Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
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On November 15th, Lenovo (United States) Inc. , a technology corporation, lodged a patent infringement complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) against ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer International (ASUS). The complaint…
Dilligent Patexia users may have noticed a new type of contest recently appear on our site: “commercial use” or “licensing” searches. In fact, we just closed our first search of this kind (investigating a particular antibacterial…
A certain patent-holding company wants to enforce its patent--that is, prevent another company from making and selling the invention described in that patent. That company has a few choices, the first and most obvious being the US district courts. In the…
Too much standardized technology is being held up on shipping docks and in courtrooms, according to the International Telecommunication Union. The ITU recently gathered tech heavyweights together to address the surge in litigation involving…
There is no end in sight to the corporate patent wars in the courts today. A few months ago I wrote about the ongoing battle between Motorola and Apple and Samsung and Apple. These cases were centered primarily around the possible misuse of FRAND patents,…
You know about SIMs, right? Not the Will Wright virtual life kind, but the Subscriber Identity Modules that live in your smartphone. They maintain your basic data and bottom-level passwords, even when you swap the devices that they’re plugged into.…
An interesting development has occurred in the current mobile patent wars between major giants Apple, Motorola and Samsung. While these cases are technically about patent infringement, there is a lot more at stake than just ensuring a patent is not being…
After months of talk, Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility may very well be approved by the US Department of Justice next week. The finalizing of the $12.5 billion purchase means Google will not only be obtaining Motorola’s cell phone…
Nokia has sold off over 450 patents to Sisvel, a company infamous in tech circles for aggressive action against IP ‘infringers’ -- up to and including getting German police to raid booths at trade shows. Obviously a patent troll of the worst…
