State Universities Gain Immunity from IPRs -
Today, many universities own extensive patent portfolios that are managed by sophisticated tech transfer offices. Universities obtain these patents for many reasons, not the...more
2/17/2017
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Breach of Contract ,
Educational Institutions ,
Eleventh Amendment ,
Florida ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
IP Portfolio ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Standing ,
Technology ,
Universities ,
University of Florida ,
USPTO
On December 6, 2016, the United States Supreme Court threw out a $399 million damages award against Samsung for infringing three design patents, opening the door on a new era in design patent infringement damages and the...more
Laches is an equitable defense based on a plaintiff’s unreasonable delay in pursuing a claim. In 2014, the Supreme Court effectively eliminated the laches defense in copyright cases, ruling that the copyright statute allows...more
9/23/2015
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En Banc Review ,
Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Laches ,
Limitation Periods ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Petrella v. MGM ,
Prior Art ,
SCOTUS