Patent License Agreements – Pay for Delay

Posted on March 26, 2013December 1, 2016 by Arthur

Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a patent related dispute related to whether a drug company should be allowed to pay its competitors under a patent license agreement which is designed to prevent generic drugs from getting on the market. Some refer to these arrangements as a “pay to delay” payment, and Read more about Patent License Agreements – Pay for Delay[…]

Copyright First Sale Doctrine – Worldwide

Posted on March 25, 2013December 1, 2016 by Arthur

On March 19, 2013, the Supreme Court issued the much-anticipated decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., holding 6 to 3 that Copyright First Sale Doctrine applies to “foreign-made works, and that the authorized manufacture and sale of a copyrighted work abroad exhausts the copyright owner’s rights to control the distribution of the Read more about Copyright First Sale Doctrine – Worldwide[…]