Nokia and Ericsson seek to justify their privateering ways, defend patent transfers to NPEs
Published: 5/21/15
Publication: FOSS Patents
The debate over privateering (patent transfers by large operating companies to so-called non-producing entities or patent assertion entities) is in full swing, and it will be with us for a while. The week before last I made a call for input in an effort to build a smartphone-related privateering directory. This week, IAM (Intellectual Asset Management) magazine politely disagreed with my approach, and I respectfully disagree with them.
DOJ’s Endorsement of IEEE Patent Policy Takes Center Stage at IP Antitrust Conference
Published: 4/16/15
Publication: The National Law Review
On April 14 in Washington, DC, Global Competition Review hosted its Second Annual IP & Antitrust USA conference. The conference covered various hot topics being closely followed by IP antitrust practitioners, including (1) the evolution of the US antitrust agencies’ approach to standards and standard essential patent (“SEP”) issues; (2) current challenges facing SEP holders who commit to license SEPs on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory terms (“FRAND”); (3) the impact of US […]
US jury clears Apple of infringing five patents once held by Nokia
Published: 3/17/15
Publication: ZDNet
A jury in Texas decided that Apple did not infringe five wireless patents formerly held by Nokia that were sold to Canadian patent licensing firm Conversant.
Conversant’s wholly owned subsidiary Core Wireless Sarl sued Apple in 2012 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, seeking a global patent licensing deal with Apple over its iPhone and iPad.
International Engineering Group Adopts Patent Policy In Line with Counsel from Experts Including John Marshall Law School Professor Daryl Lim
Published: 2/25/15
Publication: Virtual Strategy Magazine
“CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The trade group charged with managing standards over technology including wireless connectivity has adopted patent policy changes in line with counsel from a coalition of experts, including a professor from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Chief intellectual property lawyers from companies such as Apple, Microsoft and Samsung recently co-sponsored a letter seeking to safeguard an upcoming patent policy review from firms that buy patents […]
DOJ’s Approval of Revisions to IEEE’s Standard-Setting Policies Provides Guidance for SSOs, Patent Holders, Licensees and Courts
Published: 2/17/15
Publication: Antitrust and Competition Newsletter
“On Feb. 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a business review letter that effectively approved a proposal by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) to update the IEEE Standard Association’s Patent Policy (Policy) regarding standard-essential patents (SEPs) (the Update). The DOJ’s approval of IEEE’s Update is an important step in the development of policies that standard-setting organizations can adopt with respect to SEPs while reducing the risk […]
Motorola Mobility and Samsung Electronics – Frequently asked questions
Published: 1/13/15
Publication: European Commission
In announcing enforcement actions involving the invocation of injunctive relief by two holders of FRAND-encumbered SEPs, the European Commission stated that “it is anti-competitive to use injunctions in relation to SEPs in the following circumstances: when in a standardisation context, a SEP holder has committed to license the SEP on FRAND terms and the licensee is willing to take a licence on such terms.” The Commission stated that seeking injunctions in such circumstances “can […]