Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2024

299 limits joinder in patent cases to defendants who infringe using “the same accused product or process.” ” Congress enacted this requirement to restrict patent trolls who were filing lawsuits against defendants who had nothing in common but the allegation that they were infringing the same patent.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Allison McDaniel: 5G Patent Fight Continues as Judge Sets Date for Apple v. Wayne Winegarden: The ITC Is Subsidizing Patent Trolls (Source: Forbes). Commentary and Journal Articles: Prof. Ericsson Trial (Source: 9to5 Mac). McKenna and Prof. Silbey: Investigating Design (Source: SSRN). Lemley and Prof.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

A notable example is the so-called patent trolls: entities that acquire patents solely for the purpose of generating revenue through infringement claims. Imposing a pre-litigation negotiation phase can prove to be an effective mechanism to deter such practices.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 19, 2021

The purported reason Congress created IPRs in the AIA was to “ increase patent quality ” by allowing rapid adjudication of “ [p]atents of low quality and dubious validity” and to “curb abusive behaviors” that cause large companies to settle “frivolous cases.”

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

patent trolls, paid content promoted as ‘unbiased truth,’ and sometimes just blatant lies. The linked to an article (not mine) that summarized the Court’s ruling; Pegasystems encouraged salespersons to share the post and to use it when competing against Appian. If you’re thinking about Appian, you should read this first[.]

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Meanwhile, all patents— good, bad, revolutionary, and stupid— have eroded to the point where continued use of the U.S. patent system must be questioned.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 9, 2021

In 2001, six years before the iPhone appeared, a futurist named Ray Kurzweil wrote that humankind would cram 20,000 years of technological progress into the century that had just begun.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

The Patent Infringer Lobby has ramped up banging the drum about “patent quality.” They dedicated a week-long campaign to questioning "patent quality,” which its constituents regard as a huge problem. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Andrei Iancu left the building.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) new Commissioner for Patents, Vaishali Udupa. January 17 marks the first day in the tenure of the U.S.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The patent landscape, however, is constantly evolving, driven by emerging technologies, global challenges, and shifting regulatory frameworks. As we move through 2024, several key patent trends are reshaping the future of innovation. This article explores five critical trends that will define the patent landscape in the coming years.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

And her insights in that article might suggest something about what comes next, after the TMA’s tiny tweak that clearly won’t be enough. Patent troll narrative was effective. Silbey: might as well have said “traditional contours of TM” in VIP; so what can we learn from the patent trolling story?

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Patently-O

JULY 18, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Ben Lovejoy: Apple Might Leave the UK Market, Claims its Lawyer in Patent Troll Case (Source: 9to5 Mac). Drew FitzGerald: Huawei Settles Two Patent Lawsuits It Filed Against Verizon (Source: The Wall Street Journal). Commentary and Journal Articles: Atty. Source: USPTO.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2025

What prompted me to ask John to speak with us this week was an article he recently wrote, which we published on IPWatchdog. In that article John explains that the patent system is currently foundered, but that it can be fixed with focus and ongoing commitment to see the fixes through to results.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 16, 2022

The chaotic state of the world today makes it increasingly difficult for American companies to compete. Russian hostility has the democratic world on edge, U.S. inflation is at a 40-year high and hitting consumers hard, and China continues its aggressive push for economic and technological dominance.

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