Patent Auctions: How Far Have We Come?
John C. JaroszAnalysis Group, Inc., Managing Principal, Washington, D.C., USA Robin HeiderAnalysis Group, Inc., Manager, Washington, D.C., USA Coleman BazelonThe Brattle Group, Principal, Washington, D.C., USA Christine BieriAnalysis Group, Inc., Manager, Washington, D.C., USA Peter HessAnalysis Group, Inc., Vice President, San Francisco, CA, USA In April 2006, Ocean Tomo, LLC held what it described as […]
What Makes For Good Patent Due Diligence?
Jeff MillerOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Partner, Menlo Park, CA, USA Micky MinhasQualcomm, Vice President, Patent Counsel, San Diego, CA, USA Natasha RadovskyBoeing, Senior Manager, Patent & Technology Licensing, Seal Beach, CA, USA Michael ThummChipworks, Vice President, Patent Intelligence, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Today’s dynamic and unpredictable economic climate has accelerated the need for companies to […]
Licensing And Commercialization Issues For Geographic Data
Edward A. PisacretaHolland & Knight, Partner, New York, NY, USA Jonathan P. MollodHolland & Knight, Business Section Technology Specialist, New York, NY, USA Most commercial entities that collect data and assemble it into databases would not readily disseminate such proprietary information, and if they did, they would most likely require the payment of a fee […]
Recent U.S. Decisions And Developments Affecting Licensing – June 2010
Brian BrunsvoldFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Attorney, Washington, D.C., USA John C. PaulFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Attorney, Washington, D.C., USA REASONABLE ROYALTY AWARD CANNOT BE UPWARDLY ADJUSTED BASED ON LICENSES UNRELATED TO CLAIMED INVENTION As a remedy for infringement, U.S. patent law allows patentees to receive damages that are not […]
Evaluating The Value Of A Patent
Ned BarlasAkin Gumo Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Senior Counsel, Philadelphia, PA, USA Richard DunhamTAEUS, International Business Development, Charlotte, NC, USA Mark HorsburghFisher Adams Kelly, Patent Attorneys, Managing Partner, Brisbane, Australia Alan LewisAdams & Adams, Patent Attorney, Johannesburg, South Africa There are various models available to help establish the value of intellectual property; but do […]
Compulsory Licensing For Pharmaceutical Patents In Ecuador: A Primer
Sasha Mandakovic FalconiFalconi Puig Abogados, Partner, Quito, Ecuador Following a public announcement on TV a few weeks ago by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, an executive decree was issued on October 23, 2009. The decree establishes access to medicines that are used for the treatment of priority diseases that affect the Ecuadorian population as a matter […]
The Research-Oriented Approach To University IP: A Reinvention Of University IP Management Away From A Focus On Licensing To A Focus On Research
Michael A. CohenUC Berkeley, Office of IP & Ind Res Alliances Director, Acting, Berkeley, CA, USA Offices that manage intellectual property (IP) at universities are scorned by some companies, venture capitalists, and even faculty at an IP office’s own university. These disapproving companies and investors criticize university IP offices as overly focused on licensing, and […]
Software Valuation Of Open Source Software (OSS) — It’s Not All Free Beer!
Dwight OlsonV3Data, Principal, San Diego, CA, USA How do you put a value on free? That’s the question facing investors in and business owners of open source software today. Few doubt that open source and open collaboration are reshaping the business landscape. Many believe there is only one open source landscape and it is “free […]
Heightened Due Diligence By Licensees?
Kei KonishiNichi-ei International Patent Firm, Partner, Patent Attorney, Tokyo, Japan Many companies are well aware of the value of patent licensing. The exclusivity of patents requires companies that want to produce or sell their products which are covered by another’s patent to obtain patent licenses from the patentees. It is, however, not surprising for a […]
Patent Dispute Resolution System In India
Balwant RawatEvalueserve, General Manager, IP & Legal Services Gurgaon, India New Delhi, India, November/December 2009: After opening its economy for foreign direct investment in the early 1990s, India has become an important destination for multinational companies (MNCs). The population of over 1.2 billion not only makes India an attractive market, but also provides a vast […]