This venture-backed company just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to resolve a patent dispute
by Connie Loizos (@cookie) In the world of venture-funded companies, not much surprises industry observers. Yet a new strategy employed by one privately held company might have founders and venture investors wondering if it’s a maneuver worth replicating. What...
Settlement Agreement May Be Used as Evidence of Damages: Prism Techs. LLC v. Sprint Spectrum L.P
April 28, 2017 | Zachary Miller Addressing evidentiary issues, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with the district court that a settlement agreement related to the patent at issue is admissible as proof of a reasonable royalty. Prism Techs. LLC v....
University of Tennessee sues Amazon and IBM for patent infringement
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UoT), the organisation that licenses the university’s IP, has sued Amazon, HP and IBM, among others, for patent infringement. The UoT filed its suits at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on...
China’s first bike-sharing IPO Youon called off amid IP infringement lawsuit
Youon’s reliance on government procurement also called into question by analysts, faced with growing list of competitors in the shared economy Meng Jing Xie Yu China’s first bike-sharing app initial public offering (IPO) has hit a bump in the road, after a patent...
