By Scott Graham | February 11, 2020
If Qualcomm loses at the Ninth Circuit, it won't be the fault of liberal judges.
By Scott Graham | December 12, 2019
The San Jose federal judge says a global dispute over patents that are essential to automotive connectivity belongs in the Northern District of Texas.
By Scott Graham | December 5, 2019
The Federal Circuit rules that the wireless giant is entitled to a jury trial over infringement of its standard-essential patents. The decision wipes out a 2017 bench trial in which U.S. District Judge James Selna had established the "top-down" methodology for evaluating SEPs.
By Scott Graham | October 28, 2019
IP litigator and transactions attorney Jonathan Lindsay returns to Irell, saying there's value to practicing at a smaller firm with a tighter focus and a premium brand.
By Recorder staff | October 26, 2019
"When we help clients obtain intellectual property protection that is aligned with their business interests and allows them to continue to grow and to innovate, we know we have succeeded," Gray says.
By Scott Graham | August 29, 2019
The agency is anticipating the need to adjust some policies as more inventions are created (or at least assisted) by artificial intelligence. Here are two savvy practitioners' takes on four potential flash points.
By Ross Todd | August 23, 2019
"We are satisfied that Qualcomm has shown, at minimum, the presence of serious questions on the merits of the district court's determination that Qualcomm has an antitrust duty to license its [standard essential patents] to rival chip suppliers," wrote the court.
By Christopher B. McKinley and Douglas R. Nemec | July 2, 2019
In the wake of Lone Star, parties transacting for patent rights ought to consider whether the controlling agreement might constitute a license, even if it purports to be an assignment agreement.
By Scott Graham | June 19, 2019
In an excerpt from his "Skilled in the Art" briefing, Scott Graham screens the movie “Escape from San Jose,” starring Nokia. The IP licensing company hopped in a metaphorical car and tried to drive as fast as it could to San Francisco to avoid another FRAND/antitrust trial in a certain judge's courtroom.
By Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz | June 10, 2019
The ruling has exposed tensions between the DOJ and FTC, and within the FTC itself, and public scrutiny is far from over as the case heads to the Ninth Circuit on appeal.
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