IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Facebook comes to a preliminary agreement on copyright royalties with French news publishers; Senator Thom Tillis announces his support of a bill increasing cyber-attack reporting requirements for critical infrastructure owners; the Federal Trade Commission issues a report on “troubling” ISP practices surrounding (..)

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Complex Discovery

JULY 17, 2024

Industry News – Cybersecurity Beat AT&T Faces Major Cybersecurity Breach Affecting Over 100 Million Customers ComplexDiscovery Staff In a significant cybersecurity incident, AT&T, the Dallas-based telecommunications giant, has disclosed a data breach impacting the call and text records of more than 100 million of its customers.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 9, 2021

As we move into an era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and 5G telecommunications that supports Kurzweil’s vision, we must make sure that our laws and federal agencies match the pace of invention and protect innovators from trolls who would game the legal system and government functions for their ill-gained profit. .

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IP Watchdog

MAY 9, 2022

This week in Washington IP news, the Senate Science Committee convenes an executive session on Wednesday to deliberate over a pair of bills that would direct the Federal Communications Commission’s activities on establishing universal telecommunications services.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

A recent decision out of the Eastern District of Texas sheds further light on Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s interpretation of a patent owner’s commitment to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) pursuant to ETSI’s Intellectual Property Rights Information Statement and Licensing Declaration (“the ETSI Licensing Declaration”).

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

willfully infringed upon a pair of cellular telecommunications patents. On October 16, a jury verdict entered in the District of Delaware awarded $9 million to 3G Licensing, a subsidiary of European patent pool operator Sisvel, after finding that Taiwanese consumer electronics company HTC Corp.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 23, 2023

The European Commission (EC) is the latest bull to enter the FRAND licensing China shop.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Qualified candidates will have the ability to work in a team environment and preferably have a technical background in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software, and telecommunications.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

But in a post script to the ruling, Lord Justice Arnold said both Apple’s appeal and Optis’s cross-appeal “illustrate yet again the dysfunctional state of the current system for determining SEP/FRAND disputes” and that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and other standards development organizaitons (SDOs) should “make legally-enforceable (..)

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 12, 2022

In this Part II, we consider the language of a specific licensing commitment made to European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), and various legal pronouncements that have been made in relation thereto.

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E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., “To implement the rule that discovery must be relevant to the claim or defense of any party, district courts have examined the relationship of the requested discovery and the facts it is intended to uncover to the specific claims and defenses raised by the parties.” Thibault v. 30, 2008) (M.J. Wilkinson).

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WA Bar News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

1 In particular, low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are increasingly important for providing commercial computing and telecommunications services. For example, an LEO satellite exclusively providing telecommunication services to devices within the U.S. and even if the LEO satellite is controlled by a U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 18, 2022

In Part II of this series, we considered the language of a specific licensing commitment made to European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the prevailing law relating thereto.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s (ETSI) Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy, and (ii) the impact this has on the enforceability of a patent subject to the Policy. Both decisions were in the ongoing patent and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) related litigations between Optis and Apple.

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Complex Discovery

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The corporate world, especially those involved in digital technology and telecommunications, must be adept in navigating these complicated terrains, ensuring that they comply with local laws while safeguarding the rights of their users. As digital governance becomes increasingly complex, understanding these dynamics is critical.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 28, 2022

Here’s the phenomenal opening paragraph, plus the closing sentence, from the bio of Nathan Mattock , of Australia’s Marque Lawyers : “After a string of high-profile cases involving telecommunications giants and, umm, adult content, Nathan would be famous enough as a major case litigator even without the three High Court cases he’s run and (..)

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IP Whiteboard

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

According to section 454B of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth), “Determination of a person as the numbering scheme manager does not confer any property rights in numbers used in connection with the supply of carriage services in Australia.”. Were the Disputed Numbers property? Other WIPO cases. 1300 Directory Pty Ltd.

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Complex Discovery

AUGUST 10, 2024

The Kremlin’s aggressive efforts to control the domestic narrative, including new telecommunications restrictions and the suppression of independent media, reflect a deepening authoritarian grip aimed at shaping public perception and stifling dissent.

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WA Bar News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Bell Aliant (Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission 2007); see also O’Connor v. Bell Aliant (Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission 2007); see also O’Connor v. Bryan Garner, “Shall We Abandon Shall?,” ABA Journal (August 2012), www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/shall_we_abandon_shall/.

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Complex Discovery

AUGUST 31, 2024

Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Sweden’s minister for civil defense, noted that damage to a telecommunications cable under the Baltic Sea in 2023 was the result of “external force or tampering,” underscoring the tangible risks posed by these vulnerabilities. The ramifications of such disruptions are profound.

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Complex Discovery

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

These devices, nearly half of which were in the United States, were part of espionage operations targeting critical sectors like defense and telecommunications. The FBI recently intercepted thousands of malware-infected devices controlled by the Chinese hacking group Flax Typhoon.

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Securities Docket

JUNE 18, 2024

After the stock market boom of the late 1990s, Americans were stunned and angered to learn that the energy firm Enron and telecommunication-services provider WorldCom had used accounting trickery to inflate their reported profits. The commission was under fire at the time for appearing too lax in its watchdog role.

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