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BlackBerry will re-start monetisation of remaining patents if sale closes this quarter

CEO John Chen says company will use a third party to extract value from 2,000 patents it is keeping

Samsung claims against former IP head and patent counsel to proceed

A Texas judge rules that seeking to dismiss counterclaims against Seung-Ho Ahn and Sungil Cho ‘rings of forum shopping’

The European Commission’s SEP licensing plans are terrible on every level

Reported DG Grow proposals designed to make FRAND dealmaking in Europe more transparent, predictable and efficient are one-sided and poorly thought-through, so will do much more harm than good

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Blackberry patent buyer’s US litigation track record

Key Patent Innovations has a scant history of suing in the States, indicating its licensing approach may centre on private negotiations in contrast to the failed purchaser

27 March 2023

New BlackBerry portfolio buyers have pedigree – but clock is ticking

The time and expense of launching an assertion programme in untested markets will limit the buyer’s ROI as well as incoming royalties

24 March 2023

Via Licensing taps Xiaomi’s former IP strategy head as advisor

Paul Lin, now managing director of Eagle Forest, aims to provide the licensee’s perspective to arm Via as it navigates a shifting patent pool landscape

23 March 2023

WiLAN boosts 2022 licensing revenue 470% YOY thanks to big licences to Apple, others

Parent company Quarterhill is still undergoing a strategic review to determine whether to sell WiLAN, but doesn’t want the delay to remind anyone of the stagnant BlackBerry patent sale

22 March 2023

BlackBerry reveals new buyer and $200M deal - plus back-end royalties

The company has scrapped its failed $600 million deal with Catapult IP Innovations and now will seek US and Canadian government regulatory approval to close a $200 million pact

21 March 2023

Examining the practice of Cedar Lane Technologies – America’s top-filing NPE

We talked with Greg Benoit, president of the Canadian company that filed the most cases in 2022, strongly favours the Western District of Texas, and has obtained a 96% settlement rate among its terminated cases

20 March 2023