Eugene L. Chang

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En Banc Federal Circuit Decision Clarifies Permissible Conduct By Patent Pools And Other Joint Ventures Under The Patent Misuse Doctrine

Monday, December 6, 2010

In Princo Corp. v. International Trade Commission ,1the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed whether certain licensing practices related to a patent pool involving optical disc-related patents constituted patent misuse. The decision provides guidance for patent holders that want to license their patents through pools for use in...
FTC Requires Patentee To Fulfill Licensing Commitments To A Standard-Setting Organization To Prevent Consumer Harm

Sunday, June 1, 2008

On January 23, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC" or the "Commission") announced a complaint and a proposed consent order with a patent licensing company, Negotiated Data Solutions LLC ("N-Data"), regarding patents related to the ubiquitous Ethernet computer networking standard.1With this decision, the Commission has enforced licensing...