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Patent Pools: A Review of the Department of Justice Guidelines
A patent pool is composed of two or more patent holders who combine their rights to different patents for the purpose of collectively licensing the patents. Patent pools are typically formed when actual or potential competitors in a technology area group patents to complementary aspects of the technology area. Agreements among actual or potential competitors immediately raise the specter of anticompetitive behavior (such as output restrictions, price fixing, and market division) and the antitrust issues corresponding to such behavior.
Patent pools also provide pro-competitive benefits as they allow parties to obtain a single license to all of the technology amassed in the pool. This simplification in obtaining patent rights makes it possible for innovators to focus resources on new innovation in the technology area and provides a vehicle for integrating complementary technologies and reducing barriers to entry in the market by lowering licensing transaction costs, eliminating potential blocking patents, and avoiding costly patent infringement litigation. Thus, benefits are realized by both producers and consumers.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Transfer Tax Implications on Real Property Leases
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.