The IPKat

APRIL 14, 2024

Read the article here. The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) annual conference will be held from 28 to 30 April 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Other news and opportunities Full Tuition Scholarship: Licensing Transactions in Intellectual Property. Events LESI 2024. Further details are here.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As more and more projects in these fields adopt open-source licensing, the legal complexities tied to these licenses are becoming increasingly relevant, with dual licensing being a case in point. Second, altering the license could alienate a project’s community, leading to forks or abandonment.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 11, 2022

Patent licensing and technology transfer is a cornerstone of modern economies, where the efficiencies of collaboration and division of labor do not require firms to be vertically integrated. This short article focuses on how risk – in the economic and legal sense – changes over time, and what this implies for patent licensing dynamics.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 10, 2022

In that ruling, the Federal Circuit found that Apple’s choice to enter a patent licensing agreement with Qualcomm covering the patents-at-issue extinguished Article III standing as to Apple’s appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

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IP Watchdog

MAY 17, 2024

On May 16, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), a non-profit entity responsible for administering blanket licenses enacted by the Music Modernization Act (MMA), filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York alleging that Swedish streaming media company Spotify has failed to meet its royalty obligations for MMA blanket licenses.

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This article is part of our series showcasing well-known copyright ownership cases from the music and film industries, technology, and more. When Gassée saw the software, he was enraged but didn’t want a lawsuit, so he ended up agreeing to license the interface. Apple vs. Microsoft. However, Windows 2.0

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

This is a story of an NFT project which got off to a great start but was built on a weak foundation by the game and NFT company Animoca Brands , which brands itself as “Driving digital property rights via NFTs and gaming to build the open metaverse.” The brand licensing deal apparently had a ‘term’ that expired.

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The IPKat

MAY 5, 2024

Contemporary IP issues in a virtual setting ( 23 May 2024) On 23 May 2024, Stockholm University’s LLM in European Intellectual Property Law Alumni Community will be holding its 1st Alumni Community Scientific Event where it will discuss contemporary IP issues in a virtual setting. Register here.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 2, 2022

s suit against several standard-essential patent holders and their licensing agent, claiming violations of federal antitrust law and state law. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday vacated and remanded a district court decision that had dismissed Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.’s

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Royalty rates to assess the inter-group transfer of intangible assets (eg, intangibles or intellectual property) are the subject of persistent tax controversy in transfer pricing, including multibillion-dollar litigations involving Coca-Cola and Medtronic.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

told the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that threats made by ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions “to file IPR petitions and a declaratory judgment action unless granted a free license to three valuable patents,” among other allegations, “runs directly counter to the purpose and goals of the post-grant administrative challenge system.”

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On February 12, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) filed a lawsuit against streaming music company Pandora Media in the Middle District of Tennessee seeking unpaid royalty fees for blanket licenses under the Music Modernization Act (MMA).

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As more and more projects in these fields adopt open-source licensing, the legal complexities tied to these licenses are becoming increasingly relevant, with dual licensing being a case in point. Second, altering the license could alienate a project’s community, leading to forks or abandonment.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

On September 27, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and online game platform provider Roblox announced that the two parties had settled ongoing copyright litigation in the Central District of California over Roblox’s unauthorized use of copyrighted music on its online gaming platform.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

This is Part II of a two-part article discussing FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) licensing developments taking place in the United States in 2021. After a slow summer on the FRAND licensing front, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s ruling in the matter of HTC v. Read Part I here.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In the attached article , we examine some of the differences between these types of marketplaces and business models, highlight some of the varying license terms of these marketplaces and discuss why IP owners who license their IP for NFTs often are best served by developing their own licenses to be used in connection with sale of their NFTs.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If the costume isn’t licensed, why is it not infringing regardless of the name change? Costumes are considered “useful articles” and, similar to most of the fashion industry , does not qualify for any kind of copyright protection. . First, design elements that are “physically or conceptually separate” from the article can be protected.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

District Court for the District of Maryland when the court granted their request for a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the Maryland Act, which essentially calls for compulsory licensing of electronic literary works to libraries on “reasonable terms”. The law went into effect on January 1, 2022. Copyright Act.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

However, broadly integrating cellular technology into automotive products may implicate Standard Essential Patents (SEP) and Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing issues. This article discusses how this exposure may occur. AV Communication. SEPs & FRAND in the Telecommunications Industry.

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Patently-O

APRIL 5, 2022

Apple, WiLAN Settle Patent Disputes with License Agreement (Source: Reuters). Commentary and Journal Articles: Editorial: Time is Running Out for COVID Vaccine Patent Waivers (Source: Nature). Commentary and Journal Articles: Editorial: Time is Running Out for COVID Vaccine Patent Waivers (Source: Nature). Source: USPTO.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Without thorough due diligence, purchasers may be exposing themselves and their companies to costly litigation, unforeseen limitations on use of the software and, even, unexpected competition. READ THE ARTICLE IN THE LICENSING JOURNAL HERE. READ THE ORIGINAL POST HERE.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

This article was originally published in The Scholarly Kitchen. Each of these cases is unique, fact dependent, and likely, if fully litigated on the merits, to shed light on different aspects of copyright law. I can see the appeal of this question, as it is fundamentally interesting and futuristic. These cases are not against AI.

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IP Close Up

AUGUST 30, 2022

“Few people outside of the innovation ecosystem understand the value of intellectual property,” reports Forbes in an article out this week, “Who is Intellectual Property For? Continue reading.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

A recent decision out of the Eastern District of Texas sheds further light on Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s interpretation of a patent owner’s commitment to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) pursuant to ETSI’s Intellectual Property Rights Information Statement and Licensing Declaration (“the ETSI Licensing Declaration”).

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2024

A spate of recent lawsuits is shining light on how some generative AI (GenAI) companies are using copyrighted materials, without permission, as a core part of their products. Among the most recent examples is the New York Times Company’s’ lawsuit against OpenAI, which alleges a variety of copyright-related claims.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With respect to patents subject to a commitment to license on a Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (RAND) basis, 2023 saw many interesting developments.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As expected, now that most – though not all – EU Member States have completed their own transpositions of the DSM Directive 2019/790 [IPKat here ] , the time for litigation has come and, with that, referrals for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 23, 2023

The European Union is reportedly considering sweeping new regulations for the licensing and litigation of standard essential patents (SEPs), which make fair-minded observers wonder whether any sane adults are in charge at the European Commission (EC).

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Royalty rates to assess the inter-group transfer of intangible assets (eg, intangibles or intellectual property) are the subject of persistent tax controversy in transfer pricing, including multibillion-dollar litigations involving Coca-Cola and Medtronic.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Royalty rates to assess the inter-group transfer of intangible assets (eg, intangibles or intellectual property) are the subject of persistent tax controversy in transfer pricing, including multibillion-dollar litigations involving Coca-Cola and Medtronic.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

This article originally appeared in The Intellectual Property Strategist. For instance, members of a patent pool may agree to pool and license their patent rights to a third party in exchange for fees or royalties. License on Transfer (LOT) Network. © 2021 ALM Media LLC. Reprinted with permission.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

In other words, Sacem does not intend to refuse such use of the works in its repertoire: by opting out, Sacem aims at (re)creating an exclusive right so that it can negotiate licensing agreements with the major players in the field of generative AI.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 17, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision in Backertop Licensing LLC v. On July 16, the U.S. Canary Connect, Inc. affirming a pair of orders entered by U.S. District Judge Colm Connolly of the District of Delaware.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In the decade since the America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted, patent licensing challenges have increased for many technology companies and independent inventors. From the perspective of the Intangible Investor, 2022 will be a year of new opportunities and transitional growth. grants for the first half of 2021.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Nevertheless, there is an alarming new trend of states pursuing laws that would force publishers, many of whom are also authors, to grant licenses to public libraries for access to their digital works, such as eBooks and audiobooks.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Intangibles, and particularly intellectual property, are curious assets. Yet – as most IP-rich companies know – leveraging the value of intellectual property to secure a financing has traditionally been very hard to do. And yes, some litigation finance deals provide for operating expenses.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We recently came across one such short paper on “ SEP Litigations & Issues in Determining the FRAND License ” published in the September 2023 issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (see here ) and extended a guest post invitation to its authors to discuss their key arguments.

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