IP Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2024

Efforts by high-tech companies to undermine both the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 and the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act ramped up this week, with a joint letter sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee by a number of tech industry organizations on Monday and a campaign launched (..)

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IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2022

NPEs are a special type of entity that specifically purchases patents or patent rights but does not commodify the patent. The second kind, private parties, often use the patents they acquire for profit through damage or settlement awards, or royalties and licensing rights. So why are they still allowed to operate?

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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.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Intellectual property assets are more than just protection for valuable technology. Businesses with forward-thinking intellectual property strategies are also using IP to gain competitive advantages and drive new revenue opportunities. What is Intellectual Property Strategy? ELEMENT 1 1.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Organic Law 1/2025, of 2 January 2025, on efficiency measures for the public justice service, promotes the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in intellectual property disputes by introducing prior negotiation between the parties as a new procedural admissibility requirement.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 15, 2022

patent system. Prado portrays Google as a strong supporter of the patent system, citing their history in initiatives to spur new inventions and technologies. For example, Google was a key player in 2013 in starting the Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge (to not sue on open-source software).

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Intepat

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Introduction Patent trolls are entities that do not actively develop their inventions but instead acquire patent rights for obvious inventions to prevent others from working on them or to collect licensing fees. In a way, patent trolls serve a purpose, much like lawyers.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 27, 2023

was named chairman of the House subcommittee overseeing intellectual property on Friday, returning him to a leadership post on a panel where he has been critical of what he has described as abusive litigation by companies he calls "patent trolls." Darrell Issa, R-Calif.,

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) new Commissioner for Patents, Vaishali Udupa. She replaces Acting Commissioner for Patents Andrew Faile, who served in that role since January 2021 and who will be retiring from the agency after 33 years upon Udupa’s installation as commissioner.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Amid a multi-front intellectual property fight between a China-based holiday light manufacturer and a so-called "patent troll," the company told a Georgia judge Monday that the patent holder had impermissibly tried to engineer jurisdiction by signing over to itself one of the patents at issue just minutes before filing its counterclaim.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 9, 2022

A patent is a form of Intellectual Property (IP) granted to the owners of an invention or innovation, giving them the right to control how others could use or exploit their invention or innovation. Open-source patents combine the concept of traditional patents and open-source licensing.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 14, 2021

But what if a failed company lived or, or at least its intellectual property? That’s the question posed by a recent spate of lawsuits brought against Apple and Google by Jawbone Innovations LLC alleging patent infringement on the part of the tech giants.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 14, 2023

[link] Pat Muffo (Partner – Intellectual Property) discusses a patent troll named “Cloud Systems Holdco LLC”

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LexBlog IP

MAY 10, 2022

Abnormal patents in china. The Chinese government is stepping up efforts to promote intellectual property quality. The Chinese government has made it a priority to improve the quality of patents in recent years, and has taken a number of steps to achieve this goal.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

OCTOBER 7, 2016

On September 30, 2016, a federal jury in Texas ordered Apple to pay $302 million in damages to VirnetX for violating two of its patents, including patented software used in Apple’s FaceTime and iMessage applications. Recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board backed Apple’s claim that two of VirnetX’s patents were invalid.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Duane Morris LLP has hired two partners from Verrill Dana LLP who have extensive experience handling intellectual property cases, including defending client patents and fighting off patent trolls, the firm said Wednesday.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 9, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). The District of Delaware has long been a favorite venue for patent trolls across the country. District Court for the District of Delaware.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Patents , as a vital form of intellectual property (IP), safeguard these innovations, providing inventors and businesses exclusive rights to their inventions while promoting the dissemination of knowledge. As we move through 2024, several key patent trends are reshaping the future of innovation.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 23, 2024

Under such circumstances where big IP law firms’ names are being used in scams and considering the above role of CIPAM, they should also be promoting awareness and educating the public about valid and lawful usages of intellectual property. This must include the non-violating use of intellectual property and fair dealings.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 27, 2023

IP Partner Pat Muffo discusses the patent troll impact of recent patent reform bills.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

Eliezer AI and Intellectual Property Law An Insightful Discussion with Yuri Eliezer The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intellectual Property (IP) Law is becoming increasingly significant in the dynamic landscape of technology and innovation. AI and IP Law: Podcast with Yuri Eliezer by Yuri L.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 22, 2023

Pat Muffo discusses basic analytics with a focus on patent troll Northstar Systems LLC.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). Technologies is similar to other NPEs, asserting two patents against well-known companies for technology that has been around since the turn of the millennium.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

VirnetX is a classic example of an NPE that does not qualify as a “patent troll.” Patent trolls leverage the litigation system to negotiate settlements for less than the cost of defending against a lawsuit. VirnetX, on the other hand, licenses its patents for eight and sometimes nine figures.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

Pat Muffo discusses the latest on the standoff between patent troll IP Edge and District of Delaware Judge Colm Connolly.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Pat Muffo sits down with NPE Leigh Rothschild to discuss both sides of the “patent troll” debate. Click here to watch the full video.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

IP Ownership Nearly all purchase agreements require the seller to warrant that it owns or licenses the intellectual property necessary for operation of the business. Technology is often protected through patents or trade secrets. In most cases, this can be broken down between two central areas – technology and branding.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 19, 2021

Smith & Nephew, Inc , the Supreme Court determined that the structure of Administrative Patent Judge (“APJs”) appointments—or lack thereof—was unconstitutional and took it upon itself to restructure the Patent Office’s chain of command. This makes removing patents far easier.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Most nonpracticing entities are private firms owned by patent attorneys, investors, or a combination of the two. And in virtually all cases, NPEs purchase the asserted patents from another company seeking to divest assets for cash. His entities have filed a whopping 1,249 patent infringement lawsuits with 23 of those pending.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). This installment will focus on a court where many patent trolls file suit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. 2 if motion no.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). The patent is directed to methods of displaying database search results and has been asserted against basic CRM systems and other ubiquitous software programs.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). Sending a $COMPANY link within a social network would supposedly infringe InvesTrex’s patent. But why is InvesTrex’s patent so weak?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). Non-practicing entities, by their very nature, have few assets other than the patents asserted in a lawsuit. Traxcell somehow was not deterred.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). Triumph IP claims to own a patent on technology that is vital to the 802.11 The question then becomes whether the patent actually covers the standard.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). Foothills IP is a non-practicing entity located in Texas, and owner of a single patent enforced through short term patent litigation (U.S.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Welcome to the first installment of “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). This installment will focus on a company named Cedar Lane Technologies and their recent patent enforcement efforts. and did so in bad faith.”

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). The Correlation of Economic Conditions and Patent Litigation Some have argued that NPE litigation will increase this year with the expectation of a recession.

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