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Royalties
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The Contingency
Marking Items with Patent Number, Paying Royalties Support Infringement Claim
Wilson Sporting Goods put the number of Jack L. Frolow's tennis racket patent on 14 models of its tennis rackets. It also paid Frolow royalties on 299 racket models. Yet…
Energy Law Report
When Is an Assignment of a Lease not an Assignment of Obligations?
When oil companies transfer oil property among themselves, they frequently do so by an assignment of lease rights. Sometimes they assign all their interest under a lease, but they often…
CommLawBlog
Annual Webcaster Wake-Up Call! Some Things DO Change on New Year’s Day
By FHH Law
Heads up, all you webcasters. It's a new year, and you have filing requirements coming up fast, including an important JANUARY 31 deadline.
Energy & the Law
Mineral Lessors Introduced to Commercial Paper
By Jonathan Nowlin The difference between a “draft” and a “check” is explained in Jackson v. Pride Oil & Gas Properties, Inc., a Louisiana case. To the lessor,they might look…
Broadcast Law Blog
Copyright Royalty Board Releases New Rates for Sirius XM and Cable Radio – They are Going Up, Full Reasoning of the Decision to Come
The Copyright Royalty Board has announced the royalties that will be paid for the public performance of sound recordings by Sirius XM for the period 2013-2017. The decision also covers the "Preexisting Subscription…
Energy & the Law
Expert Testimony Rejected in Royalty Case
If you are involved in a royalty case, or plan to be, read Occidental Permian, Ltd. v. French et al. The appellate court decided there was no evidence to support the trial court’s findings…
CommLawBlog
Final NCE Royalty Rates Set For 2013-2017
By FHH Law
Attention all noncommercial broadcasters -- your ASCAP, BMI and SESAC royalty rates for the next five years have now been set.
Media Law Prof Blog
Looking at the Internet Radio Fairness Act
Rick Marshall has published The Quest for 'Parity': An Examination of the Internet Radio Fairness Act. Several members of Congress have introduced legislation aimed at reducing the royalties that non-interactive…
Flat Fee IP
Court Lets Vringo Bring in Entire Market Value Through Back Door
By Dave Bohrer
Vringo bought Lycos patents on search technology that keys ads to user search queries, then sued Google. At the recently completed trial, Vringo convinced a Virgina jury to award, see…
Energy & the Law
Royalty Clause Paying Annual Rent Does Not Survive Non-production
"How long will you torment me and crush me with words?" Job 19:3. Much like the long-suffering Job, the defendants in Heasley v. KSM Energy, Inc. et al, did not like…