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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EU Court of Justice Takes a Firm Stance Against Patent Settlement Agreements

The European Union’s Court of Justice (ECJ) has rendered its two long-awaited judgments in the European Commission’s (EC’s) perindopril case. The 27 June 2024 judgments concern: - The EC’s appeal of the General Court’s...more

Dechert LLP

Affaire Servier : la Cour de justice de l’Union censure l’arrêt du Tribunal et lui renvoie la balle

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Le 27 juin 2024, le laboratoire pharmaceutique Servier – qui, entre 2005 et 2007, avait conclu plusieurs accords transactionnels en matière de brevets impliquant des paiements inversés avec des génériqueurs (Niche/Unichem,...more

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The $X Factor: Demystifying Damages Calculations

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to deny a defendant’s motion for a new trial on damages, finding that the plaintiff’s damages expert sufficiently showed that prior license...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - June 2024

EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2023-1101 (Fed. Cir. June 3, 2024) In the Federal Circuit’s only precedential patent opinion this week, the court addressed issues of infringement and admissibility that arose...more

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Janssen and Samsung Bioepis Settle STELARA (Ustekinumab) Litigation

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Samsung Bioepis recently reported that it has signed a settlement and license agreement with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) in the United States relating to SB17, Samsung Bioepis’s ustekinumab biosimilar to J&J’s STELARA®. If SB17...more

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Genentech Files Lawsuits Against Biogen and Millennium for Past Royalties on the Cabilly Patents

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This week, Genentech filed separate lawsuits against Biogen and Millennium, alleging breach of a license agreement to the Cabilly patents (U.S. Patent No. 6,331,415 and 7,923,221)....more

Linda Liu & Partners

Current State and Emerging Challenges of SEP Licensing for Intelligent Connected Vehicles in China (II)

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III. Principles and Methods Adopted by Chinese Courts for Calculating SEP Royalties in Lawsuits in the Field of Communications - 1. Regarding Justiciability of SEP License Disputes in China - Interpretation of the Supreme...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Tough Medicine, Part 2: Litigation lessons from Medtronic

​​​​​​​The Tax Court issued its second opinion in Medtronic following a remand by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Medtronic, Inc. v. Comm’r, 900 F.3d 610 (8th Cir. 2018)) of its earlier decision. In that...more

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The Heightened Standard of Proving Induced Infringement

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ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION v. MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC - Before Newman, Prost, and Taranto. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: A finding of inducing infringement requires...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Where Is the Federal Circuit on Using Comparable Licenses to Prove Reasonable Royalties and Apportionment in Patent Cases?

In patent litigation, the adequacy of proof of apportionment in reasonable royalty damage claims is often a challenging issue that is hotly contested by the parties. The Federal Circuit has recently focused on the use of...more

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Federal Circuit Sends iPhone Patent Dispute Back for Third Damages Trial

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Considering numerous claim construction, infringement and damages issues related to patents allegedly covering Apple’s iPhones 5 and 6 series technology, a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined...more

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Be Careful What You Agree To: Incorporated Rules Clearly and Unmistakably Delegate Determining Arbitrability

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ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR USA, LLC v. MAXPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Chen.  Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary:  An arbitration agreement, which...more

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No Standing for Second Bite at the Apple

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APPLE, INC. v. QUALCOMM, INC. Before Newman, Prost, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Apple lacked standing to appeal an IPR decision upholding patents that Apple licenses from...more

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It’s Not Esoteric: Absent Ambiguity, Plain Contractual Language Governs

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Rudimentary principles of contract law stipulate that words in a contract that are plain and free from ambiguity must be understood in their usual and ordinary sense. Applying such principles, the US Court of Appeals for the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

No Coverage for Second Lawsuit Alleging Acts that Correlate to Acts Alleged in Earlier Lawsuit Predating Claims-Made Policy Period

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A federal district court, applying Florida law, has held that an insurer owed no duty to defend or indemnify its insured because the acts giving rise to the underlying litigation were related to earlier litigation that...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Expert Opinion on Reasonable Royalty Rate

On August 26, in MCL Intellectual Property, LLC v. Micron Technology, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed exclusion of an expert opinion regarding a reasonable royalty, holding that the district court did not abuse its...more

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Forget About Seeking a Reasonable Royalty—Court Affirms Order Excluding Damages Theory for Flash Memory Patent

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MLC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC v. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Before Newman, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary: When relying upon lump sum...more

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Federal Circuit Remands CBM Appeals Under Arthrex, Leaves Forum Selection Dispute for Another Day

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NEW VISION GAMING & DEVELOPMENT, INC. V. SG GAMING, INC. Before Newman, Moore, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded two CBM decisions under...more

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Judge Newman Dissents from the Federal Circuit in New Vision Gaming, Argues “Threshold Issue” of Forum-Selection Clause Must be...

Earlier this month, in the precedential decision  New Vision Gaming & Development, Inc. v. SG Gaming, Inc., FKA Bally Gaming, Inc., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“the CAFC”) vacated and remanded a decision by...more

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. License Agreement Not Enough for Standing on Appeal of an IPR Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Inc.

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In a precedential decision, the Federal Circuit held that Apple lacked standing to appeal from its loss as petitioner in a couple of inter partes reviews (IPRs) against patent owner Qualcomm. Background - Qualcomm sued...more

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2G or Not 2G: Patent License Applies to Future Generation Wireless Networks

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In interpreting a patent license agreement originally drafted in the era of third generation (3G) cellular networks, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the license agreement covered subsequent wireless...more

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Kannuu v. Samsung: Forum Selection Clause Did Not Prohibit IPR Challenges

In Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No 19-civ-4297 (S.D.N.Y Jan. 19, 2021), the parties’ forum selection clause in their non-disclosure agreement did not prevent Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) from...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Federal Circuitry

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (January 25-29): Year 1993 and LTE Technology

Despite no precedential patent decisions at the Federal Circuit, the Court still addressed some interesting issues last week, including whether a license agreement from 1993 bars patent infringement claims on LTE technology...more

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Federal Circuit Review - Issue 278

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278-1. Federal Circuit Remands Patent Infringement Case to Answer Patent Ownership and License to Practice Questions - The Federal Circuit recently vacated a grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent,...more

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[Webinar] IP Litigation: Monetizing Your Patent Portfolio - August 18th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT

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Whether your portfolio comprises one patent or hundreds of patents, it is important to utilize the portfolio to support continued production and innovation efforts; to explore alternative revenue streams through licensing of...more

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