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RAND Licensing
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Ninth Circuit to hear oral argument on Motorola’s appeal of Judge Robart’s ruling (Microsoft v. Motorola)
Tomorrow, the Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument in Motorola’s appeal of Judge Robart’s RAND royalty rate determination as well as the jury verdict that Motorola breached its alleged RAND obligations to…
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Innovatio files three new SEP cases against WiFi chip manufacturers
This week, Innovatio IP Ventures, LLP filed three new patent infringement cases in the Northern District of Illinois against Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. and Media USA, Inc., manufacturers of…
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Fujitsu and Tellabs settle RAND-obligation lawsuit before Judge Holderman (Fujitsu v. Tellabs)
By David Long
Last week, Judge Holderman issued an Announcement that Fujitsu and Tellabs reached a settlement in this case where a jury had found that Fujitsu breached its RAND obligations and Judge Holderman…
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LSI ordered to produce RAND licensing documents from Realtek trial in CSIRO case
Last week, Magistrate Judge Grewal granted a motion to compel certain RAND licensing documents from LSI, who was objecting to a third-party subpoena issued by Realtek in an ongoing patent infringement action filed…
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Judge Whyte’s post-trial ruling provides twist on declaring how LSI must comply with RAND obligation (Realtek v. LSI)
By David Long
Today Judge Whyte issued his awaited post-trial rulings following the jury's RAND determination on LSI's IEEE 802.11 WiFi patents in which he (1) denied JMOL motions by both Realtek and LSI, (2) ruled…
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Jury returns RAND-royalty rate of 0.19 percent of WiFi chip sale price (Realtek v. LSI)
By David Long
Yesterday, the jury in the Realtek v. LSI case before Judge Whyte returned a verdict finding that a RAND royalty for LSI's two patents alleged essential to IEEE 802.11 WiFi standard would…
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Update: Judge Whyte finalizes Daubert and evidentiary rulings framing RAND issues for Realtek v. LSI jury trial
By David Long
Judge Whyte recently issued his final ruling on Daubert and other evidence regarding RAND issues for the upcoming Realtek v. LSI jury trial based on his tentative ruling discussed in our…
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Microsoft amicus brief supports Apple, cautions Federal Circuit about breadth of ruling in Apple-Motorola appeal
Last week, the Federal Circuit granted a motion by Microsoft for permission to file an amicus brief in the Apple-Motorola appeal (No. 12-1548, Judge Posner edition). Microsoft then filed its…
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U.S. International Trade Commission expected to rule tomorrow on availability of exclusion orders for infringement of FRAND standard-essential patents (337-TA-794)
Spring has been an interesting time in the world of standard-essential patent litigation. Last month brought us Judge Robart's groundbreaking RAND-setting opinion in Microsoft v. Motorola; this month, it's the…
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Samsung accuses Apple of violating ITC rules and misrepresenting “key facts” (Inv. No. 337-TA-794)
While there are just a few days to go before the target date for the ITC's long-awaited Final Determination in Samsung's Section 337 investigation against Apple, that hasn't stopped the…