MANAGING IP Rani Mehta September 23, 2022 It’s a buyer’s market and deals were down in Q2 2022, but sellers with strong patents can still entice purchasers It’s not always easy to sell patents, and it’s starting to show. The number of patent sales has gone done recently, with data from Allied Security Trust (AST) revealing […]
Remote litigation divide may shape court selection: counsel
MANAGING IP Rani Mehta August 26, 2022 Litigators debate what proceedings are best done remotely and whether courts’ differing approaches will affect forum shopping When Fish & Richardson’s David Conrad litigated a patent dispute a few months ago, he was frustrated to learn that the scheduling conference would be held in person. The hearing, which would only take […]
Albright sideline dulls allure (and fear) of Texas court: in-house
Managing IP Rani Mehta July 29, 2022 Counsel at three NPEs, two tech companies, a law firm and a litigation funder reveal what the random distribution of patent cases in Waco means for their strategies Judge Alan Albright is the most famous and controversial figure on the US patent landscape – but that status probably won’t last much […]
Fintiv guidance vexes doctrine’s in-house backers and critics
MANAGING IP Rani Mehta June 24, 2022 Counsel from Blackbird, Unified Patents, two other companies and a law firm debate what new ways to avoid Fintiv mean for petitioners and patent owners The USPTO’s new Fintiv guidance has addressed some patent challenger concerns but ultimately left the policy’s backers and critics frustrated over what it will […]
Chervon Licenses Blackbird Technologies’ Cordless Power Supply Patent Portfolio
BUSINESS TIMES JOURNAL Blackbird Technologies has licensed its patent portfolio concerning cordless power supply technology to Chervon. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, June 21, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Blackbird Technologies, a company dedicated to helping independent inventors and small companies realize value from their patents, has licensed a patent portfolio concerning cordless power supplies to Chervon North America, […]
Patent venue still ‘unsettled’ five years after TC Heartland
Sources say the convenience of witnesses factor may be more important now, while the Federal Circuit could still weigh in on venue-related uncertainties By Rani Mehta June 05 2022 Almost five years have passed since the US Supreme Court changed the calculation for determining patent venue in TC Heartland v Kraft Foods. The court ruled, on June […]
Why Delaware’s order to disclose litigation funding matters
Sources at funders, law firms and an NPE debate what chief judge Colm Connolly’s standing order means for discovery and settlements in Delaware Managing IP By Rani Mehta April 27 2022 It’s well known that patent litigation funding has become a bigger deal in the US. Managing IP reported earlier this year on how COVID, lucrative tech, big-ticket […]
Blackbird Technologies Settles Patent Infringement Case with HP
MARKETWATCH Aug. 20, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. ET In February 2021, Blackbird Technologies filed a patent infringement lawsuit against HP, Inc. on U.S. Patent Nos. 8,090,961, 8,522,309 and 8,924,708 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (21-cv-00132). The patented technology relates to an unhackable security switch that can be used in applications such as […]
Blackbird Technologies Settles Two More Patent Cases Concerning LED Technology
MARKETWATCH BOSTON, July 14, 2021 Blackbird Technologies settles with LED companies, Damar and TADD. In 2016, Blackbird Technologies filed two patent infringement lawsuits in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware concerning technology relating to LED retrofit bulbs for fluorescent lighting fixtures. This technology is used to replace fluorescent tubes used widely in […]
Design Patents 101: Understanding Utility Patents’ Lesser-Known Cousin
By Matthew C. Berntsen, Jeffrey Ahdoot & Wendy Verlander May 30, 2021 Blackbird’s expertise in obtaining compensation for the unauthorized use of intellectual property runs deep. In the design patent space, Blackbird recently reached amicable resolutions with numerous well-known retail pharmacies and cosmetics companies regarding the patented cosmetic applicator design of U.S. Patent No. D666,358. A […]