5th Circuit Sides With JP Morgan In Dispute Over Patent License Clause

(May 24, 2016, 10:56 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A “most favored licensee” (MFL) clause in a license agreement allowing JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. (JPMC) to use patented check processing technology was properly interpreted by a Texas federal judge as entitling JPMC to reimbursement after the patent licensor granted a similar unlimited license to another entity for a lesser lump sum, a divided Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 19 (JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. v. DataTreasury Corporation, No. 15-40905, 5th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 9203)....

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