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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Merger Clause in a Patent License Agreement May Not Extinguish a Prior Covenant Not to Sue

The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s holding that a merger clause in a patent license settlement agreement did not extinguish a prior covenant not to sue on the same patent because the agreement did not...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Cookie Crumbles Against Injunction Granted to Terminated Trademark Licensee

Concluding that a terminated exclusive trademark licensee failed to establish the elements required to impose a preliminary injunction, the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of a...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Grumpy Cat wins $700K, but is she happy?

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Coffee addicts and meme fanatics are slightly less caffeinated and slightly less entertained after a California federal district court recently ruled that Grenade Beverage, LLC infringed the intellectual property rights of...more

Carlton Fields

Eleventh Circuit Finds No Manifest Disregard Of The Law And Upholds Order Confirming Arbitration Award In Licensing Dispute

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The case involved a dispute between the owner of the Cabbage Patch Kids brand and related intellectual property (“CPK”), and licensee JAKKS Pacific, Inc., which had an exclusive license to use the brand and intellectual...more

Snell & Wilmer

Ninth Circuit: Non-Exclusive Licensing Agent Has No Standing to Sue for Copyright Infringement

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In DRK Photo v. McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC, the Ninth Circuit held that an Arizona stock photo agency could not sue McGraw-Hill under the Copyright Act for using images in textbooks without permission. The...more

Goodwin

Deal Watch: AstraZeneca and LEO Pharma collaborate on skin drugs tralokinumab and brodalumab

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AstraZeneca announced today that it has entered licensing agreements with LEO Pharma to develop and commercialize tralokinumab, a biologic that has completed a Phase IIb trial for atopic dermatitis, and brodalumab, which is...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Drafting Intellectual Property Agreements: Best Practices From a Litigator’s Perspective

As intellectual property licensing continues to grow more prevalent, legal practitioners and business personnel are being asked to craft and negotiate agreements that can significantly impact a business’s ability to compete...more

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