MARKETWATCH March 11, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. ET BOSTON, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — BOSTON, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Blackbird Technologies settles another design patent infringement case, this time with elf Cosmetics. In June 2019, Blackbird Technologies filed a patent infringement lawsuit against elf Cosmetics, Inc. on U.S. Patent No. D666,358, entitled “Face Sponge,” in […]
A Settlement Agreement Can Be Evidence of an Appropriate Patent Royalty Rate Even When It Occurs Years After Patent Infringement Began
FINNEGAN February 26, 2021 LES Insights By John C. Paul; D. Brian Kacedon; Anthony D. Del Monaco; Cecilia Sanabria; Michael Aragon Abstract A patent damages expert, who testified on the amount of damages for patent infringement, based his testimony on a settlement agreement occurring almost four years after infringement began. The Delaware magistrate judge recommended not excluding this testimony because […]
Five NPEs reveal new IP monetisation plans
ManagingIP Blackbird, Dominion Harbor, Acacia, Endpoint IP and Harfang IP share their goals for a pandemic-wrought 2021, including buying up cheap divested patents By Patrick Wingrove January 28 2021 With vaccines providing hope of a reprieve from the pandemic, non-practising entities including Dominion Harbor, Blackbird Technologies, Acacia Research, Harfang IP and Endpoint IP are gearing up […]
Blackbird Technologies Settles Long-Standing LED Case With ELB Electronics
MARKETWATCH BOSTON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — BOSTON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Blackbird Technologies settles with ELB Electronics, Inc. In 2015, Blackbird Technologies filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (15-cv-00056), concerning LED retrofit bulbs for fluorescent lighting fixtures. This technology is ubiquitously used to […]
Justices Won’t Nix ‘Dangerous’ Fee Award Against Patent Co.
LAW360 By Tiffany Hu Law360 (May 18, 2020, 4:06 PM EDT) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up an appeal by a patent licensing company founded by former WilmerHale and Kirkland & Ellis LLP partners over attorney fees it was slapped with after a failed patent lawsuit. The high court denied […]
Six NPEs speak out on licensing and litigation: ‘We’re not trolls’
MANAGING IP Blackbird, IPCom, Dominion Harbor, Longhorn IP, Acacia Research and Harfang IP share their distinct strategies for patent acquisition, licensing and litigation By Patrick Wingrove May 04 2020 It can be tempting to label all non-practising entities as ‘patent trolls’, a term that drums up images of litigation-hungry and unscrupulous hordes that bombard unsuspecting […]
Ex-BigLaw Attys’ Patent Firm Resolves Suit Against Lyft
LAW360 By Hailey Konnath Law360 (April 8, 2020, 10:47 PM EDT) — A patent-licensing company founded by former WilmerHale and Kirkland & Ellis LLP partners said Wednesday it has resolved a dispute with Lyft over methods of routing ride-sharing traffic. A Delaware federal judge found in January that Blackbird Tech LLC had raised plausible arguments […]
Blackbird Technologies and Lyft Reach Resolution Concerning Patent Suit on Vehicle Guidance Technology
MARKETS INSIDER Apr. 8, 2020, 12:00 AM BOSTON, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Blackbird Technologies and Lyft Resolve Patent Suit On March 26, 2019, Blackbird Technologies filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lyft, Inc. in the US District Court for the District of Delaware (19-cv-00566), concerning an unconventional vehicle monitoring and guidance system that allows for […]
Patent Co. Asks High Court To Ax ‘Dangerous’ Fee Award
LAW360 By Nadia Dreid Law360 (March 17, 2020, 9:19 PM EDT) — A patent licensing company founded by former WilmerHale and Kirkland & Ellis LLP partners is beseeching the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of attorney fees it was slapped with after a failed patent suit, saying that the award “sanctioned a dangerous […]
Blackbird Technologies and M2M Solutions Settle IoT Patent Case
BENZINGA March 03, 2020 12:00am BOSTON, March 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Blackbird Technologies has settled a patent infringement lawsuit related to programmable wireless communications devices. In August 2014, M2M Solutions, LLC initiated a patent infringement action against Telit Wireless Solutions Inc. (“Telit”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (14-cv-1103). The patent at […]