In the US “nonexclusive licenses may be granted orally or may even be implied from conduct” [Graham v James (1998) 144 F 3d 229, 235 (2d Cir)]; where an implied licence arises out of “objective conduct that would permit a reasonable person to conclude that an agreement had been reached” [Joe Hand Promotions, Inc v Maupin, No 15, Civ 6355, 2018 WL 2417840, 5]. [read post]

You can separately subscribe to the IP Think Tank Global Week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com]   Highlights this week included: CAFC: In re Comiskey rehearing en banc falls two votes short; important dissent by Moore J (Hal Wegner) (Inventive Step) (Patently-O) (Washington State Patent Law Blog) (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog) (Law360) (Patent Prospector) District Court Delaware: Document shredding voids 12 Rambus patents: Rambus v Micron Technology… [read post]