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USPTO and UKIPO Announce Collaboration Effort on Standard Essential Patent Policies

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that outlines a new framework for collaboration between the two...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - July 2024

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USPTO Leadership - ..On June 3, the USPTO announced the appointment of Derris Banks as Regional Director of the USPTO’s Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office located in Detroit, Michigan....more

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PTO Collaborates With UK Counterpart to Address Standard-Essential Patents

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On June 3, 2024, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) Director Kathi Vidal and Chief Executive Officer of the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Adam Williams signed...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

USITC Commissioner Series: The Court's FRAND Dance May Soon Reach its Finale

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In prior posts for this series, we have discussed areas of law where Commissioners have voiced their dissent and demonstrated a clear divide among the decision-makers. But when it comes to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs),...more

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4 Key Takeaways | Updates in Standard Essential Patent Licensing and Litigation

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Kilpatrick’s Alton Absher and Andie Anderson recently presented “Updates in Standard Essential Patent Licensing and Litigation” at the firm’s annual 2024 Advanced Patent Law Seminar. This full-day seminar featured discussions...more

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2023 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Standard Essential Patents at the PTAB: Are SEPs Faring any Differently than...

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Standard-essential patents (SEPs) are on the rise. A key factor undergirding that rise is the desire for device connectivity in all things, and the fact that reliable and robust connectivity is impossible without using key...more

WilmerHale

FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape - January 2024

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This marks the first issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more

Kidon IP

Response to the USPTO, The ITA, and NIST call for Public Comments on Standards, Part 7 of 7

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On November 6, 2023 I submitted a response to the public comments which can be found here.  I have also included my comments in full on this blog in a series of posts including the below.  The only change in my submission is...more

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Response to the USPTO, The ITA, and NIST call for Public Comments on Standards, Part 6 of 7

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On November 6, 2023 I submitted a response to the public comments which can be found here. I have also included my comments in full on this blog in a series of posts including the below. The only change in my submission is...more

Kidon IP

Response to the USPTO, The ITA, and NIST call for Public Comments on Standards, Part 5 of 7

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On November 6, 2023 I submitted a response to the public comments which can be found here. I have also included my comments in full on this blog in a series of posts including the below. The only change in my submission is...more

Kidon IP

Response to the USPTO, The ITA, and NIST call for Public Comments on Standards, Part 4 of 7

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On November 6, 2023 I submitted a response to the public comments which can be found here. I have also included my comments in full on this blog in a series of posts including the below. The only change in my submission is...more

Kidon IP

Response to the USPTO, The ITA, and NIST call for Public Comments on Standards, Part 1 of 7

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On November 6, 2023 I submitted a response to the public comments which can be found here. I have also included my comments in full on this blog in a series of posts including the below. The only change in my submission is...more

WilmerHale

Why US Should Help European Efforts to Fix SEP Licensing

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The U.S. Patent Office, the National Institute of Standards and the International Trade Administration are all currently seeking input to establish U.S. policy on foreign standard-essential patent licensing regulatory regimes...more

Kidon IP

Biden Administration Provides Guidance on Remedies for FRAND-Assured SEPs Levels the Playing Field against Big Tech and China

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In December 2021, only a few days after U.S. Department of Justice AAG for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter took office, and long before the USPTO and NIST had confirmed leadership in place, the DOJ Antitrust Division unilaterally...more

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One Year of Action Since President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition

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Earlier this month — July 9, 2022 — marked the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (Executive Order). The Executive Order was notable in its breadth and...more

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DOJ Breaking with Big Tech Approach to SEPs

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On June 8, 2022, the DOJ, USPTO, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (collectively, the Agencies) issued a new statement on FRAND licensing (2022 Statement) providing no set policy regarding...more

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Trump-Era Statement on Standards-Essential Patents Withdrawn

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (the Agencies) announced the withdrawal of a 2019...more

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USPTO, NIST, and DOJ Antitrust Division Withdraw SEP Injunction Policy Statement

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On June 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) withdrew — without replacing — a Trump-era...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

DOJ, USPTO, and NIST Withdraw 2019 Standards-Essential Patents (SEP) Policy Statement

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On June 8, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (collectively, the Agencies) announced the withdrawal of the 2019 Policy...more

Haug Partners LLP

SEP Enforcement: Has the Biden Administration Tabled a Revised Policy Statement?

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Six months after the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued a Draft Policy Statement on Licensing...more

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2022 IP Outlook Report: The Developments Shaping Patent Law

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KEY TAKEAWAYS AND OUTLOOK FOR 2022 - Tracking with this era’s continuation and uncertainty trends―global supply chain disruption, innovation outpacing legislation, the unstoppable internet of [all the] things (IoT)―2022 is...more

Kidon IP

Response to the US Department of Justice call for Public Comments on SEPs Part 2 of 6

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I. Background for The Withdrawal from the 2013 Policy Statement - In December 2018, former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim announced DOJ’s withdrawal from the 2013 Statement....more

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Response to the US Department of Justice call for Public Comments on SEPs Part 1 of 6

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Executive Summary - The 2013 statement was a favor to Apple and Google and was widely misinterpreted and misused (often intentionally by opportunistic infringers found by courts and/or the ITC to be “unwilling).  It was...more

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U.S. and U.K. Governments Seek Immediate Stakeholder Input on SEP/FRAND Policy

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Successfully licensing standard-essential patents (SEPs) is key to a company’s ability to manufacture and sell products that practice a standard. With revolutionary advances in technology on the horizon, licensing of SEPs...more

Kidon IP

With SEP Politics Eagle Eyes are Needed, or Senator Tillis’ Watchfulness Pays Off and Comments on the Draft Policy Statement Now...

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Anyone who has observed standard essential patents (SEPs) for any length of time knows quite well that behind all the legalese there is a heavy dose of politics – both foreign and domestic. Thus, it came as no surprise that...more

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