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Licensing Rules FRAND Patent Infringement

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Redacted Settlement Offers Are Admissible to Show Industry Practice for FRAND Negotiations

In advance of a new trial to determine damages for patent infringement, a district court denied plaintiff’s motion to preclude defendants from introducing the terms of plaintiff’s settlement offers. The district court...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

The Second Time’s a Charm: In New Damages Trial, Texas Jury More than Doubles Lump-Sum Award Against Samsung for Infringing Two...

On April 17, 2024, a second Texas jury assessed damages of $142 million against Samsung, more than doubling a previous jury award of $67.5 in a protracted standard essential patent (SEP) litigation brought by G+...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Another Implementer Hold Out Door Closes: The Death of the Anti-Suit Injunction?

Implementers of standard essential patents (SEPs) continue to hold out in patent licensing discussions with SEP owners, including pursuing the cynical strategy of seeking anti-suit injunctions (ASIs). This failed strategy is...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

It Takes Two to Tango: Gilstrap Frames Implementer Holdout as Bad Faith Justifying “Suspension” of SEP Licensing Discussions

Innovators have long insisted that licensing discussions over standard essential patents (SEP) are one sided: implementers often “hold out” in bad faith by delaying discussions for as long as possible. The theory driving this...more

Kidon IP

A Compulsory “License to All” World: A Counter-Factual Exercise

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In the highly contentious world of SEP licensing, one of the biggest debates in recent years has been between advocates of compulsory “access to all” and the existing “license to all” Regimes. Framed as such, this is an...more

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