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Huawei, Intel among big firms selling patents in June-recorded transactions
Huawei, Intel among big firms selling patents in June-recorded transactions

Two deals could bring NPE risk but others stem from bankruptcies, buying and selling of business units and company product collaborations

IP is a global business
IP is a global business

Saturday Opinion: China is becoming increasingly self-sufficient, but complex technologies make innovation hard to achieve alone

WiLAN buying portfolios, striking licences in first year as private monetisation firm
WiLAN buying portfolios, striking licences in first year as private monetisation firm

On the anniversary of Canadian patent licensing firm WiLAN’s sale to private investors, CEO Andrew Parolin boasts of a very successful 12 months in an exclusive IAM interview

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Consolidating related cases in the Western District of Texas just got harder

Chief Judge Alia Moses’ new requirement to file a motion with legal, factual justification prior to case consolidation is “a solution in search of a problem”, one attorney says

12 June 2024

NPE sells patents to Qualcomm, TSMC in close proximity to litigation settlements

Daedalus Prime had asserted former Intel patent assets against the semiconductor firms and now has sold patents to them

06 June 2024

Netlist's CEO on the patent that is the poster child of PTAB abuse

Chuck Hong discusses recent verdicts against Micron and Samsung and repeated attacks on his firm’s ‘912 patent in an exclusive IAM interview

06 June 2024

Software assets dominate market: patent transactions in Q1 2024

AST reports that deal numbers were influenced by economic conditions, trends in litigation funding, licensing cycles, and operating companies selling non-core assets

04 June 2024

Netlist scores $445M verdict against Micron, but is the patent valid?

The case underscores the problem of US district court juries and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board contradicting each other on questions of patent validity

30 May 2024

Docket Navigator and IAM Litigation Report Q1 2024

Featured in Docket Navigator and IAM Litigation Report

In this edition, our team puts the magnifying glass to Docket Navigator data on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board – case filing trends, institution success, IPR outcomes, and party and firm rankings

22 May 2024

Decision discord: when patent claims establishing liability at a trial get invalidated

G+ Communications v Samsung is the latest case where a patent challenger succeeded at the PTAB after a big jury verdict

20 May 2024

Patent licensing companies using dual UPC and US litigation strategy

Seven NPEs have filed 15 infringement actions in the pan-European court, and also filed litigation in US district courts

13 May 2024

China worries loom in wake of US non-compete clause ban

While the move has been applauded for its benefits for low-wage workers, it potentially leaves the US vulnerable on the international stage

10 May 2024

VLSI’s "aggressive" legal strategy against PTAB malfeasance may not work

USPTO Director Vidal did not sanction Patent Quality Assurance and now VLSI’s civil fraud suit seeks $3.2 million in legal fees. But is there any chance of success?

03 April 2024

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