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Oregon patent troll bill clears Senate hurdle
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) -- The Oregon Senate has passed a bill that would crack down on so-called "patent trolls."
Kentucky introduces its own bill to combat patent trolls
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) -- Add Kentucky to the growing list of states that are introducing their own legislation to combat so-called "patent trolls."
Microsoft, Voxx sign patent agreement for Android devices
REDMOND, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- Microsoft Corp. and Voxx Electronics Corp. have signed a worldwide patent licensing agreement.
Legal foundation to Federal Circuit: Burden of proof should remain with alleged patent infringers
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- In a brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Wednesday, a Washington D.C.-based legal foundation urged the court to reconsider its decision in a patent infringement case shifting the burden of proof to the patent holder.
White Castle VP: Patent trolls have 'made us really gun-shy'
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) -- Jamie Richardson, the vice president of corporate relations at White Castle System Inc. -- the fast food hamburger chain known for its "sliders" -- never thought his company would be the target of so-called "patent trolls."
Technicolor, LG ink patent license agreement
PARIS (Legal Newsline) -- Technicolor, the pioneer of the color motion picture process, announced Tuesday that it has signed a multi-year patent license agreement with LG Electronics.
Public hearing for Maine patent reform bill 'very positive,' lawmaker says
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) -- Not a single person or group testified against a piece of legislation that would make patent trolling more difficult in Maine at a public hearing held last week.
Legal expert says patent reform legislation bridges partisan divide
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- The head of a New York-based legal policy center argues that passing a patent reform bill will pave the way for other upcoming, critical legislative battles.
Oregon lawmaker's proposed legislation targets patent trolls' 'extortion scams'
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) -- Make Oregon the next state to crack down on so-called "patent trolls."
D.C. law firm hires former patent judge to head new IP practice group
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A Washington D.C.-based law firm has hired two attorneys, one a former patent judge, to help form its new intellectual property practice group.
Cisco, Google enter into global patent agreement
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- This week, worldwide IT leader Cisco and Google, the search engine giant, entered into a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement.
Google wins $1 jury verdict against patent troll
MARSHALL, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- Last month, Google Inc. won a $1 jury verdict against Beneficial Innovations Inc., a Nevada-based patent-holding company that has filed a string of lawsuits over patents related to online gaming and online advertising.
Texas company sues Apple for allegedly infringing on touchscreen patent
MARSHALL, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- A Texas-based company is suing Apple Inc. in federal court, accusing the maker of the popular iPhone and iPad of patent infringement.
More than 100 companies, business associations say they're against possible expansion of CBM program
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Last week, a group of more than 100 companies and business associations urged federal lawmakers to reject efforts to expand the Transitional Program for Covered Business Patents, also known as the CBM program.
U.S. PTO: Consumer group lacks standing to appeal stem cell patent
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in a federal court filing this month, argues that a consumer group challenging a patent on stem cells does not have standing to appeal the agency's review decision.
Calif. attorney speaks out against proposed patent reform bills, says they'll just 'feed' trolls
PALO ALTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- Few have spoken out against the various patent reform measures floating around Congress. But Christopher Banys, a California attorney who represents inventors and small businesses, doesn't mince words: he calls the proposed legislation a "travesty."
Obama pushes for patent reform bill during State of the Union
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama called on federal lawmakers to pass patent reform legislation.
Samsung, Google sign global patent agreement
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and search engine giant Google announced Monday they have signed a global patent cross-license agreement.
Businesses, trade associations launch patent reform coalition
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A group of businesses has joined together in asking federal lawmakers to fix the nation's patent laws and put an end to patent trolling.
U.S. SC: Patent holders still bear burden of proving infringement
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision Wednesday, ruled that patent holders still bear the burden of proving infringement even if they are not the ones filing a legal action.