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Standard Essential Patents
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Essential Patent Blog
ITC issues exclusion order against Apple based on infringement of Samsung 3G-essential patent (Inv. No. 337-TA-794)
The ITC just issued a Notice of Final Determination in Inv. No. 337-TA-794, the investigation concerning Samsung's complaint against Apple. (For a refresher on the case and issues, check out…
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Intellectual Ventures files suit, accuses bank of infringing data security standard-essential patents
Well-known non-practicing entity Intellectual Ventures has been fairly quiet on the litigation front, particularly as compared to other high-profile NPEs. And when IV has filed suits, it has generally targeted…
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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…
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Motorola tells Fed Circuit that Microsoft-Motorola RAND opinion supports its appeal of Judge Posner decision (Apple v. Motorola)
A couple weeks ago, Apple directed the Federal Circuit's attention to the Microsoft-Motorola RAND-setting opinion. Apple claimed that in a variety of ways, Judge Robart's decision supported Apple's arguments on…
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Realtek draws ITC’s attention to recent N.D. Cal. order & preliminary injunction (Inv. No. 337-TA-837) — and Apple does too
Earlier this week, we discussed N.D. Cal. Judge Ronald Whyte's order granting partial summary judgment and issuing a preliminary injunction in a Realtek v. LSI district court case. As we explained…
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Recent Supreme Court grant of petition for certiorari may have implications for standard-essential patent disputes (Medtronic v. Boston Scientific)
Back in September 2012, we posted a Patent Alert on the Federal Circuit's decision in Medtronic v. Boston Scientific. In that case, the court held that in an action where…
Intellectual Property Law Blog
An Unreasonable Royalty Rate is No Gaming Matter
The Honorable Judge James L. Robart recently took on the challenging task of determining a reasonable and non-discriminatory (“RAND”) royalty rate for Motorola’s standards-essential patents (“SEP”). Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola,…
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District court judge issues order enjoining enforcement of ITC exclusion order pending judicial RAND determination — but does it matter? (Realtek v. LSI/Agere)
While much of the focus on standard-essential patent litigation issues has been focused on Microsoft-Motorola, Apple-Samsung, and the InterDigital cases, these are far from the only cases dealing with SEP…
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Microsoft-Motorola trial “phase two” set for August 26, 2013 — and it will be a jury trial
A couple months ago, Microsoft asked Judge James L. Robart to confirm that the second phase of the Microsoft-Motorola RAND breach of contract trial -- in which the actual breach…