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SMEs — A South African Perspective

By Madelein Kleyn South Africa does not invest in procuring accurate statistics on small businesses in South Africa, making it difficult to find the exact number of companies that operate in the country. SEDA issued a broad statistical overview of the SMEs of South Africa in January 2016 and presented

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Downgrade To “Neutral”: A Diminishing Role Of The Georgia-Pacific Factors In Reasonable Royalty Analyses

Ryan SullivanIntensity Corporation DeForest McDuffIntensity Corporation Justin SkinnerIntensity Corporation More than 80% of damages awards in patent liti-gation include reasonable royalties. In these litigations, reasonable royalty analyses by economic experts often involve a linear and monotonous march through the fifteen economic factors listed in Georgia-Pacific v. United States Plywood (S.D.N.Y. 1970), commonly

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IP Licensing In A 3D Printed World

John HornickFinnegan At first blush, a world where parts and products are 3D printed at home or on the factory floor may seem like a potential IP licensing bonanza. In reality, 3D printing may create some IP licensing opportunities and destroy others.

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Recent U.S. Court Decisions And Developments Affecting Licensing

John C. PaulFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP D. Brian KacedonFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP In the 1970s, the Supreme Court identified a loophole in the patent statute, whereby one could manufacture in the United States components of an infringing product and export those components for assembly

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Collaborating For Growth: The Novel Cross-Licensing Model That WoodWelding SA Used To Break Into New Markets Globally

Gerhard PlasonigWoodWelding SA Pernilla (Kvist) PlasonigWoodWelding SA Martina SerafiniWoodWelding SA Evan LaBuzettaWritling Language Consultants, Ltd. When Swiss researchers invented a method for using ultrasonic energy to infuse thermoplastics into wood and other porous materials, they found themselves in a challenging business position. The technology created a near-instant, very stable bond

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The Scoop From Europe: European Commission Decisions Finally Published In Lundbeck And Fentanyl Pay-For-Delay Cases

Patricia CappuynsCappuyns Intellectual Property Law As a result of the pharma sector inquiry opened in January 2008, the European Commission issued three decisions for “pay-for-delay” competition law violations in the pharmaceutical industry: the Lundbeck decision re Citalopram in June 2013, the Fentanyl decision in December 2013 and the Servier decision re Perindopril in July 2014. An

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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,

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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

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Joint Ownership Of United States Patents, Trademarks And Copyrights

D. Patrick O’ReilleyFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Julia Anne MathesonFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Margaret A. EsquenetFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner In the United States, all intellectual property rights may be jointly-owned. The legal consequence of such an ownership structure are different for each type of intellectual

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