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In Defense Of Patent Trolls: Patent Assertion Entities As Commercial Litigation Funders, Jean Xiao
In Defense Of Patent Trolls: Patent Assertion Entities As Commercial Litigation Funders, Jean Xiao
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
This paper is the first to defend and commend the role of patent trolls in litigation. It argues that trolls either are not the sole source of patent litigation ills or are not responsible for these ills in the first place. Next, it demonstrates that trolls provide the same litigation-related benefits as commercial litigation funders, which also finance patent lawsuits. Troll commentators have ignored these benefits, for which funders are praised, in the evaluation of trolls. Finally, this paper explains that eliminating trolls will not only close off a source of these benefits but also worsen problems by shifting trolling …
Frand Market Failure: Ipxi’S Standards-Essential Patent License Exchange, Jorge L. Contreras
Frand Market Failure: Ipxi’S Standards-Essential Patent License Exchange, Jorge L. Contreras
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
This case study pertains to Intellectual Property Exchange International, Inc. (IPXI), which was formed in 2008 to create a market-based trading exchange for aggregated patent license rights, particularly standards-essential patents (SEPs). IPXI based its model on existing commodities exchanges, proposing that non-exclusive patent licenses could be standardized, commoditized, and traded on an open market, thus eliminating costly and inefficient bilateral negotiations and providing a royalty rate likely to be viewed as “reasonable”. IPXI’s most ambitious offering involved a portfolio of 194 U.S., European and other patents deemed essential to IEEE’s 802.11n “Wi-Fi” standard. IPXI offered up to 50,000 tradable Unit …
Aspex Eyewear, Inc. V. Marchon Eyewear, Inc. And Brain Life, Llc. V. Elekta, Inc.: Irreconcilable Conflict In The Law Governing Claim Preclusion In Patent Cases, Christopher Petroni
Aspex Eyewear, Inc. V. Marchon Eyewear, Inc. And Brain Life, Llc. V. Elekta, Inc.: Irreconcilable Conflict In The Law Governing Claim Preclusion In Patent Cases, Christopher Petroni
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
In 1991, the Federal Circuit held that a judgment on the merits in a patent infringement action bars future claims based on products that are “essentially the same” as the product at issue in the former suit. This rule governed claim preclusion in patent actions until at least 2009. Then, in 2012, the Federal Circuit upended the apple cart with Aspex Eyewear, Inc. v. Marchon Eyewear, Inc., 672 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2012), holding that a judgment in an infringement suit never bars future claims against products that could not have been accused in the former litigation, essentially the …
The 101 Conundrum: Creating A Framework To Solve Problems Surrounding Interpretation Of 35 U.S.C. § 101, Robert Mazzola
The 101 Conundrum: Creating A Framework To Solve Problems Surrounding Interpretation Of 35 U.S.C. § 101, Robert Mazzola
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Keynote Address: Stalemate Or Statesmen: What Is Needed To Move Forward Constructively With The Balancing Of America's Ip System?, David J. Kappos
Keynote Address: Stalemate Or Statesmen: What Is Needed To Move Forward Constructively With The Balancing Of America's Ip System?, David J. Kappos
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.
Keeping It Under Wraps: Trade Secrecy For Offshore Asset Protection Plans, Thomas A. Brunty
Keeping It Under Wraps: Trade Secrecy For Offshore Asset Protection Plans, Thomas A. Brunty
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
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Litigating Inequitable Conduct After Therasense, Exerge, And The Aia: Lessons For Litigants, Options For Owners, Lisa A. Dolak
Litigating Inequitable Conduct After Therasense, Exerge, And The Aia: Lessons For Litigants, Options For Owners, Lisa A. Dolak
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
Significant recent judicial and legislative developments have changed the way litigants and counsel need to plan for and litigate inequitable conduct allegations. Exergen and Therasense have heightened the standards for pleading and proving inequitable conduct, respectively, and Congress has expanded the patentee’s post-grant options for preempting or defeating inequitable conduct challenges. Without a doubt, the inequitable conduct litigation landscape has changed. Careful, thorough consideration of all of these developments and their implications is a must for any litigant or counsel faced with or considering asserting a charge of inequitable conduct. This paper discusses these significant recent inequitable conduct-related developments and …
Continuing The Conversation Of "The Economic Irrationality Of The Patent Misuse Doctrine", Christa J. Laser
Continuing The Conversation Of "The Economic Irrationality Of The Patent Misuse Doctrine", Christa J. Laser
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
This Article uses economic tools to find the best way for courts to construe or for Congress to modify the patent misuse doctrine. It attempts to continue the conversation begun by Professor Mark Lemley in his often-cited Comment, The Economic Irrationality of the Patent Misuse Doctrine. It argues that a partial economic equilibrium in patent misuse doctrine can be achieved by attempting to match Congress’s intended patent scope with the actual patent scope. It then holds that the ideal patent misuse doctrine should (1) adequately discourage patentees from seeking to exceed their patent scope while (2) continuing to encourage innovation …
The Plumpy'nut Predicament: Is Compulsory Licensing A Solution?, Umar R. Bakhsh
The Plumpy'nut Predicament: Is Compulsory Licensing A Solution?, Umar R. Bakhsh
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
No abstract provided.