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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

Licensing trade secrets: a ‘nuanced and risky’ endeavour

Bundling various forms of IP increases the value of a deal but precautions need to be taken in case the parties end up in court

How new technologies are reshaping IP and deal terms in life sciences transactions

Each speciality comes with its own challenges and risks which shape how deals are negotiated and structured – and there is no ‘one-size fits all’ approach

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Living with eBay v MercExchange

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

The Supreme Court of the United States has shown increased interest in recent years in patent cases, an attitude diametrically opposed to the restraint practised after the creation of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1982

08 June 2007

Antitrust issues, licensing and enforcement of US patent rights

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

Walker Process, sham litigation and other patent-antitrust issues are frequently raised during licensing, even after accepting a licence, and during litigation in various ways

08 June 2007

Self-reporting contract compliance: a hidden liability in your business?

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

With an increasingly collaborative and connected marketplace, most organisations have a large number of contractual agreements with a wide variety of business partners

08 June 2007

Patent sub-licensing developments: implications for patent licence drafting

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

Over the past few decades, businesses have come to regard intellectual property not only as protection for their own products and manufacturing methods, but also as a powerful tool to secure competitive advantages in the marketplace and as an income-generating asset in its own right

08 June 2007

The truth about non-core licensing

Featured in Licensing in the Boardroom 2007

Off-industry and non-core patent licensing has often been held up as the IP industry’s Holy Grail. But recent research suggests that for most it is actually nothing more than myth and mirage

08 June 2007

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