Several recent developments in U.S. standard-essential patent litigation (SEP) provide insight into the evolving U.S. SEP landscape and how parties and courts shape parties’ obligations to negotiate licenses for SEPs on fair,...more
The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business and continues to be the world’s top destination for foreign direct investment. Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch...more
11/20/2023
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CFIUS ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Copyright ,
Corporate Governance ,
Doing Business ,
Foreign Investment ,
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Shareholders ,
Trade Secrets
The ongoing artificial intelligence (“AI”) inventorship case of Thaler v. Iancu, et al. (No. 1:20-cv-00903) took another turn on April 6th when U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia...more
4/9/2021
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Computer-Related Inventions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
USPTO
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are integrated into an increasing number of products and services, litigation issues involving patents and trade secrets will increase....more
Not long ago, an automotive “innovation” meant a new way of engineering a powertrain or emissions system, which would then be patented by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or supplier. A “gentlemen’s agreement”...more
5/16/2018
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Automotive Industry ,
Competition ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
OEM ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
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Suppliers ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transportation Industry
2017 was a year of widespread political, technological, and legal changes; leading to lack of certainty and creating both challenges and opportunities for businesses in 2018 and beyond.
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1/24/2018
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Connected Cars ,
Copyright ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Single Market ,
Domain Names ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Smart Devices ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
Wearable Technology
In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells partner Celine Jimenez Crowson addresses the relationship between standard-essential patents (SEPs) and the connectivity technologies used in connected and autonomous vehicles...more
11/14/2017
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Automotive Industry ,
Connected Cars ,
Driverless Cars ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mergers ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Technology Sector ,
USPTO
On May 22, 2017, the Supreme Court issued a decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC on the hotly contested issue of patent venue reform. The patent venue statue provides two grounds for laying venue....more
5/23/2017
/ Food Manufacturers ,
Forum Shopping ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Kraft ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Principal Place of Business ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
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