Category: United States
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The Trump Administration is not above the law — but neither is Harvard: patent march-in rights
Whatever allegations the Trump Administration makes against Harvard and its affiliates may ultimately have to be discussed in court. But Harvard’s compliance is not beyond doubt.
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BREAKING: GSK cashes in on license deal as CureVac settles U.S. patent dispute with acquirer BioNTech and Pfizer for $790M+
Pfizer and BioNTech have settled their three-year COVID vaccine-related patent infringement dispute with CureVac in the U.S., granting the latter and its licensing partner GSK $370 million each.
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NPEs file as few as 10% of ITC Section 337 complaints: agency counsel
Between 70% and 90% of ITC investigations are initiated by non-NPEs, with those numbers generally increasing, while there is a notable shift in the NPEs that do file complaints toward being more innovation-focused.
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Chanel sued over augmented reality patent in Western District of Texas: virtual try-on
Zugara’s patent suit against Chanel is the latest in a string of infringement disputes in the Augmented Reality industry and the second targeting virtual try-on technologies in the beauty sector.
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An interview with Bayer’s outgoing head of IP Dr. Jörg Thomaier, new head Dorian Immler
Following three decades at Bayer, Dr. Jörg Thomaier is retiring as head of IP, super confident that his replacement Dorian Immler will have the energy and drive to make the changes that the department needs to keep prospering.
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Litigation funding increasingly “unnecessarily” complex because of predatory litigation funding myths, SIM IP director says
Firms like Sauvegarder Investment Management can help patentees assert their assets in this increasingly expensive system, but would prefer to buy the patents that they enforce first, SIM IP’s Jennifer Burdman said on an online panel today.
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Netlist files fresh U.S. patent infringement suit against Samsung following demise of memory module partnership
Netlist has sued Samsung and one of its distributors, Avnet, over the alleged infringement of one of its memory module patents.
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China holds a “paramount” central position in global patent licensing: Via LA’s Jane Bu on move to Shanghai
The Chief Licensing Officer says her three-month move to Shanghai proves the depth of the pool administrator’s commitment to China and the wider Asian region.
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JinkoSolar dealt blow in solar panel patent infringement dispute: U.S. district court clarifies standard for suing foreign companies
The Northern District of California has clarified that a patentee must be able to establish an agency relationship, prove a “stream of commerce theory”, or why limited jurisdiction discovery is warranted, to sue a foreign company in the U.S.
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Access Advance welcomes dismissal of Roku’s global FRAND determination claim, draws parallels to Tesla’s UK complaint against Avanci
Roku’s global FRAND determination claim was dismissed due to the overwhelming presence of foreign patents, which would apply to virtually any patent pool.
