by MTTLR ADMIN | Feb 18, 2014 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News
Non-practicing entities (NPEs) are nothing new in the world of patent litigation, but this past October, NPE litigation reached a new level when the Rockstar Consortium filed an infringement suit in the Eastern District of Texas. Rockstar Consortium (not to be...
by cdszczep | Feb 17, 2014 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
On February 5, 2014, Google and Cisco announced a long-term cross-licensing deal. The agreement permits either company to utilize the other company’s patent portfolio. That day, Cisco also agreed to a similar cross-licensing agreement with Samsung. Last week,...
by bjunter | Feb 4, 2014 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News
Google and Samsung have announced a substantial and long-term cross-licensing agreement. This agreement will allow the companies to use each other’s existing patents, and any new patents filed, for the next 10 years. [1] Cross-licensing is a contract between two...
