Tag: Standard Essential Patents
Injunctive Relief and the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine: The Search for Clarity on...
Thomas Dillickrath, David Emanuelson, Mar 19, 2013
The right to seek injunctive relief is one of the bulwarks of U.S. law. The right to petition...
Innovation is King. Or is it?
David Cardwell, Paul Lugard, Oct 05, 2012
Nowadays, it is undisputed that innovation is a key driver of consumer welfare. As a result, unwarranted restraints...
Reasons to Reject a No Injunctions Rule for SEPs and FRAND-Obligated...
Hill Wellford, Apr 30, 2012
Government officials, academics, and some industry participants recently have suggested that holders of so-called "standards-essential patents" ("SEPs"), meaning patents that are...
Reasons to Reject a No Injunctions Rule for SEPs and FRAND-Obligated...
Hill Wellford, Apr 30, 2012
Government officials, academics, and some industry participants recently have suggested that holders of so-called "standards-essential patents" ("SEPs"), meaning patents that are...
Innovation is King. Or is it?
David Cardwell, Paul Lugard, Oct 05, 2012
Nowadays, it is undisputed that innovation is a key driver of consumer welfare. As a result, unwarranted restraints...
Competition, Standards, and Patents
Per Hellstrom, Thomas Kramler, Oct 01, 2012
The interface of competition, standards, and patents has received increased attention over the past few years, in particular...
Technology Licensing: Evolving Antitrust Standards in the Smartphone and Other Sectors?
Paul Lugard, Apr 30, 2012
Antitrust review of business transactions involving intellectual property has never been entirely undisputed. On the one hand, there is a...
DOJ Merger Statement Renews Focus on Competitive Implications of Industry Standards
Donald Falk, Christopher Kelly, Apr 30, 2012
...The DOJ's statement has caused some consternation, as it signals at the very least that the agency may...
Facing New Challenges at the Crossroads Between Competition and Intellectual Property...
Damien Geradin, Hee-Eun Kim, Apr 30, 2012
The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union ("EU") and Korea has been provisionally in force since July...
A Roadmap to the Smartphone Patent Wars and FRAND Licensing
Apr 30, 2012
The smartphone industry today is characterized by a thicket of patents and wars based on those patents. Every day brings a new...
