Technology Royalty Rates In SEC Filings
Thomas R. VarnerVice-President, Economists Inc., Emeryville, CA Previous studies of technology license agreements have been limited either to analyzing relatively small sets of agreements or to analyzing a mix of complete agreements and general descriptions of agreements from a variety of sources. This study is unique in that it considers a large number of complete, […]
Submission to EPO on Computer-Implemented Inventions
LESI written statements in accordance with Article 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal on the case G3/08
Report of Study on Distribution Channels, Part “Safe Medicines through Parallel Trade”
In 2006, DG Enterprise and Industry launched a study to assess aspects of patient safety related to parallel trade with medicines. An external contractor, Europe Economics, has now presented results of the study to the European Commission after Member States and stakeholders had the opportunity to provide data and views. The report includes a contribution […]
Recommended Resources for Licensing Professionals
John T. Ramsay, Q.C.sGowling LaFleur Henderson, LLP Barristers & Solicitors, Partner, Calgary, Alberta, Canada The Recommended Resources Subcommittee of the Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada), Inc., Education Committee has completed this list of resources (books and articles) that they as business and legal practitioners with extensive experience in developing, managing, protecting and commercialization intellectual […]
Recent Trends And Developments in Italian Patent Law
Giulio Enrico SironiStudio Legale Vanzetti e Associati, Partner, Milan, Italy It may at times be noted by those who work in the patent field that a perception exists, above all outside Italy, that Italian legislation and jurisprudential praxis in this matter are unsatisfactory or, at any rate, not completely sound. In actual fact, this perception […]
Poppet International Wins LESI Global Award In Grad Student Competition
Poppet wins $5,000 for plan to develop single-use infant beverage closure incorporating a sterile infant nipple Graduate students from Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) received the Licensing Executives Society International’s (LESI) prestigious Global Award for their plan to bring safe, ready-to-drink infant beverages to the globe using a revolutionary packaging system. Poppet International is a […]
Patent Litigation Report
The Commission sets out next steps for creation of unified patent litigation system.
Patent Harmonization: Moving To A First-To-File Patent System
Michael R. HullMiller Matthias & Hull, LLP, Partner, Chicago, IL, USA Congress is currently considering the Patent Reform Act of 2010. If passed, and there is a good chance it may be passed, one significant change would be the adoption of a “first-to-file” system and the abandonment of our current “first-to-invent” system. Most corporations are […]
Monsanto Soy Bean Patent Cases – A Paradigm Shift Gathering In Case The ECJ Takes Over Patent Jurisdiction
Jlrich StorzuMichalski Huettermann & Partner Patent Attorneys, Senior Partner, Patent Attorney, Duesseldorf, Germany Aloys HuettermannMichalski Huettermann & Partner Patent Attorneys, Senior Partner, Patent Attorney, Duesseldorf, Germany Recently, two patent disputes have attracted public interest not only due to the fact that Monsanto, one of the favourite evildoers of the anti-patent movement, was involved, but also […]
Mitigating Risks Of Patent Licensing After Forest Group vs Bon Tool Co
Keith R. DerringtonBracewell & Giuliani LLP, Associate, Houston, TX Jeffrey S. WhittleBracewell & Giuliani LLP, Partner, Houston, TX Whoever marks an article with a false patent number shall be fined “not more than $500” for every offense. The Federal Circuit redefined “an offense” in its Forest Group opinion to mean every time something is marked […]
