The UKSC Unwired Planet & Conversant judgment[1]
Background
This combined appeal deals with the relationship between patent owners, whose patents are declared essential to certain technical standards…
The sunrise session of day 2 was on second medical use claims and the hot European topic of plausibility.
Floyd LJ began with a potted history and explained that whereas plausibility can be raised in…
Activities of Patent assertion entities (PAEs) in Europe are increasing dramatically and are encouraged by the Rules of Procedure of the upcoming Unified Patent Court, especially the possibility to…
Pursuant to a U.S. White House initiative aimed at addressing the "challenges from Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs)" and stemming the economic drain of meritless patent litigation, the USPTO has…
On June 4, 2013, the U.S. White House issued a press release announcing its “Task Force on High-Tech Patent Issues.” The press release outlined five executive actions and seven legislative…
