by: Joseph R. Carnicella, intellectual property attorney with Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C.
According to Law.com and Law Technology News, an e-discovery company, Recommind, is in the early stages of negotiating licenses to various competitors for both its already patented technology and its “expected-to-be” patented technology. Recommind will then decide, based on the final outcome of such negotiations, whether to file lawsuits against its competitors. While the pre-suit negotiations may serve as an effective method for the different companies to attempt to save costs invariably associated with patent litigation, such approach is unique in the sense that Recommind is negotiating with technology that may or may not be protected by patents. Click here for the complete article.
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