Non-Practicing Entities, Patents

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Intellectual Property: Non-Practicing Entities (Patent Trolls) Target Oil and Gas Companies

by King & Spalding on 5/9/2013

As the number of patent infringement lawsuits brought by Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) has increased, oil and gas companies have increasingly become targets....more

ITC Section 337 Update - May 1, 2013

by King & Spalding on 5/3/2013

Congress Holds Hearings On Section 337 Litigation – On April 16, 2013, the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, held a hearing on “Abusive Patent Litigation: The...more

Congress Conducts Hearings on Section 337 Litigation at the International Trade Commission

by King & Spalding on 4/30/2013

On April 16, 2013, the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, held a hearing on “Abusive Patent Litigation: The Issues Impacting American Competitiveness and Job...more

ITC Requires Early Evidentiary Hearing in Investigation Initiated by NPE

by G. Brian Busey, Joshua Hartman | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/1/2013

Commentators have expressed concerns over the rising tide of complaints filed by non-practicing entities (NPEs) in the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC” or “Commission”) under Section 337 of the Tariff Act....more

Today’s “Troll,” Tomorrow’s Client

by Greentarget on 3/19/2013

Reporter Ashby Jones of The Wall Street Journal this week highlighted a controversy surrounding a long-standing practice to leverage the profitability of patents regardless of how or whether those patents are being used by...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Winter 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 1

by Alison Baldwin, Justin Cook, Patrick Gattari, Nicole Grimm, Christian Hines, Jordan Pringle, Kurt W. Rohde | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/19/2013

In This Issue: Federal Courts Debate Safe Harbor Exemption for Patent Infringement Under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e) Following Merck v. Integra; If I Prioritize Examination of My Application, Should the Patent Office?;...more

Legal Alert: Better Luck Next Time? Trial Judge Rejects RICO Claim Against Innovatio IP Ventures, Wireless Hot Spot NPE

by Ann Fort, Malvern Griffin III, Jeremy Spier | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/8/2013

For those interested in the unique legal issues presented by the licensing and litigation efforts of non-practicing entities, the Chicago-based litigation involving non-practicing entity Innovatio IP Ventures, LLC, has...more

Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Jurisdiction for Non-Practicing Entities

by Michael Newman, James Wodarski | Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 2/1/2013

On January 10, 2013, the Federal Circuit reaffirmed broad ITC jurisdiction for non-practicing patent enforcement entities by denying Nokia Corp.’s petition for rehearing of InterDigital Commc’ns, LLC v. Int’l Trade Comm’n...more

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2013

IN THIS ISSUE: Patents - Federal Circuit Clarifies ITC Domestic Industry Requirement for Non-Practicing Entities; Permanent Injunctions on the Rise?; Sanctioned Parties in Exceptional Cases Continue to Get Fresh...more

"New Year Will See More Policing of Patent Conduct by US and EU Competition Agencies"

by Simon Baxter, Alec Chang, Ian John, James Keyte, Sharis Pozen, Ingrid Vandenborre | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/30/2013

If recent events are any indication, U.S. and European antitrust agencies will remain focused this year on the intersection of intellectual property and competition law. In particular, the agencies have concluded that under...more

McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - August 2012: House bill takes aim against patent trolls, frivolous lawsuits by Zach Oubre

by McAfee & Taft on 8/16/2012

“An act to starve the patent troll.” Although that’s not the preamble of the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act, that is nevertheless its purpose. This “SHIELD” Act was introduced earlier...more

Patent Trolls - Not Just for Technology Companies Any More

by Greg Duff on 8/16/2011

Patent litigation filed by non-practicing entities, or “patent trolls,” has proliferated in recent years. The business model of the typical patent troll focuses on acquiring, licensing and litigating patents, most commonly...more

Best Practices for Defending Against Patent Trolls

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 7/26/2011

Today’s companies face a business reality rarely encountered by their predecessors: “patent trolls.” There is much debate over what constitutes a patent troll, but by most definitions, patent trolls are patent owners that do...more

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