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How Should a Licensing Commitment Affect the Availability of Injunctions at the ITC?

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Governed by 19 U.S.C. § 337, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) is empowered to investigate unfair acts in the importation of articles into the United States. The ITC can be a powerful forum for owners of U.S....more

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USITC Commissioner Series: The Court's FRAND Dance May Soon Reach its Finale

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In prior posts for this series, we have discussed areas of law where Commissioners have voiced their dissent and demonstrated a clear divide among the decision-makers. But when it comes to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs),...more

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2023 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Standard Essential Patents at the PTAB: Are SEPs Faring any Differently than...

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Standard-essential patents (SEPs) are on the rise. A key factor undergirding that rise is the desire for device connectivity in all things, and the fact that reliable and robust connectivity is impossible without using key...more

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FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape - January 2024

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This marks the first issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more

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Why US Should Help European Efforts to Fix SEP Licensing

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The U.S. Patent Office, the National Institute of Standards and the International Trade Administration are all currently seeking input to establish U.S. policy on foreign standard-essential patent licensing regulatory regimes...more

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USPTO Issues New Guidance “Clarifying” its 2013 Policy Statement on Availability of Injunction Relief and Exclusion Orders for...

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For those who attended our October webinar on standard essential patent (SEP) issues at the International Trade Commission (ITC), you may recall that, in 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and Department of...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Out with the old, and in with the new: joint policy statement and recent cases confirm that injunctive relief on...

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When licensing discussions with an intransigent implementer break down, SEP owners face a difficult question: what remedies are available (injunctive relief or damages) in each U.S. court (International Trade Commission and...more

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ITC Section 337 Update – November 18, 2013

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Commission To Review FRAND Issues - In 837 Investigation – In one of the Commission’s first reviews of whether to issue an exclusion order involving a standard essential patent (“SEP”) since the President’s disapproval...more

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U.S. International Trade Commission Addresses Use of Standard-Essential Patents in Section 337 Investigations

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The U.S. International Trade Commission recently published the final public version of its June 4, 2013, decision, which states that there is nothing in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 that precludes the Commission from...more

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Intellectual Property Newsletter - April/May 2013

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In This Issue: News from the Bench: - Six Ways to Sunday: Recent Federal Circuit Opinion Highlights Uncertainty in the Patent Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Inventions - The Federal Circuit Affirms...more

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