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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

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

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

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Next generation firewall patent filings on the rise as competition heats up

Volumes have soared since 2010, with US and China accounting for more than 50% of the total

21 March 2023

Federal Circuit protects infringement demand letters as free speech

As long as an allegation is made in good faith – meaning not objectively baseless – the First Amendment protects a patent holder’s right to send them

17 March 2023

EDTX judge’s new limine order takes name-calling off the table

Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s standing order, which bans terms like “patent troll” among other things, is expected to benefit clients by saving them money

16 March 2023

Five things to watch in US Supreme Court oral argument in Amgen v Sanofi

Chief IP officers at large and small companies – especially life sciences – are closely watching the case which promises to settle debate about what comprises sufficient enablement under Section 112

15 March 2023

Senate IP subcommittee appointments inspire cautious optimism for patent owners

Senators Chris Coons and Thom Tillis – both pro-patentee – take the lead but it doesn’t mean bills will pass

14 March 2023

Uncovering US trade secret case trends

Docket Navigator data shows the top courts, judges, and parties of 2022 – and reveals trends in new federal trade secrets cases in the US

13 March 2023

OpenSky: ending another round of IPR abuse whack-a-mole

Saturday Opinion: USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s sanctions are a good start, but more must be done to curb untoward behaviour going forward

11 March 2023

Patent litigation finance skyrockets in past three years

We compiled data from Westfleet Advisors’ annual litigation funding reports to find patent finance shot up by nearly 50% since 2020 – to the benefit of rights holders

10 March 2023

US commenters warn of ‘unintended consequences’ in pharma patent crackdown

Potential initiatives to limit continuation practice are causing deep divides in the life sciences patent community – causing technology licensors and Big Tech to take sides

07 March 2023

Five things to know about patent case trends in the Western District of Texas

Docket Navigator data shows more patentees are filing directly in Austin – possibly to sidestep the Waco Division’s random assignment order

06 March 2023

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