Several recent developments in U.S. standard-essential patent litigation (SEP) provide insight into the evolving U.S. SEP landscape and how parties and courts shape parties’ obligations to negotiate licenses for SEPs on fair,...more
Not long ago, an automotive “innovation” meant a new way of engineering a powertrain or emissions system, which would then be patented by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or supplier. A “gentlemen’s agreement”...more
5/16/2018
/ Automated Transportation ,
Automotive Industry ,
Competition ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
OEM ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Suppliers ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transportation Industry
In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells partner Celine Jimenez Crowson addresses the relationship between standard-essential patents (SEPs) and the connectivity technologies used in connected and autonomous vehicles...more
11/14/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Automotive Industry ,
Connected Cars ,
Driverless Cars ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mergers ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Technology Sector ,
USPTO
On May 22, 2017, the Supreme Court issued a decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC on the hotly contested issue of patent venue reform. The patent venue statue provides two grounds for laying venue....more
5/23/2017
/ Food Manufacturers ,
Forum Shopping ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Kraft ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Principal Place of Business ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Venue