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  • Arbitration—Customizable Dispute Resolution

    Arbitration—Customizable Dispute Resolution
    Jun 29 2021
    Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Conductive Discussions focuses on legal issues of interest to the semiconductor industry. In this episode, IP litigation partners Mark Rowland and Peter Brody, and counsel Sam Brenner, discuss the increasing use of arbitration as an alternative to traditional commercial litigation in IP disputes, the pros and cons of arbitration, and why arbitration is a highly customizable tool that may be an attractive option for companies entering agreements such as licenses, manufacturing agreements, and joint ventures.
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    20 Min.
  • Cybersecurity Threats to the Chip Industry

    Cybersecurity Threats to the Chip Industry
    May 10 2021
    Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Conductive Discussions focuses on legal issues of interest to the semiconductor industry. In this episode, IP litigation partner Mark Rowland, and data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Ed McNicholas and associate Fran Faircloth discuss recent developments in cybersecurity, ranging from potential and actual cyberattacks to the government and industry responses to such cybersecurity threats.
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    11 Min.
  • CFIUS, Trade Regulations, and the Impact on the Semiconductor Industry

    CFIUS, Trade Regulations, and the Impact on the Semiconductor Industry
    Apr 13 2021

    Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Conductive Discussions focuses on legal issues of interest to the semiconductor industry. In this episode, IP litigation partner Mark Rowland and litigation & enforcement partner Ama Adams, counsel Brendan Hanifin and associate Emerson Siegle discuss recent developments regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process, enhanced export controls, and novel economic sanctions. These evolving foreign investment and trade regulations present complex challenges for semiconductor companies, particularly those with dealings involving China.
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    13 Min.
  • Patent Infringement Under 271(g)—Tips, Traps, and Trends

    Patent Infringement Under 271(g)—Tips, Traps, and Trends
    Mar 15 2021
    Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Conductive Discussions focuses on legal issues of interest to the semiconductor industry. In this episode, IP litigation partners Mark Rowland and Andrew Radsch, and associates Daniel Richards and James Mack, discuss patent infringement under section 271(g) of the Patent Act, a frequently overlooked but powerful provision. The team explores the statutory exceptions to liability, the availability of burden-shifting when proving infringement, and unique damages limitations for claims under section 271(g).
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    21 Min.
  • Recent FRAND & Trade Secret Enforcement Trends Affecting the Semiconductor Industry

    Recent FRAND & Trade Secret Enforcement Trends Affecting the Semiconductor Industry
    Jan 24 2019
    This new Ropes & Gray podcast series, Conductive Discussions, focuses on legal issues of interest to the semiconductor industry. In the first episode of the series, IP litigation partner Mark Rowland and IP transactions associate Georgina Suzuki discuss recent FRAND developments that impact supply chain and global patent licensing practices and recent trends in civil and criminal trade secret enforcement. This podcast also includes SiliconSpeak, a report of recent legal news in the semiconductor industry.
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    22 Min.