The Role Of R&D Agreements Under German and EU Law– Practical Guidelines Under Contract, Tax, Anti-Trust & Subsidy Law — Part I
Christian CzychowskiBoehmert & Boehmert, Attorney of Law Berlin, Germany Heinz GoddarBoehmert & Boehmert, Partner, Munich, Germany Annette KellerMcDermott, Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater, LLP, Associate, Munich, Germany Dirk PohlMcDermott, Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater, LLP, Partner, Munich, Germany The Role of R&D Agreements in BusinessTechnology Transfer in General and R&D nnovation is the driving force […]
Replacing The 25 Percent Rule With Fact-Based Evidence−A Guide To Finding and Analyzing Royalty Rates
David JarczykktMINE, President Chicago, IL, USA Vice-Chair, LESI IP Valuation Committee Finding and analyzing fact-based evidence may provide the most defensible method for approximating reasonable royalty rates in the wake of the Uniloc Ruling. There is a substantial repository of fact-based evidence available in the form of third-party license agreement data and documentation, and specialized […]
The Three Classes Of Patent Usage
Kelce S. WilsonResearch in Motion, Technical Director Dallas, TX, USA Claudia Tapia GarciaResearch in Motion, Director, IP Policy Munich, Germany Regarding licensing (including refusal to license), there are three classes of patent usage: (1) product differentiation, (2) income, and (3) cost avoidance. Coincidentally, there are also three levels of litigation quality: (1) business necessity, (2) […]
The Case For Admitting Settlement License Agreements In A Reasonable Royalty Analysis
Stephen J. ConroyUniversity of San Diego School of Business Administration, Professor San Diego, CA, USA Robert KnudsenNathan Associates, Inc. Vice President Irvine, CA, USA Russell MangumNathan Associates, Inc. Senior Vice President Irvine, CA, USA We conclude our analysis by providing a model to analyze the settlement process. We briefly examine how the model can be […]
