Category: Litigation Finance
-
TCL’s China Star transferred hundreds of patents to Texan PAE suing LG and Hisense
Updated USPTO records confirm what appears to be the first assignment to a patent assertion entity by TCL and its affiliates.
-
Hisense targeted by Fortress-backed NPE asserting former TCL China Star patents in Eastern District of Texas
Debate has grown around the “anti-NPE” LOT Network recently; TCL’s withdrawal last year suggests the company is seeking more flexibility with regards to its patent strategy.
-
Fortress Investment Group acquires IPValue, bringing 20,000+ top tech company patents under its wing
The fresh injection of capital will help IPValue to explore new partnerships and expand its monetization campaigns.
-
IP winners, litigation funding dangers and speaking the C-suite language: IP Dealmakers closing highlights
A debate on whether litigation funding is unjustifiably driving up the value of patents, advice for patent executives on how best to talk to the C-suite, and what makes a “winning” IP team were among the highlights of the third day of IP Dealmakers Europe.
-
USITC seeks input on proposed new rules around real-party-in-interest disclosures
The proposed rulemaking fits with the trend seen across agencies dealing with U.S. patent matters, where there is a push for more transparency around real-parties-in-interest.
-
Speakers, agendas now live for IP Dealmakers Europe + LF Dealmakers Europe (London, May 11-13)
The Super Early Bird rate is still available for the 3rd annual IP/LF Dealmakers Forums Europe (IP and litigation finance) for those who register by February 21 (save ÂŁ500). ip fray is the official media partner.
-
UPC accepts litigation insurance policy as security for costs: groundbreaking CoA ruling, but it will always depend on specific terms
This is very good news for patentees enforcing their rights in the UPC as well as for the litigation insurance industry, and by extension for litigation funders as it reduces capital requirements.
-
SIM IP, Garden Intel merge: form $150 million IP monetization platform
The companies are building a “defensive moat” around the financialization of innovation that manual operators cannot penetrate, Garden’s CEO said about the deal.
-
Third-Party Litigation Funding bill failed in U.S. Congress — and “foreign abuse” turned out to be nothing but pretextual
Many members of the litigation finance ecosystem (funders as well as inventors and companies dependent on their support) breathed a sigh of relief a few days ago when the TPLF bill was pulled.
-
Useful to U.S. patent litigators: Certum Group releases model brief to oppose discovery into litigation funding
We just want to draw practitioners’ attention to this initiative, which does the patent litigation community a service.