On January 16, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) instituted two inter partes review (IPR) proceedings for Brooks Kushman client Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) and denied Patent...more
ROYAL OAK, Michigan – Brooks Kushman recently secured a significant victory in an IPR dispute involving 4G wireless technology. Neo Wireless sued several automakers including Ford Motor Company for patent infringement. Ford...more
In a world propelled by innovation and technology, the evolving nature of intellectual property (IP) law and the interconnectedness of global markets often lead to disputes and legal quandaries. When an entity or an...more
1/10/2024
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Brooks Kushman helped Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) secure final judgment of $3 in what was once a $1.4 billion claim for trade secret misappropriation, patent infringement, copyright infringement and breach of contract. ...more
11/17/2023
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Versata
In a ruling issued on August 11, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) reversed a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California which found that Qualcomm had...more
The transitional program for covered business method (“CBM”) patents, which took effect on September 16, 2012, will sunset for new CBM petitions on September 16, 2020. Accordingly, unless Congress extends the program, parties...more
Adopters of wireless standard-compliant technology are generally willing to accept truly fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory license terms for truly standard-essential patents.
This article outlines six challenges...more
6/19/2020
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Brooks Kushman patent litigator John LeRoy has spent nearly a decade dealing with so-called “Standard Essential Patents” (SEPs) that, according to the patent owners, are “essential” to the modems used cellular telephones,...more
1/6/2020
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Connected Cars ,
Connected Items ,
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Patent Exhaustion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Devices
Qualcomm is the world’s largest supplier of cellular modem chipsets. Nokia holds one of the largest portfolios of patents declared “essential” to practicing the cellular modem standards, such as 3G and 4G LTE. On July 22,...more
On May 21, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered a decision in a Federal Trade Commission action alleging that Qualcomm’s approach to wireless Standard Essential Patent licensing...more
On November 16, 2018, the U.S. Court Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that a software security patent owned by Ancora Technologies, Inc. claims eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The decision reversed a...more
On May 13, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit again considered the circumstances in which a defendant may be liable for direct infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) when multiple actors carry out the...more