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Patent Infringement IP License Jurisdiction

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Plaintiff’s Declaratory Action Not Anticipatory Litigation Due to Patentee’s Delayed Response to Licensing Request

The Central District of California denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss or transfer plaintiff’s first-filed declaratory judgement action based on defendant’s later-filed patent infringement suit in Wisconsin. Though suit...more

Jones Day

UK Court of Appeal Provides Guidance on Interim Licenses in Latest FRAND Dispute

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The United Kingdom's Court of Appeal has issued an important decision on the principles governing the grant of interim licenses in standard essential patent ("SEP") disputes....more

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Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard for Fair and Reasonable Exercise of Jurisdiction Based on Demand Letters

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday issued a decision that clarifies its precedent on the exercise of personal jurisdiction in patent cases. In a precedential decision, the court held that there is no...more

Knobbe Martens

No Standing in IPR Appeal for Sublicensee’s Speculative Royalty-Based Injuries

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MODERNATX, INC. v. ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION - Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Stoll.  Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Sublicensee’s theory of royalty-based injury was too speculative to...more

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FRAND License Disputes: Litigation and ADR

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A party to a dispute making a conscious decision whether to litigate or arbitrate does not occur as often as some might think. The decision is often made by the circumstances. If a dispute arises regarding a license or other...more

Smart & Biggar

Cloud computing: A brief overview of intellectual property issues "in the cloud"

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Cloud computing has increasingly become a dominant model for computer and information technology service, with the majority of businesses worldwide using computing resources and storing data “in the cloud.” However, despite...more

Haug Partners LLP

Update: Global FRAND Terms and Standard Essential Patents

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Recent appellate decisions coming out of the United States and the United Kingdom relating to global FRAND terms for standard essential patents will likely increase the possibility of forum shopping by patent owners and...more

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Princeton Digital Image Corp. v. Office Depot Inc. Et Al.

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Federal Circuit Summary - Before Dyk, Taranto, and Stoll. Appeal from U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: The Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a district court judgment...more

Hogan Lovells

Standard Essential Patent Update – June 2018

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16 April 2018 – Huawei’s jurisdictional challenge to Conversant Wireless’ patent infringement and FRAND determination proceedings has been dismissed by the High Court of England and Wales. ...more

BakerHostetler

[Webinar] Patent Law: 2017 Year End Review (and 2018 Preview) - February 28th, 12:00pm ET

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This timely and fast-moving webinar provides insight for business leaders and legal counsel, highlighting many of the significant holdings by the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit in patent cases in 2017 and what issues are...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Naming Exclusive Licensee as Defendant, Exclusively, Leads to Dismissal of Declaratory Judgment Action

For declaratory judgment (DJ) actions concerning patents, whether a patent owner’s conduct is sufficient for there to be a real and immediate controversy is the usual jurisdictional hurdle. In BASF Plant Science, LP v. Nuseed...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Judge Oetken Holds That Forum-Selection Clause in License Agreement Does Not Trump First-to-File Rule Altogether

On September 16, 2016, District Judge J. Paul Oetken (S.D.N.Y.) denied plaintiff Comcast Corp.’s (“Comcast”) motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin defendant Rovi Corp. (“Rovi”) from continuing to litigate its...more

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