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
The time and expense of launching an assertion programme in untested markets will limit the buyer’s ROI as well as incoming royalties
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
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
Volumes have soared since 2010, with US and China accounting for more than 50% of the total
21 March 2023
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
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
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
Senators Chris Coons and Thom Tillis – both pro-patentee – take the lead but it doesn’t mean bills will pass
14 March 2023
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
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
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
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
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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