Tag: Patent
Patents and Price Fixing by Serial Colluders
By William E. Kovacic (George Washington University), Robert C. Marshall (Pennsylvania State University) & Michael J. Meurer (Boston University)
Antitrust law has long been mindful...
Intel Loses Patent Trial, Must Pay $2.18B
Intel was told to pay VLSI Technology US$2.18 billion by a federal jury in Texas after losing a patent-infringement trial over technology related to chip-making, one of...
Germany Sends Nokia/Daimler Patent Dispute To ECJ
A German court on Thursday, November 26, referred a patent licensing dispute between Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia and German carmaker Daimler to the...
EC To Intervene In Tech, Carmakers’ Patent Dispute
The European Commission plans to step into the patent dispute between tech companies and carmakers and may set up a system to check whether...
US Judge Allows Apple-Intel To Re-File Antitrust-Patent Fight Against Fortress
US District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco allows Apple and Intel to revise and refile antitrust complaint alleging that Softbank’s Fortress Investment Group...
European Court of Justice Paroxetine Ruling Provides Guidance on Patent Settlement...
Jan Blockx (University of Antwerp)1
Introduction
Twelve years ago, on January 15, 2008, the European Commission used its power to conduct unannounced inspections in a sector...
US: Sonos CEO will testify to lawmakers after suing Google
Only a day after Sonos officially sued Google for stealing its tech designs, House antitrust leaders have invited the speaker company to air its...
Understanding the ANSI Patent Policy and Why It Matters
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Understanding the ANSI Patent Policy and Why It Matters
By Richard Taffet & William Cravens (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
The...
Economic Analysis of Network Effects and Intellectual Property
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Economic Analysis of Network Effects and Intellectual Property
By Peter S. Menell (University of California)
Abstract: The information revolution has...
US: China’s Haier sues Samsung, LG over TV patents
Haier, a Chinese consumer electronics company, sued Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics as well as other electronics manufacturers for violating antitrust law in the...
