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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

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

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Apple acquisitions are fuelling the growth of its semiconductor patent portfolio

Patent assignment activity of major semiconductor vendors remains robust

Negotiating patent licensing agreements during a pandemic

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VLSI’s new $948 million verdict against Intel overshadowed by challenges to earlier mega-award

The Fortress-controlled NPE may be celebrating its recent win but mounting threats to its 2021 $2.18 billion verdict against the chipmaker loom

30 November 2022

Analog Devices, AMD settle after PTAB duel killed each other's patents

Docket Navigator research shows they fired 17 IPRs at each other and suffered casualties – but both also emerged with a gold-plated asset

21 November 2022

Revealed: US filing trends, patent verdicts and competitor litigation detente

The second instalment of the joint IAM-Docket Navigator US litigation report focuses on the most contentious technology centres in 2022’s third quarter

18 November 2022

Five key patent transactions takeaways

An over-arching theme during an IAM event was the key importance of relationships, trust and empathy between parties when deals are getting done

11 November 2022

Vidal refuses to reconsider VLSI patent battle director review ruling

As the IPR fiasco unfolds, a jury has been picked in Texas for a separate trial asserting a former NXP patent that alleges infringement by nine Intel chip products

08 November 2022

France Brevets’ public sector links hindered monetisation efforts, says CEO

As the sovereign patent fund closes down, CEO Didier Patry shares his thoughts with IAM readers on the organisation’s work over the past decade

03 November 2022

Six things to watch in Atlantic IP NPE’s upcoming trial against Continental

The outcome of Arigna Technology’s EDTX jury trial against Continental over driver-assist radar technology portends what happens to the future of claims against General Motors, Nissan Motor, Tesla and Toyota Motor

27 October 2022