Another Sovereign Peak Ventures (Dominion Harbor entity) patent likely invalid — Unified Patents

On November 9, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 6,877,038 , owned by Sovereign Peak Ventures, a Dominion Harbor entity. The '038 patent is directed to transmitting and...

The Public Should Know Who Profits From Patent Troll Lawsuits

Even people who get sued over patents often can’t figure out who is demanding money from them. We’re glad to see the issue of patent transparency come back to Congress, in the form of a recently introduced bill called the “Pride in Patent...

Sound View Patent Narrowed After Ex Parte Reexamination — Unified Patents

In 2020, Unified filed an ex parte reexamination (Reexam) request against patents owned by Sound View Innovations , a non-practicing entity (NPE) that has sued various companies for their use of widely-adopted Internet technologies. In early...

Biden USPTO pick faces tough confirmation; Nokia licensing’s strong Q3; IV goes on auto attack; US damages surge; Secure strong AI patents at the EPO; plus much more | IAM

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days

Dominion Harbor's entity Liberty Peak Ventures patent challenged — Unified Patents

On October 21, 2021, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 8,066,181 , owned and asserted by Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC , a Dominion Harbor entity. The '181 patent relates to generating an authentication...

Patent case: Sisvel Int. S.A. vs. Shenzhen Tinno and Wiko SAS, Netherlands - Kluwer Patent Blog

In a new chapter of the ongoing saga of Sisvel’s 4G patents against (mainly Chinese) infringers, the present interlocutory decision shows that the procedural attitude of a defendant (in the present case Wiko) may be very important and can...

Intellectual Ventures suffers first-instance defeat in Paris - JUVE Patent

In the first of three lawsuits filed in France, Intellectual Ventures has suffered a defeat at the Judicial Court of Paris.

Acacia sub, Targeted Radio, patent claims found invalid — Unified Patents

On September 22, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. Targeted Radio LLC holding claims 1 and 3-9 of U.S. Patent 8,948,684 invalid. Targeted Radio LLC is an affiliate of...

[Meme] 'Open Source' Study/Report From the European Commission Promotes Software Patents in Europe

OpenForum Europe and a German patent troll have issued this report, which on the surface looks like advocacy regarding (or for) software freedom… until one looks more closely (in a nutshell, it promotes European software patents as a beneficial...

MPEG LA and TCL settle all disputes - JUVE Patent

TCL signed a licensing agreement with the patent pool MPEG LA this week after long-standing patent litigation.

Uniloc abandons own Federal Circuit appeal — Unified Patents

On August 16, 2021, Uniloc filed a motion to dismiss its appeal and the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal a day later. Unified had won on all issues at the PTAB in IPR2019-00453 , resulting in all five claims of Uniloc ’s U.S. Patent...

The NFT revolution: what will tokenisation mean for patents?

IP entrepreneur Erich Spangenberg has a plan to turn patents into non-fungible tokens and unlock ‘billions of dollars’ in untapped assets. Muireann Bolger caught up with IPwe CEO to find out more.

BlackBerry CEO: Majority of cash for patent portfolio expected in upfront payment | IAM

After IAM broke news of possible sale last year Canadian tech giant has confirmed it is in exclusive negotiations with a “North American” bidder for a part of its 38,000 asset stockpile