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Patent Pools, Patent Dealmaking and Outrageously Good Audio

IP Watchdog

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we speak with Heath Hoglund, President of Via Licensing Alliance. The conversation takes us deep into the world of audio, video, standard essential patents, patent pools, patent licensing, patent dealmaking, inevitable patent litigation that is often necessary when so much money is at stake, and much more.

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Plaintiff’s Declaratory Action Not Anticipatory Litigation Due to Patentee’s Delayed Response to Licensing Request

JD Supra Law

The Central District of California denied a defendants motion to dismiss or transfer plaintiffs first-filed declaratory judgement action based on defendants later-filed patent infringement suit in Wisconsin. By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Lenovo Touts UK Wins Against Ericsson in Wireless Device, FRAND Licensing Disputes

IP Watchdog

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ruling on the scope of a 2011 wireless device licensing agreement between Motorola (a Lenovo company) and Ericsson. Yesterday, the UKs High Court of Justice of England and Wales (EWHC) issued an approved judgment in Motorola Mobility, LLC v.

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Natco vs. Bayer: India’s Bold Move on Compulsory Licensing and the Backlash from Foreign Nations

Intepat

Introduction The debate surrounding the compulsory licensing process has gained prominence globally concerning the pharmaceutical industry, where the rise of prices of drugs has limited the scope of accessing rights to health, especially in developing countries. Natco Pharma Ltd. It was a drug used in the treatment of liver and kidney cancer.

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Resistance To Patent Licenses Drives More Suits, Execs Say

IP Law 360

Companies that generate revenue from patents are seeing less willingness to negotiate in recent years among businesses they approach about potential licenses, requiring more litigation in order to reach agreements, executives from IBM, InterDigital and others said Monday.

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Nokia and Amazon Reach Licensing Deal to End Litigation Over Streaming Patents

IP Watchdog

Nokia announced today that it has signed a deal with Amazon to end all patent litigation between the two companies, the terms of which are confidential.

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Patent Owner Says PTAB Petitioner Made ‘Extortionary,’ Sanctionable Attempt at Free License

IP Watchdog

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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