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The Shield Act: A Good Attempt At Curbing Patent Trolls That Leaves Us Wanting More, Adina Sivaraman
The Shield Act: A Good Attempt At Curbing Patent Trolls That Leaves Us Wanting More, Adina Sivaraman
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
This Comment explores the SHIELD Act in its entirety. Part II examines the historical background of the patent troll issue--focusing on former legislation and case law that sought to curb patent troll lawsuits. Part III discusses what the SHIELD Act is and what it aims to do. Part IV analyzes the positive and negative effects that the SHIELD Act would have if passed and takes a look at other options for limiting patent troll litigation, while ultimately contending that the SHIELD Act should be reformed to take a stronger stand against patent trolls by taking into account other proposed reforms. …
Whodunnit? Divided Patent Infringement In Light Of Akamai Technologies, Inc. V. Limelight Networks, Inc., Mark Tomlinson
Whodunnit? Divided Patent Infringement In Light Of Akamai Technologies, Inc. V. Limelight Networks, Inc., Mark Tomlinson
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
This Note provides background information on divided patent infringement in the United States with emphasis on landmark cases and the previous understanding of the Patent Act. Part II provides background information on the underlying controversies and the software at issue in each case. Part III discusses the opinions of the factions of the court, and Part IV dissects the reasoning of each. Part V examines the implications of Akamai on businesses and other method patent holders while acknowledging that the future of the court's holding remains uncertain.
The End Of The Imitation Age?: The Effect Of Apple Inc. V. Samsung, Melissa Barcena
The End Of The Imitation Age?: The Effect Of Apple Inc. V. Samsung, Melissa Barcena
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
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Modifying Rand Commitments To Better Price Patents In The Standards Setting Context, Kyle Rozema
Modifying Rand Commitments To Better Price Patents In The Standards Setting Context, Kyle Rozema
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
This Article addresses a single problem: how can we allow engineers and scientists from different institutions to collaborate to set the best technical standards possible, not considering intellectual property (“IP”) rights, and then establish the royalty rates for each patent owner after the standard is set? The current system attempting to solve this problem requires patent owner participants to sign a Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“RAND”) commitment. These RAND commitments require the participants to agree an ante, i.e., before the standard is actually set, to license whatever patent rights they may ultimately have in the standard on terms that are reasonable …
Limits On Utility In The Face Of 21st Century Invention: The Problem With Limiting Patent Claims On Est Sequences, Kyle Strache
Limits On Utility In The Face Of 21st Century Invention: The Problem With Limiting Patent Claims On Est Sequences, Kyle Strache
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
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