5/11/2013 - Patent ownership can be divided during marriage dissolution. A Florida court found that a patent issued to Mr. Taylor during marriage to Mrs. Taylor was a marital asset that was divided during a Divorce Settlement. Because Mrs. Taylor obtained legal title to the patent, Mr. Taylor had no standing to sue for infringement under the patent because Mrs. Taylor refused to participate in the suit (all co-owners must be joined as co-plaintiffs). (PatentlyO)
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4/6/2013 - Failure to negotiate a license in good faith under FRAND may preempt patent damages -- The Tokyo District Court ruled that Samsung cannot seek patent damages against Apple because Samsung’s failure to negotiate a license to Apple in good faith under its own FRAND declaration constituted an abuse of patent right. (IPCat, PatentProgress)
3/10/2013 - Public Hearing Related to Harmonization of Substantive Patent Law will be held on March 21, 2013 from 8:30am – 12:00pm EDT. The hearing is intended to gather stakeholder input regarding the topics of grace period, publication of applications, treatment of conflicting applications, and prior user rights. The hearing will be available via webcast.
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