published in …
The Patent Pool Explained: An Effective Mechanism When the Burden is Shared
Implementers of standard essential technology such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE) are constantly attempting to reduce costs for implementation. This behavior has led to certain inefficiencies in the …
Unexpectedly Active IP Legal Market Bucks Recession Trends and Boosts Outlook
At the onset of the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic in early March 2020, the legal community immediately became concerned about its economic prospects. Particularly in the intellectual property (…
A Massive Threat to Innovation Dodged—for Now
When people think of innovation at this moment, odds are they are thinking about innovation in the biotech and pharmaceutical sector, as the industry scrambles to invent …
SCOTUS Denial of TCL v. Ericsson Petition Means Juries Decide Damages for SEP Infringement
On October 5, the United States Supreme Court denied TCL Communication’s petition for certiorari in TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. V. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Of course, the …
California Court’s Finding of Fair Use for Nicki Minaj Affirms Public Benefit of Artistic Experimentation
In a ruling earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips of the Central District of California granted partial summary judgment in favor of Onika …
The UK’s Need to Protect Its Position at Home and Abroad: A Commentary on the UK Supreme Court Ruling in the Conversant Cases
Standards such as WiFi, GSM, 2G, 3G or 4G/LTE have been central to connecting the world. During the Covid-19 crisis, it was thanks to the technologies …
Four Out of Eight Doesn’t Cut It: The IP Safeguards that Most Lawyers Miss When Protecting Software
Software is an extremely valuable good for those who produce it because it provides value to the software’s end users. That value, however, also makes it …
Three Steps Licensees Can Take to Protect Their IP Rights in Bankruptcy
During periods of widespread economic disruption such as the present, operating businesses must be able to identify and respond to threats to the financial health of their …
Qualcomm Vindicated in Ninth Circuit Reversal of California Court’s Antitrust Ruling
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today vacated a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California finding …
Split CAFC Holds That a State Asserting Sovereign Immunity May Not Be Joined as Involuntary Plaintiff
On July 24, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of …
The New Standard: Licensing Scenarios and Patented Technologies Relevant to Versatile Video Coding
Versatile video coding (VVC), also known as Future Video Coding (FVC) or H.266, is a video compression standard that was released on July 6 and is being positioned …
Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy: The IP Value Proposition that Startups Should Not Overlook During Financial Distress
The international economic disruption caused by COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges. Thriving tech startup companies worth millions in January might find themselves struggling to stay afloat today. This …
The Impact of COVID-19 on IP Contracts
The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is disrupting industry on an enormous scale, and its effects are likely to be significant and long-lasting. In response to shelter-in-place orders …
Your Licensees’ Patent Marking Program is Also Your Concern
As an in-house IP attorney, you may take comfort in knowing that your patent marking program is thorough, well-established, and properly executed. You have standardized procedures to …
