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Alexander Bennett

Royalty Roulette: When Contract Amendments Disconnect the Patent from the Payment

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. v. Insall, 2024 WL 3381286 (7th Cir. July 12, 2024) - The 7th Circuit recently upheld an arbitration award and found that royalties may be collected after the expiration of the related patent(s)…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Awards, Intellectual Property Protection, Patents, Royalties

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Robyn Bowland

Internet Archive’s Free E-Book Lending Not Fair Use

Hachette Book Grp., Inc. v. Internet Archive, No. 23-1260, 2024 WL 4031751 (2d Cir. Sept. 4, 2024) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling that nonprofit digital library Internet…more

Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Litigation, Fair Use, Intellectual Property Protection

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Michael Bregenzer

Obtaining Attorneys’ Fees: Exceptional Facts, Not Policy

Lontex Corp. v. Nike, Inc., 107 F.4th 139 (3d Cir. 2024) - On July 10, 2024, the Third Circuit vacated and remanded the district court’s decision to award attorneys’ fees to plaintiff Lontex, a sports apparel brand whose…more

Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Protection, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Litigation, Trademarks

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Michael Carwin

The Pitfalls of Proprietary Information: Boeing Hit With $72M Trade Secrets Verdict

Zunum Aero, Inc. v. The Boeing Company et al., No. 2:21-CV-00896-JLR, (W.D. Wash. May 30, 2024) - A Washington jury recently issued a $72 million verdict in favor of Zunum Aero Inc. (“Zunum”), a now-defunct aerospace…more

Boeing, Confidential Information, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Protection, Misappropriation

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Andrew Gordon-Seifert

Is an Arrangement of Source Code Protectable?

Compulife Software, Inc. v. Newman, No. 21-14071, 2024 WL 3611013 (11th Cir. Aug. 1, 2024) - On August 1, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that affirmed a trade secret claim, but reversed and…more

Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Protection, Trade Secrets

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Victoria Hanson

Installation Payments Fly Under the On-Sale Bar Radar

Aviation Clean Air, LLC v. Ionic Air Care, Inc., No. 3:21-cv-219-TCB (N.D. Ga. Sept. 16, 2024) - On September 16, 2024, a special master for the Northern District of Georgia issued a report and recommendation to deny Ionic…more

Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patents

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Anthony Hao

Hey Siri, Are You A Tangible Product? Delaware Judge Said No

IPA Technologies Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation, No. CV 18-1-RGA, 2024 WL 1797394 (D. Del. Apr. 25, 2024) - On April 25, 2024, Judge Richard G. Andrews from District of Delaware found that Siri, the digital assistant produced…more

Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patents

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Andy Himebaugh

Challenging The Design Patent Obviousness Test: LKQ v. GM En Banc Oral Argument

LKQ Corporation, Keystone Automotive v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC - As an initial disclaimer, Irwin IP LLP is privileged to be lead counsel for LKQ Corporation and Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc…more

Intellectual Property Protection, Obviousness, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Lisa Holubar

Court Prunes a Thicket of Claims and Counterclaims and Excludes Expert’s Design Patent Infringement Opinion

Fiskars Finland OY AB v. Woodland Tools, Inc., No. 22-cv-00540 (W.D. Wis. Aug. 26, 2024) - On August 26, 2024, the Western District of Wisconsin issued a decision adjudicating a number of motions in a case involving a thicket…more

Design Patent, Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patents

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Reid Huefner

On-Sale Bar Arguments Fizzle Out at the Federal Circuit

Celanese Int'l Corp. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n, No. 2022-1827, 2024 WL 3747277, at *1 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 12, 2024) - Manufacturers beware! Your sales of products based on secret manufacturing processes may invalidate your patents. …more

America Invents Act, CAFC, Intellectual Property Protection, International Trade Commission (ITC), Patent Litigation

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Barry Irwin

Challenging The Design Patent Obviousness Test: LKQ v. GM En Banc Oral Argument

LKQ Corporation, Keystone Automotive v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC - As an initial disclaimer, Irwin IP LLP is privileged to be lead counsel for LKQ Corporation and Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc…more

Intellectual Property Protection, Obviousness, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Suet Lee

Internet Archive’s Free E-Book Lending Not Fair Use

Hachette Book Grp., Inc. v. Internet Archive, No. 23-1260, 2024 WL 4031751 (2d Cir. Sept. 4, 2024) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling that nonprofit digital library Internet…more

Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Litigation, Fair Use, Intellectual Property Protection

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Emad Mahou

Standing in Limbo: What Platinum Optics v. Viavi Tells Us About IPR Appeals

Platinum Optics Tech. Inc. v. Viavi Solutions Inc., 2024 WL 3836107 (Fed. Cir. 2024) - On August 24, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) dismissed an appeal for lack of standing after a…more

CAFC, Corporate Counsel, Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation

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Joseph Marinelli

Installation Payments Fly Under the On-Sale Bar Radar

Aviation Clean Air, LLC v. Ionic Air Care, Inc., No. 3:21-cv-219-TCB (N.D. Ga. Sept. 16, 2024) - On September 16, 2024, a special master for the Northern District of Georgia issued a report and recommendation to deny Ionic…more

Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patents

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Adam Reis

The Pitfalls of Proprietary Information: Boeing Hit With $72M Trade Secrets Verdict

Zunum Aero, Inc. v. The Boeing Company et al., No. 2:21-CV-00896-JLR, (W.D. Wash. May 30, 2024) - A Washington jury recently issued a $72 million verdict in favor of Zunum Aero Inc. (“Zunum”), a now-defunct aerospace…more

Boeing, Confidential Information, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Protection, Misappropriation

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Joseph Saltiel

Single Act, Not Sale, Triggers New York Personal Jurisdiction

American Girl, LLC v. Zembrka, No. 21-cv-1381 (2d Cir. September 17, 2024) - On September 17, 2024, the Second Circuit concluded that under New York’s Long Arm Statute, a business that receives a single product order, sends…more

Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property Protection, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Litigation, Trademarks

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Katie Schelli

Court Prunes a Thicket of Claims and Counterclaims and Excludes Expert’s Design Patent Infringement Opinion

Fiskars Finland OY AB v. Woodland Tools, Inc., No. 22-cv-00540 (W.D. Wis. Aug. 26, 2024) - On August 26, 2024, the Western District of Wisconsin issued a decision adjudicating a number of motions in a case involving a thicket…more

Design Patent, Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patents

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Alexa Tipton

Single Act, Not Sale, Triggers New York Personal Jurisdiction

American Girl, LLC v. Zembrka, No. 21-cv-1381 (2d Cir. September 17, 2024) - On September 17, 2024, the Second Circuit concluded that under New York’s Long Arm Statute, a business that receives a single product order, sends…more

Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property Protection, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Litigation, Trademarks

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Nick Wheeler

On-Sale Bar Arguments Fizzle Out at the Federal Circuit

Celanese Int'l Corp. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n, No. 2022-1827, 2024 WL 3747277, at *1 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 12, 2024) - Manufacturers beware! Your sales of products based on secret manufacturing processes may invalidate your patents. …more

America Invents Act, CAFC, Intellectual Property Protection, International Trade Commission (ITC), Patent Litigation

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Ifti Zaim

Standing in Limbo: What Platinum Optics v. Viavi Tells Us About IPR Appeals

Platinum Optics Tech. Inc. v. Viavi Solutions Inc., 2024 WL 3836107 (Fed. Cir. 2024) - On August 24, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) dismissed an appeal for lack of standing after a…more

CAFC, Corporate Counsel, Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation

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Daniel Zhang

District Court Injects Six Errors into Four-Factor Preliminary Injunction Test

Insulet Corp. v. EOFlow, Co. Ltd., 2024-1137 (Fed. Cir. June 17, 2024) - The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) recently reversed the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (“District Court”)’s…more

Confidential Information, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Protection, Manufacturers, Misappropriation

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