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USPTO is U.S. Department of Commerce’s “central bank of innovation”, Director Squires says
Read more: USPTO is U.S. Department of Commerce’s “central bank of innovation”, Director Squires saysThe USPTO advocates for potential counterparties to trade, not to become adversaries in contested litigation, which means that the office’s examiners are “nothing short of chief negotiators” on behalf of the U.S., Mr. Squires said during opening remarks at the 12th Annual IP Dealmakers Forum U.S.
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HP apparently realized it couldn’t defend against Huawei’s UPC action over WiFi 6, settled three disputes through Sisvel pool license
Read more: HP apparently realized it couldn’t defend against Huawei’s UPC action over WiFi 6, settled three disputes through Sisvel pool licenseIt didn’t take long after Huawei’s assertion of a winning WiFi 6 patent for HP to settle by taking a Sisvel pool license.
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Dolby joins Avanci 4G, 5G as licensor
Read more: Dolby joins Avanci 4G, 5G as licensorDolby has recently joined both of Avanci’s Vehicle programs, bringing its 4G patent pool up to 49 licensors and 5G up to 85 total licensors.
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USPTO announces new Search Disclosure Declaration mechanism to receive favorable discretionary factor toward institution
Read more: USPTO announces new Search Disclosure Declaration mechanism to receive favorable discretionary factor toward institutionA memo issued yesterday, effective immediately, gives petitioners with already-pending petitions seven business days to decide whether to volunteer information such as the databases and repositories in which the asserted prior art was located to help their cases.
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Xiaomi joins Access Advance HEVC patent pool as licensee, VVC patent pool as licensor, licensee
Read more: Xiaomi joins Access Advance HEVC patent pool as licensee, VVC patent pool as licensor, licensee“More licensees are expected to come in the next couple of months,” Access Advance’s Dylan Zhou told ip fray.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): comprehensive summary of InterDigital v. Amazon hearing; auxiliary requests antithetical to provisional measures proceedings; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): comprehensive summary of InterDigital v. Amazon hearing; auxiliary requests antithetical to provisional measures proceedings; and moreOur latest weekly UPC Roundup starts with a detailed summary of the Mannheim LD’s InterDigital v. Amazon hearing.
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Masimo’s $634M jury verdict against Apple, limited ITC reopening don’t give leverage for quick settlement, but JPI is now possible (though potentially costly)
Read more: Masimo’s $634M jury verdict against Apple, limited ITC reopening don’t give leverage for quick settlement, but JPI is now possible (though potentially costly)The winning patent expired in 2022, and there are still some trade secrets claims in the case, but Apple came close to defeating them.
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Unified Patent Court judges concerned over UK court order threatening them with imprisonment — but could it also become risky for UK judges to visit the EU?
Read more: Unified Patent Court judges concerned over UK court order threatening them with imprisonment — but could it also become risky for UK judges to visit the EU?The antisuit injunction Amazon obtained last month against InterDigital’s efforts to defend its enforcement actions against foreign interference could be interpreted as a direct threat against UPC and German judges.
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