Under instigating circumstances that appear similar to Robert Kearns’ famous battle against the Big Three automakers over the windshield wiper yet having a decidedly different outcome, the inventor of a side view mirror emergency light recently battled Ford Motor Company before the Federal Circuit after Ford appealed the District Court’s verdict finding the patent valid and awarding the plaintiff nearly $56 million.[1] Read the remainder of this entry »
Patent Licensing Archive
Patent Found Invalid for Anticipation in Light of Foreign Patent
By Robert H. Bejcek II | Filed in CAFC, Damages, International IP, IP Litigation, Patent, Patent Licensing, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Prosecution HistoryAdvanced Patent Searching: Techniques, Efficiencies & Validity
By Dominic A. Frisina JD, MA | Filed in Patent, Patent Licensing, Patent Prosecution, Patentable Subject MatterFrisina, LLCin collaboration with the Akron-Summit County Public Library will provide a FREE Advanced Patent Search program on June 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM.
This program is designed to build on the already popular Akron Summit County Library Patent Search Class for innovators, entrepreneurs and businesses. Frisina will present:
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Location: Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High Street – Meeting Room 2
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Exclusive Patent License: An Assignment by Any Other Name…
By Robert H. Bejcek II | Filed in CAFC, Patent LicensingWhen inventors give an exclusive license on a patent to a third party, they may be giving up more than they understand. These license agreements are often tantamount to fully transferring all rights in the invention to someone else. Exclusive licenses can be used when an inventor conceives a novel device but does not feel they have the financial resources or the desire to proceed with a commercial endeavor. The inventor is able to reap the financial benefits of their invention while continuing, and funding, their concentration in innovation. This scenario is what occurred in a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit case decided on May 14th, 2010 involving the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research and the Cochlear Corporation.[1]
