03 May, 2024 USITC Commissioner Series: The Court's FRAND Dance May Soon Reach its Finale By Brian Johnson Don Wang Ramya Auroprem Ian Swan +1 more... Show less This is part five of our USITC Commissioner Series. Read part one here, part two here, part three here and part four here. In prior posts...
15 Apr, 2024 The Pleading Standard for Complex Technology? It's Complex. By Ted Mathias Can a patentee really just take a pass on alleging that an accused product meets a limitation in an asserted claim, even where the case...
04 Apr, 2024 Nokia and the Burden of Burdens By Ted Mathias Much like secondary considerations, non-infringing alternatives fit imperfectly within many scheduling orders. The patentee has the...
22 Feb, 2024 Confidential Witnesses & AI, Oh My! By Jimmy Attridge When private suits alleging collusion hit, I search the complaint for “confidential witness.” It used to be that private suits followed...
15 Feb, 2024 Judge Gilstrap: For Implementers of SEPs, the Penitent Will Pass By Brian Johnson According to Judge Gilstrap in the Eastern District of Texas, obligations to negotiate under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory...
13 Feb, 2024 IoT SEP Negotiations: New Players in a Complicated Game By Matthew Becker Brian Johnson Ian Swan Why should internet of things (IoT) manufacturers prepare to be approached by standard essential patent (SEP) holders? A recent trend...
07 Feb, 2024 Federal Circuit Set to Consider Whether A Blockchain Application is Patent Eligible By Ian Swan Does recording an object’s physical properties to a blockchain render the resulting network (or method of using the same)...
29 Nov, 2023 Motorola v. Hytera: Seventh Circuit Set to Hear Arguments on the Extraterritorial Reach of DTSA By Matt Murphy Nicholas Duffee On December 5, the Seventh Circuit in Motorola Solutions, Inc. v. Hytera Communications Corp. will hear high-stakes arguments concerning...
20 Nov, 2023 Trade Secrets, ET, and the ITC By Matt Murphy Brian Johnson The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has broad power to issue exclusion orders blocking the importation of goods determined to...
26 Oct, 2023 Buyer Beware - Antitrust Issues in Using AI-Powered B-to-B software By Mike Keeley I remember my years renting apartments in Manhattan - with absolute dread! Every time I had to move, it seemed that the brokers and...
25 Oct, 2023 Avanci Takes Aim at the Tech Giants By Brian Johnson Last week, Avanci announced a licensing program for video codecs. Avanci, of course, is a big name in the development of patent...
23 Oct, 2023 Hip-Hop, AI, and Trial By Tom Rohback A hip-hop artist has blamed his trial loss on AI used in the closing. After asking for a new trial, will there be a claim for...
18 Oct, 2023 Connecticut Tech Council's Women of Innovation Awards By Axinn Events We are excited to support the Connecticut Tech Council as they hold the Women of Innovation Awards on October 25. Women of Innovation is...
16 Oct, 2023 FDA Tackles AI . . . and Other Digital Health Technologies By Chad Landmon FDA announced on October 11, 2023 that it is creating a new Digital Health Advisory Committee to provide guidance to FDA on issues...
10 Oct, 2023 SEP Licensors and Licensees Become Increasingly Fragmented By Brian Johnson In a report by IPlytics, published today, they have confirmed what most in the business already presumed: that ownership of 5G standard...