DxNow, Inc., a Gaithersburg, Md. - based company that develops advanced microfluidic and imaging technologies,
licensed the patent for SPARTAN from WPI and Stanford last September.
Microsoft held a press conference this week to announce a deal that will see Microsoft
license its patents for Internet - connected cars over to Toyota.
Not exact matches
Further evidence of the decline can be seen in the decreasing rates of first - time
patents since the 1980s, as well as increases in demand
for professional
licensing, which could further restrict new business opportunities by requiring expensive (and often unnecessary) credentials.
South Korea's antitrust regulator fined Qualcomm 1.03 trillion won ($ 854 million) in December
for what it called unfair practices in
patent licensing, a decision the U.S. chipmaker said it will challenge in court.
The FTC, which works with the Justice Department to enforce antitrust law, said that Qualcomm used its dominance in supplying baseband processors used in smartphones and tablets to extract elevated royalties
for patents in what the complaint dubbed a «no
license - no chips» policy.
Launched in 2012, Edison Nation Medical allows entrepreneurs to submit as little as a back - of - the - napkin idea
for a medical device, and then its team of manufacturers, attorneys, and health care specialists takes care of the rest, from
patenting and FDA approvals to
licensing and distribution.
Best of all, these sorts of innovations can be
patented and then
licensed to major corporations, which means potentially big bucks to the inventors
for a very long time.
InterDigital, a U.S. company that earns money by suing and securing
licensing agreements
for its
patents, was unable to find a buyer last year.
The Canadian
Patent Office would have to reverse the
Patent licenses it has granted to companies who have received them
for what's called single gene loci.
As a result of the negotiation, Hopkins will pay Horizon
for a
license on the
patented controller.
The tribe will grant Allergan exclusive
licenses to the transferred
patents and be eligible
for up to $ 15 million in annual royalties from Restasis sales.
Apple is waging a global legal battle on Qualcomm's long - held practice of charging a percentage of the total price of iPhones and other Apple devices as a
licensing fee
for its
patents.
The relationship between industry and academic research programs is facilitated by Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs), which meticulously account
for the ideas that have the potential to go to market and achieve
patents or
licenses.
They make it a business of suing startups and other businesses
for infringing upon
patents they own in return
for licensing fees.
Both provide incubator services and space
for early startups, have
patent portfolios
for licensing, and many other resources.
Electronics manufacturers, especially mobile device makers,
license patented technologies from each other all the time,
for a fee.
Patent attorneys are required to have a J.D. or equivalent degree and are responsible for drafting patent applications, negotiating patent licenses and proving their ability to think strategi
Patent attorneys are required to have a J.D. or equivalent degree and are responsible
for drafting
patent applications, negotiating patent licenses and proving their ability to think strategi
patent applications, negotiating
patent licenses and proving their ability to think strategi
patent licenses and proving their ability to think strategically.
Apple has taken its legal attack on Qualcomm's
patent licensing business global, filing two complaints in Chinese courts challenging the way Qualcomm gets paid
for its cellular intellectual property.
Two trade groups and about a dozen technology companies signed a letter to the Trump administration late last week calling
for the continuation of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Qualcomm over
patent licensing.
LOT Network (short
for License on Transfer) is a non-profit community of companies committed to protecting themselves long - term against PAEs and their
patent lawsuits.
But Stanford has generated $ 1.3 - billion (U.S.) in royalties
for itself and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued 288 U.S.
patents last year alone; U of T generates annual
licensed IP income of less than $ 3 - million (Canadian) and averages eight U.S.
patents a year.
Bloomberg News reported in March that Mofcom wanted more protection
for local companies, which are concerned the combined entity would extend Qualcomm's
patent licensing business into areas like mobile payments and autonomous driving.
At issue between Qualcomm and Apple are
licensing fees the chipmaker charges
for patents that cover the basics of how mobile phone systems work.
Patent licensing or creating new companies is not a get rich quick path
for schools despite the occasional blockbuster invention or Google spin - out.
It is no secret that Qualcomm's lucrative
patent licensing business has been a lightning rod
for legal attacks by Apple and antitrust regulators over the past year.
Rights and privileges ($ 1.8 billion) include fees
for licenses, passports, registration of trademarks,
patents and copyrights:
MicroVision's business model and product line offering includes display and sensing engines,
licensing its
patented technology and selling components to licensees
for incorporation into their scanning engines.
Ultimately, startups and tech can take a short victory lap after TC Heartland, but should not see the decision as a
license for patent reformers to take a back seat in the legislative process.
As we read this history, the furor over stem cells was fueled by numerous factors: the near - universal human desire
for magic; patients» desperation in the face of illness and their hope
for cures; the belief that biology can now do anything; the reluctance of scientists to accept any limits (particularly moral limits) on their research; the impact of big money from biotech stocks,
patents, and federal funding; the willingness of America's elite class to use every means possible to discredit religion in general; and the need to protect the unlimited abortion
license by accepting no protections of unborn human life.
In many European countries, by contrast, a company that does not itself make use of a
patent for three years must negotiate
license agreements with other companies wishing to use it.
When Karen asked if the company might ask other ad - targeting firms to pay a
licensing fee or even try to force them out of the business,
for instance, the answer that came back was, «I'm just a simple man trying to advance the cause of digital politics, you're talking way above my pay grade,» though we did also learn that the
patent is «
patent is a recognition of what we've done as a company» and that «taken us years to get to this place, it's taken millions and millions of dollars.»
Five years later, Gilead became the first pharmaceutical company to sign an agreement with the newly formed Medicines
Patent Pool — an organisation formed to coordinate the licensing of patent - protected medicines so that they can be produced in generic form for low income coun
Patent Pool — an organisation formed to coordinate the
licensing of
patent - protected medicines so that they can be produced in generic form for low income coun
patent - protected medicines so that they can be produced in generic form
for low income countries.
The Centers
for Enterprise helped get
patents on Rogers's processes and «biological material» (the actual herd of pigs); the company
licensed the gene - model technology from the university.
4.2.6 Supply a
Patent Applicant with copies (in print or electronic format) of individual articles of the Licensed Materials and to store print copies of such articles for the Licensee's internal use, solely in connection with the patent application process provided each article or excerpt from the Licensed Materials contains a credit line noting the original appearance of the article in its appropriate journal; provided any portion of the Licensed Materials used for these purposes looks identical to the original material; and provided such use does not present any material from the Licensed Materials in any manner that implies that Publisher endorses Licensee or any of the Licensee's products or ser
Patent Applicant with copies (in print or electronic format) of individual articles of the
Licensed Materials and to store print copies of such articles
for the Licensee's internal use, solely in connection with the
patent application process provided each article or excerpt from the Licensed Materials contains a credit line noting the original appearance of the article in its appropriate journal; provided any portion of the Licensed Materials used for these purposes looks identical to the original material; and provided such use does not present any material from the Licensed Materials in any manner that implies that Publisher endorses Licensee or any of the Licensee's products or ser
patent application process provided each article or excerpt from the
Licensed Materials contains a credit line noting the original appearance of the article in its appropriate journal; provided any portion of the
Licensed Materials used
for these purposes looks identical to the original material; and provided such use does not present any material from the
Licensed Materials in any manner that implies that Publisher endorses Licensee or any of the Licensee's products or services;
To this end, the U of S has applied
for a
patent and set up a technology
licensing opportunity to invite partners to help develop these promising compounds.
It also provides many economic incentives
for intellectual property developed and
licensed from the country, such as
patent royalty exemption and a research and development tax credit.
Coming from Georgiou's lab also helped him, he thinks, because Georgiou's work is known
for having a strong therapeutic bent: With 29 issued
patents, more than half
licensed to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, Georgiou has close ties with industry.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet issued guidelines
for licensing biosimilar products in the United States; biotechnology
patent attorneys must nevertheless be prepared to review information from FDA and USPTO and to advise clients without these guidelines.
The University of Pennsylvania Career Center offers 30 - week internships
for 6 — 12 postdocs and medical residents each year who want to work with Penn's Office of Technology Transfer to gain first - hand experience with
patent protection,
licensing, and marketing issues.
And with universities being run more like businesses these days, valuable research materials are often
patented or
licensed, forcing scientists to pay
for access to them.
Congress in 1980 passed a law called the Bayh — Dole Act, designed to speed commercialization of publicly funded research by making it easier
for universities to
patent and
license their research as well as partner with
for - profit companies.
No prayer of proving when he invented the thing,» says McLaughlin, who
licenses patents on display technologies
for Fergason
Patent Properties in Menlo Park, California.
In a teleconference
for the media held by UC, Doudna stressed that today's interference decision means USTPO will now move forward on her
patent application and that it «likely» will issue, potentially forcing companies that want to use CRISPR to pay
licensing fees to both Broad and UC.
However, if the commercialization strategy is to
license the formulation to others
for manufacturing and sales, it may be prudent, and at times necessary, to file
for a
patent as the licensees may request that applications be filed
for protection.
Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., the technology transfer arm of the Weizmann Institute, has applied
for a
patent connected to these findings and recently
licensed the rights to miCure Therapeutics to develop a drug and diagnostic method.
For example, your invention could be commercialized through routes including selling the
patent,
licensing it, creating a start - up or spin - off company, or entering a strategic alliance.
For example, data on royalties for licensing drugs may be collected along with other market information (e.g., market sizes, estimated drug price, patent life) and used to develop a ranking system based on a certain set of market paramete
For example, data on royalties
for licensing drugs may be collected along with other market information (e.g., market sizes, estimated drug price, patent life) and used to develop a ranking system based on a certain set of market paramete
for licensing drugs may be collected along with other market information (e.g., market sizes, estimated drug price,
patent life) and used to develop a ranking system based on a certain set of market parameters.
This hydrogel
patent, along with several other
patent pending applications, are
licensed by the startup company PepGel LLC, which was co-founded by Sun and Huang to make their technology available
for research use and medical device applications.
There are two basic strategies: Suing
for breach of
patent, or negotiating a
licensing fee with the company infringing on your
patent.
Tech transfer involves assessing scientific research, applying
for patents and
licenses, and dealing with the companies interested in the technologies.