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Recent Supreme Court decisions and licensing power

The recently decided eBay and MedImmune cases interject both reassurance and uncertainty into the present patent licensing landscape, affecting the strategic decisions to be considered during negotiations.

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  1. 126 S. Ct. 1837 (US 2006).

  2. 127 S. Ct. 764 (US 2007).

  3. 128 S. Ct. 28 (2007) (grant of writ of certiorari).

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Giordano-Coltart, J., Calkins, C. Recent Supreme Court decisions and licensing power. Nat Biotechnol 26, 183–185 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0208-183

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