• The Supreme Court in WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. held 7-2 that because ION exported components of WesternGeco’s patented system in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2), WesternGeco was entitled to recover damages...more
6/26/2018
/ 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2) ,
35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
Appeals ,
Damages ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Sales ,
Lost Profits ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
Plaintiff FairWarning sued defendant Iatric Systems for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,578,500 (the “’500 patent”), titled “System and Method of Fraud and Misuse Detection”. The ’500 patent discloses ways to detect fraud...more
On September 8, 2016, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision from the Eastern District of Virginia in which the district court held that UCB, Inc.’s Cimzia® antibody does not infringe Yeda’s U.S. Patent No. 6,090,923 (“the...more
DISTRICT COURT -
Expert’s Failure to Disclose Certain Materials Relied upon in Forming Opinion Warrants Mistrial -
On February 29, 2016, Judge Robert Payne of the Eastern District of Virginia declared a mistrial as...more
4/11/2016
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Expert Testimony ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Joinder ,
Mistrial ,
NVIDIA ,
Patent Infringement ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Samsung
FEDERAL CIRCUIT CASES -
“Bust!” — Federal Circuit Deals Tough News to Inventors of Card Game -
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) determination of unpatentability for claims...more