Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Licensed ‘Copyright Cockroaches’ Early June 2022, news outlets in Taiwan reported that former ultramarathon runner, entrepreneur, political critic, and law graduate Kevin Lin was a suspect in a “copyright cockroach” case. In May 2021, licenses were obtained from Vie Vision Pictures Co.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2021

She is also requesting $1 million in damages for breaching the divorce settlement. Finally today, Jim Waterson at The Guardian reports that the band KLF has threatened a documentary filmmaker with possible litigation over the lack of cleared samples of their music. 2: Snoop Dogg Sued Over Posting Viral Video to Instagram.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Federal Circuit has provided additional guidance about an appellant’s standing to appeal IPR decisions after settling the related litigations and entering into patent license agreements. The ongoing district court litigation was dismissed with prejudice. Qualcomm Inc. , No 20-1683 (Fed. Patent Nos.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Kewalramani), the Central District of California denied Defendant Netflix’s attempts to compel Plaintiff GoTV Streaming to provide documents and further information as to the source of the litigation funding that GoTV received in conjunction with the patent litigation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

He claims that third party “contributors” uploaded his copyrighted photos to ShutterStock as part of ShutterStock’s licensing program. Specifically, McGucken claims that a total of 337 images were uploaded, of which 165 were downloaded and that led to 938 licenses. Otherwise, this case appears to be economically irrational.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 25, 2024

Template from Nokia’s timeless “hands” commercial (see here ) In a major development, all the patent disputes (including the 5G SEP dispute) between Oppo and Nokia stand settled as both parties enter into a cross-licensing agreement.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 26, 2024

For years, the company has aggressively pursued litigation against establishments that broadcast these events without acquiring the appropriate commercial license. Introduction - general overview - Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. These lawsuits typically involve claims under the Federal. By: Vondran Legal

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The Federal Circuit has provided additional guidance about an appellant’s standing to appeal IPR decisions after settling the related litigations and entering into patent license agreements. In its second decision between the parties on this topic, the court has dismissed the appeal for lack of Article III standing in Apple Inc.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

district court data on how patent damages expert testimony has been challenged based on comparability, and how courts have ruled with regard to license and settlement agreements, litigation verdicts, market studies and more. Rich Franciosa and Michael Herrigel at Charles River Associates analyze nearly seven years of U.S.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Uniloc has a litigation financing relationship with Fortress with the patents serving as collateral for the deal. The terms of the Fortress financing became important for the subsequent litigation. Uniloc then failed to meet the goal, and, by the terms of the deal, those license rights arguably automatically passed to Fortress.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Samsung Bioepis recently reported that it has signed a settlement and license agreement with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) in the United States relating to SB17, Samsung Bioepis’s ustekinumab biosimilar to J&J’s STELARA®. If SB17 is approved by the FDA, the license period in the United States will begin on February 22, 2025.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 25, 2021

Such changes are common as a means to head of potential copyright litigation. In this case, they quickly reached an out-of-court settlement, which saw the owner of the site close his “hobby” project and agree to turn over details about users. However, it is unclear if Paramore had threatened legal action.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott kept the copyright to those photo and granted NY Post a license. McDermott had not actually licensed the photo to anyone else to set a baseline license fee. ” [The $2,500 amount was suggested by the presiding judge at a settlement conference, which the defendant turned into an offer of judgment.]

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The post Janssen and Samsung Bioepis Settle STELARA (Ustekinumab) Litigation appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 26, 2024

After seven years of successful litigation, it was understandable that St. Jude Medical wanted to put its dispute with Niazi Licensing Corp. Jude Medical's too-quick response to a mediator's email left it stuck with a settlement it didn't want. NLC) to bed. By: Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 27, 2024

But this time, Hadid didn’t settle or litigate. And while plaintiffs often use lost licensing fees as a baseline for statutory damages, Ramales didn’t provide any licensing history for the image here. Single-photo settlements are rarely that low. She didn’t even hire a lawyer.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 12, 2022

However, in an interview with BBC2’s Newsnight, Sheeran said that ever since an earlier settlement over his song Photograph , he now videotapes all his songwriting sessions. Sheeran also expressed regret for settling the Photograph case, saying that it opened up the floodgates of litigation against him.

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IAM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A preliminary injunction has been issued against the state’s strict reverse payment law, but antitrust considerations are here to stay in IP litigation settlements.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 25, 2022

In that earlier opinion (Medtronic I), the Tax Court held that Medtronic appropriately applied a comparable uncontrolled transaction (CUT) method to determine the arm’s-length royalty rate for certain licensing of intangible property, using a 1992 patent litigation settlement agreement. By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2022

In Chapter 4, Beatriz Conde Gallego debates whether owners of standard-essential patents (SEPs) must grant licences in “license to all” or “access to all” approaches. Giuseppe Mazziotti examines, in Chapter 8, the solutions to online music licensing, adopted by the EU.

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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]

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 7, 2022

The Delaware company collected settlements from U.S. “Rightscorp refused to provide access to its databases and instead offered to create a new database, solely for purposes of this litigation and only containing data that Rightscorp deems relevant to RCN,” the ISP informed the court. License Revoked in California.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 11, 2024

After years of patent litigation, they entered into a settlement and license agreement. Opinion by Stoll, joined by Dyk and Hughes. DexCom and Abbott are competing manufacturers of continuous glucose monitoring systems. The agreement included mutual covenants not to challenge each other’s patents during a “Covenant Period.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The second comer/licensee assigned the exclusive license to a successor licensee, the defendant in this case. assertions.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 3, 2022

When the alleged infringement involves a chunk that could qualify for copyright protection on a standalone basis, those courts usually consider the standalone licensing market for that chunk and say the purported marketing activity still requires a license. This case is another in the line. Implications.

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

An August litigation settlement with the Chinese giant means that 55% of the market is now taking licences from the firm.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 22, 2022

After all, bars need an even more expensive license to legally show UFC PPV events in-house. To avoid these costs, some establishments decide to take a gamble by showing UFC events without obtaining the correct license. The company sells pay-per-view licenses for sports including UFC, Fox Sports Boxing, and WWE to commercial locations.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 1, 2023

Kewalramani), the Central District of California denied Defendant Netflix’s attempts to compel Plaintiff GoTV Streaming to provide documents and further information as to the source of the litigation funding that GoTV received in conjunction with the patent litigation.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Apple appears to be the latest manufacturer to come to a settlement deal with a patent licensing outfit dealing in resold LG wireless technology patents, with a recent "global settlement agreement" putting an end to appeals court litigation over the validity of patents covering purported developments in wireless charging technology.

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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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IP Watchdog

JULY 14, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office issues a final rule formalizing its Diversion Pilot Program and making other changes to agency practice; the Third Circuit affirms a default judgment for several litigation delays in a trademark case; Huawei announces that it earned $560 million in patent licensing revenues last year; the FTC announces an investigation into (..)

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

What makes the cost of patent litigation so high? What would you think if I told you that the average patent litigation cost exceeds well over $1 million ? Actually, several factors contribute to the overall cost of patent infringement litigation. What factors make patent litigation so costly?

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

entered into a settlement and license agreement in 2014, following years of patent litigation over their competing glucose monitoring system patents. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential ruling that affirmed a district court’s denial of preliminary injunction to DexCom, Inc.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2013, Philpot uploaded the photo to Wikimedia Commons, which is governed by the standard Creative Commons license requiring attribution. Philpot claims his standard photo licensing fee is $3,500, but reuses of the photo from Wikipedia Commons didn’t require any payment (just attribution). Nature of the Work.

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IAM Magazine

APRIL 4, 2022

Docket Navigator data shows that 45 subsidiaries of the Canadian licensing business have filed 302 lawsuits since 2008, enjoying high settlement rates and defending themselves fairly well in 160 IPRs.

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IAM Magazine

APRIL 4, 2022

Docket Navigator data shows that 45 subsidiaries of the Canadian licensing business have filed 302 lawsuits since 2008, enjoying high settlement rates and defending themselves fairly well in 160 IPRs.

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