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InterDigital Loses Patent Infringement Suits against Microsoft & ZTE

In a recent patent battle, InterDigital, the patent licensing company, lost its appeal to revive patent infringement suits against Microsoft and ZTE’s phone unit (previously NOKIA). InterDigital had been fighting with Nokia over royalties for over 7 years before Microsoft inherited the fight when it purchased Nokia’s mobile device business. After the ruling, InterDigital’s share price came down by 3.4% to US$ 49.14. InterDigital had filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and ZTE claiming they had infringed on 5 of its mobile phone technology…

March 9, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 860Views 0Like

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Hedy Lamarr – Much more than what meets the eye

As a world of glamour, Hollywood has given us some of the most brilliant people that have been an inspiration. Today, we will see an inspiration of another kind. We will see a new side to someone considered one of the most beautiful and talented women in Hollywood. Someone who moonlighted as an inventor! She is Hedy Lamarr! Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler popularly known as Hedy Lamarr, was an Austrian-American actress and inventor. At the age of 19, she was married to Friedrich…

March 5, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1491Views 0Like

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FTC Gives Conditional Approval to the Microsoft-Nokia Deal

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC), South Korea's antitrust authority, conditionally approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s handset business earlier this month. The conditions attached to the merger state that Microsoft will put a ceiling on the royalties paid by major Korean handset manufacturers like Samsung and LG for Nokia patents. The agreement between Microsoft and Nokia will allow Microsoft to directly manufacture handsets and tablets based on its broad patent portfolio. Microsoft had submitted its request for the acquisition of Nokia’s…

February 26, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 916Views 0Like

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Qualcomm Inc. to pay record fine of US$ 975 Mn

US chipmaker, Qualcomm Inc., has put an end to the 14-month anti-trust investigation by the Chinese Government by agreeing to pay a record fine of US$ 975 Mn. Qualcomm has also been asked to lower its royalty rates on patents used in China, thereby providing a boost to domestic handset manufacturers like Xiaomi and Huawei. Qualcomm Inc. is facing similar charges in the US and Europe as well. South Korea has also started investigating similar monopolistic practices by Qualcomm.…

February 24, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 777Views 0Like

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Google-Twitter License Deal: Display Tweets in Search Results

Google has struck a deal with Twitter to acquire full access of the tweets and their indexing in its search results on a real time basis. Although details of the deal have not been disclosed or confirmed by either party, Google has allegedly entered into a data licensing revenue agreement, and will shell out the money to the tune of US$41 million for the tweets. Google had been indexing tweets till 2011, before the launch of Google+, its social networking site…

February 17, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 848Views 0Like

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Kingsoft, Xiaomi Establish New IP Investment Fund

Chinese security software developer, Kingsoft, together in the partnership with the mobile phone maker, Xiaomi, Beijing Zhigu Technology Consulting Services (an entity controlled by Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun) and a few others, has launched a USD 35 Mn fund to support Intellectual Property related investments. Kingsoft announced that the investment vehicle managed by Beijing Zhigu Technology Consulting Services will have a 10-year term, without disclosing other specific details. It is widely speculated that the fund has been formed as an…

February 9, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Patents 0Comment 787Views 0Like

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Copyright Blockbuster 2014

Dear Readers, The information age brought with it mounds of new perspectives and facts. But is it enough that it's all out there! We do want to be able to know a whole lot by reading very little. So, we bring you a quick look at all the major IP-related happenings of 2014. Copyright Law: 1. CJEU rules – ISP’s can be made to block Illegal Download access As an endorsement to European Union’s anti-piracy policies, the European Court of Justice ruled on…

February 7, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 1016Views 0Like

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2014 Blockbusters in Copyright Infringement Suits

Dear Sinapse Readers, The information age brought with it mounds of new perspectives and facts and copyright infringement claims. So, we bring you a quick look at all the major Intellectual Property related happenings (copyright infringement suits) of 2014. 1. Gulaab Gang in legal trouble! Multi-starrer movie Gulaab Gang gets into trouble with activist/leader Sampat Pal Devi of Gulabi Gang challenging the release of the movie before the Delhi High court, though Sampat Pal Devi succeeded in…

February 7, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 976Views 0Like

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Is Criteria to Determine Obviousness in Patent Still Ambiguous?

The Courts have often engaged in discussion of the legal non-obvious inquiry, only with respect to evaluating whether it was obvious to combine certain elements and not with respect to the ultimate question of evaluating the level of advance over prior art or identifying the quantum of advance necessary to achieve non-obviousness. In the context of combining prior art, the Court explained the need to consider market demand, design incentives, and other market forces that might lead to combinations or variations…

February 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 843Views 0Like

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Louisiana State University to Double Investment for Moving Innovation to Market

In January, 2014, Louisiana State University (LSU), established LSU LIFT (Leveraging Innovation for Technology Transfer) Fund, which offers bi-annual funding to LSU faculty members on a competitive basis, to effectively transfer innovation out of the lab and into the market. The Board also agreed to continually support the LSU LIFT Fund by assigning 5 percent of the university’s future IP licensing income to the new fund. In round one of the funding, the program attracted 47 applications out of which…

February 4, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 834Views 0Like

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InterDigital Loses Patent Infringement Suits against Microsoft & ZTE

Hedy Lamarr – Much more than what meets the eye

FTC Gives Conditional Approval to the Microsoft-Nokia Deal

Qualcomm Inc. to pay record fine of US$ 975 Mn

Google-Twitter License Deal: Display Tweets in Search Results

Kingsoft, Xiaomi Establish New IP Investment Fund

Copyright Blockbuster 2014

2014 Blockbusters in Copyright Infringement Suits

Is Criteria to Determine Obviousness in Patent Still Ambiguous?

Louisiana State University to Double Investment for Moving Innovation to Market

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