JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

Then, the post will predict how Netflix may shift its content practices, defense strategies, and settlement tactics as a result of their past litigation successes in copyright actions. SETTLEMENT CASES. 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] TRIAL CASES.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Stec, from testifying as to reasonable royalty damages, where Dr. Stec had relied on a license agreement between third parties, jury verdicts, and settlement agreements. Rather, IOENGINE contended that “built-in apportionment” attributable to the licenses which Dr. Stec relied on satisfied the apportionment requirement.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

Since 2017, Dish has been struggling to keep its stock price up from its 2015 and 2017 peaks,” LaBossiere’s answer begins. billion dollar company will stop at nothing to bully people into settlements to help its bottom line.” ExpediteTV Was Supposed to Be Licensed and Legal.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

Liebowitz is probably the best known example of a copyright troll, a moniker that one circuit court defined as a someone who brings “strategic infringement claims of dubious merit in the hope of arranging prompt settlements with defendants who would prefer to pay modest or nuisance settlements rather than be tied up in expensive litigation.”.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

It was certified as a class action on behalf of a large number of sound recording copyright owners (but excluding the major record labels, which had already entered into a separate settlement with Sirius XM). While that appeal was pending, the district court certified the California case as a class action (on May 15, 2015).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

This is an important decision to review in understanding licensing and litigation of international SEP portfolios. This decision indicates that a FRAND commitment is not a one-way street, but imposes obligations on both the SEP owner and someone seeking to license the SEP. This decision indicates they should.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Over to Konstantin for the story and his take on the developments: "Some may associate businesses whose primary aim is to assert patents in litigation to obtain license revenue with the Eastern District of Texas or the Unwired Planet decision in the UK, and not think about cases further afield from Marshall, Texas or London.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It generally amounts to more than 50% of the total settlement recovery, acknowledging, at least by basic math, that they are the primary beneficiary of the litigation.). self-reporting that “IP EDGE has returned over 3x the money it has invested in patents in the 2015-2021 time period with no down years”). [16]

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Although the user derives some benefit from the meme without purchasing or licensing the underlying content, the creator of the content also uniquely benefits from the increased exposure to individuals who may not otherwise interact with their content. 8, 2015), [link]. xx] Brinton Resto, How Much Does a DCMA Takedown Notice Cost?

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Tejaswini Kaushal explores these Pre Grant Oppositions as well as potential licensing questions, highlighting how the outcome could profoundly impact the availability of affordable HIV treatments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like India. 1 and the defendant’s use of the similar design leads to consumer confusion.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The settlement also included a license to thousands of Qualcomm patents. Here’s the problem — in its appeal, Apple was not able to show Apple’s rights or duties under the license would change if the patents were cancelled. 2015) and again in PersonalWeb Techs. Genentech, Inc. ,

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 5, 2024

The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), which serves as a dispute settlement mechanism between filmmakers and CBFC [14]. 3] Mr. Raj Bahadur, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, said in 1966 that the government would “continue a liberal censorship” in the area of licensing films for public exhibition in India.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, the High Court seemingly missed taking into account a key detail that the relevant copyright infringement suit was disposed of in 2015. An application was filed by the plaintiff under the apprehension that the defendant would continue to use the subject mark after the expiry of the license agreement. M/S Mex Switchgears Pvt.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

So far, those affected include student athletes at the University of Michigan between 2015 and January 2023 and students at yet-undisclosed other universities during that period. The class action type, structure, and settlement will require attorney approval. Class action attorneys may not protect your interests.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 22, 2023

As to the viability of the PREVAIL ACT as a stand-alone bill, it is a re-packaged version of the so-called STRONGER Patents Act of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. This requirement reduces incentives for privateering or extortion of nuisance settlements. What nuisance settlements? Completely nonsensical. That’s it.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 2, 2023

FRAND – Licensing Terms InterDigital selected 20 of its previous licences as comparables – the InterDigital 20. The Judge held that the patent licence agreements (‘PLA’) relied upon by InterDigital were not relevant comparables: the scale of the licensed business in each case was dramatically smaller than that of Lenovo.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

In addition to the permanent injunction, the Court imposed damages worth INR 15 Lakhs in favor of the plaintiff, relying on an earlier settlement between the parties, a plethora of precedents, and Rule 20 of the IPD Rules. The defendants had five licenses for the plaintiff’s Nuke software, which expired on September 20, 2020.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

On 27 April 2023, the European Commission (the “ Commission ”) proposed a new regulation on the licensing of standard essential patents (the “ Proposal ”). [1] SEP holders seeking to license their SEPs for royalties and to enforce them in the EU would have to register the patents in a SEP register.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2021

First off today, Joseph Menn at Reuters reports that, despite a recent settlement, Apple has appealed a lower court decision in its ongoing lawsuit against the security firm Corellium. Recently, the two sides reached a settlement on most issues in the case, but Apple is going ahead and appealing the judge’s decision.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

For the first time since FDA licensed the first biosimilar, Sandoz’s Zarxio ® (filgrastim-sndz), in 2015, the United States saw a decrease in annual biosimilar approvals in 2020. Figure 1, below, provides a snapshot of FDA approval and biosimilar product launch trends from 2015 through 2020. 2015; resubmitted Feb.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This prompted a quick settlement which allowed the chair to remain in the picture. Likewise, AI art as a “stock image replacement” would certainly be a better alternative than simply right-click-saving a random image you find on the internet and using it without a license. Companies like Prepared Food Photos, Inc.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

When settlement discussions proved fruitless, Romag sued. But the majority and concurring opinions’ directive that mental state is a “highly important consideration” should mean that losing the willfulness requirement will not make it easier for spurious filings aimed at extracting a quick settlement. Conclusion. & ECON.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Strategic considerations include what to patent (battery management systems, battery components, cell assembly, manufacturing processes, or components), where to patent, what patents to abandon or sell, and licensing strategies. Trade secret litigation can involve a daunting amount of discovery and can yield significant damages. Conclusion.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Figure 1 below provides an overview of biosimilar approvals by FDA and product launches in the United States from 2015 to 2021. No earlier than 2023 per settlement. No earlier than 2023 per settlement. No earlier than 2023 per settlement. . 2015; resubmitted Feb. No earlier than 2023 per settlement.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Trade Wings Hotels Limited on 24 January [Bombay High Court] In an important order concerning enforcement of copyright in sound recordings, the Bombay High Court held that copyright owners like Phonographic Performance Ltd and Novex can issue music licenses even if they are not registered as copyright societies under the Copyright Act.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

“While we’re obviously happy with the result, I feel like claims like this are way too common now and have become a culture where a claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court. . As one commentator has made clear, “ Elster may have opened the gates for such marks.”

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