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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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

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”). This installment will focus on NPE litigation as a whole, and what to expect in 2023. 6] Why is patent litigation so tied to the capital markets?

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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

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. What about NPEs?

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IP Close Up

JUNE 1, 2022

Despite the high economic relevance of innovation and explosive invention growth reflected in the number of patents issued annually by the United States Patent and Trademark Continue reading.

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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.

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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”). The challenge would fail despite the weakness of the patent and result in nothing but wasted attorneys’ fees.

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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 This installment will focus on a company named Triumph IP.

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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.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 11, 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”). Many high-volume NPEs are subsidiaries of a larger company that segregates liability by creating separate LLCs for each subset of their patent portfolio.

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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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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Leading case on distinctiveness, where Australian High Court lowered the distinctiveness bar—until it reached the high court, it was being litigated by a construction partner. So in litigation, no one says “the Office has done this 20 times before.” Patent troll narrative was effective. RT: Better story: Emojis?

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Intellectual Property Challenges in AI: However, the rise of AI patents has also raised several challenges in the intellectual property (IP) landscape. While most patent offices, including the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), have ruled that AI cannot be listed as an inventor, the debate continues.

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