Recent U.S. Court Decisions And Developments Affecting Licensing
John PaulFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Brian KacedonFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Calico Brand, Inc. v. Ameritek Imports, Inc.Failure to Establish that Lost Sales Were a Direct Result of the Infringing Product Precludes Recovery of Lost Profits. To recover damages for lost profits, a patent owner must show causation in fact, […]
Evolving Intellectual Property Regimes In Turkey And University Inventions: The New Article 6 Of The Patent Law And Its Impact On University Inventions
Omer HizirogluInovent Iclal ArgucSabanci University When it comes to technology transfer activities Turkey is really not on the map, yet. Lately, Turkey’s dynamic economy is attracting a lot of international attention with a financial sector that is stronger than ever in a Europe that is struggling with economic crises. Nevertheless, delays in the judicial and […]
Introduction: The Growing Risk From Australian IP Licensing
Amalia StoneHerbert Smith Freehills This article seeks to examine the risk a licensor of IP may face when licensing IP in Australia, in ways that the licensor may not have anticipated. The article first examines why the risk may exist, and then looks at how Australian courts have treated the risk in relation to each […]
Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Incentivizes Digital Distribution
Ilaria MaggioniRKunstadtPC In Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, the Supreme Court ruled that once a copyrighted work has been sold by its owner anywhere in the world, it is free to be resold—including by importation into the U.S. itself. Hence, under U.S. copyright law a doctrine of “worldwide exhaustion of rights” now applies.
Licensing-In From The First-To-File: The Strategy Of Filing Early Concepts As Incomplete Patent Applications
James AnglehartAnglehart et al The framework of patent application priority and the first-inventor-to-file system, as well as the importance of including such issues in managing your business.
Samsung And LG: From Also-Rans To Dominance In Consumer Electronics
Robert A. MyersFairfield Resources International and Columbia U. Business School Today Samsung is the world leader in flat screen TV and smart phone sales. LG is second in TV sales, fifth in cellphones. Samsung fabricated its first LCD screen in 1995, well after such screens already dominated laptop computers, and had shipped its first cell […]
Trends In Mobile And Consumer Electronics
Ram MenonBlackberry Kevin SpivakGreenblum and Bernstein PLC The wide adoption of smartphones and tablets in recent years is undeniable. In the second quarter of 2013, the total global install base of smartphones and tablets is predicted to exceed those of PCs.1 Mobile is more than just the latest fad in tech innovation. It is fundamentally […]
Trends And Opportunities In Semiconductor Licensing
Stefan TammeRambus Inc. Stephen SchottSchott Law Office Dogan GunesSkyworks Solutions, Inc. Jeffrey WallaceUniversity of Illinois Richard BoadwayRiver Ventures Inc Frank RazaviPurdue Research Foundation Marc PépinGlobal Intellectual Strategies The following article examines the impact of current business, technology, and international trends in the semiconductor industry, and anticipates future challenges and opportunities for intellectual property licensing in […]
Assessing High Tech: Observations And Patterns
Annemarie Meike2012-2013 LES (USA & Canada) High Tech Sector Chair; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The modern business world operates on the widely held notion that by identifying and predicting patterns in the market one can increase one’s ability to surf the waves of market success. Hence the LES USA & Canada High Tech Sector (HTS) […]
