Published: 3/8/16Publication: Kluwer Patent BlogConsider this hypothetical: a company discovered a new compound and obtained a patent on the compound. Later, this compound was discovered to be ten times harder than diamond. Soon, cutting tools made with this new compound replaced all other types of cutting tools, including diamond tools. [...]
Published: 3/8/16Publication: Lexology“Standard Essential Patents on FRAND terms” has been subject of many court disputes around the world. In India, as well, there are many on-going cases on the subject in the mobile phone industry. The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) With the aim of developing a suitable [...]
Published: 3/7/17Publication: The Daily Caller"Years of Qualcomm’s aggressiveness with its patent licensing may have finally reached a tipping point as Apple, along with trade agencies in the U.S. and South Korea are demanding greater accountability from the San Diego company. In the past two months, a lawsuit by Apple, a [...]
Published: 3/7/16Publication: Financial ExpressThe domestic handset manufacturers like Micromax, Lava, and Intex are contemplating to adopt a collaborative approach to fight the spate of patent litigation involving the likes of Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson. While the court cases are pending, the local players have had to pay royalties to [...]
Published: 3/6/17Publication: IP-Watch"Dieter Ernst claims in this study that the FRAND regime remains shackled with transaction costs and that the licensing of SEPs is prone to a host of different market failures associated with information asymmetries, market power and free riding as well as externalities (both positive and negative)." -- [READ [...]
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Published: 3/3/17Publication: Forbes"Most consumers don’t care what makes their smartphones work, even though smartphones cost a good chunk of change. As long as they can get online anywhere to search, tweet, download, snap and share; all is well. But it’s the ability to connect to the Internet that makes a [...]
Published: 3/3/16Publication: National Law ReviewOn February 25, 2016, Judge Richard Andrews granted the parties’ cross-motions to exclude both sides’ damages experts in M2M Solutions LLC v. Motorola Solutions, Inc., C.A. No. 12-33-RGA, Dkt. Nos. 295 and 296 (D. Del. Feb. 25, 2016), and in doing so provided a salient reminder to [...]
Published: 3/3/16Publication: LexologyWith the rapid development and dissemination of technology in the modern world, disputes involving standard essential patents (“SEP”) and patents subject to reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing (“FRAND”) are becoming increasingly prevalent. The interplay and interconnected nature of modern technology poses unique challenges in the balancing of intellectual property [...]
Published: 3/3/16Publication: LexologyWe commented in our last quarterly briefing on the phenomenon of patent privateering in the TMT sector, in the context of a dispute between Unwired Plant and Huawei and others (see here). The long-running global dispute between Vringo and ZTE is another example of patent privateering. Vringo Infrastructure, Inc. [...]