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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Federal Circuit Wades Into Article III Standing in Patent Cases Once Again

In the precedential decision of Intellectual Tech LLC v. Zebra Techs. Corp., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas that dismissed a...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Sued: What In-House Counsel Without Litigation Experience Need to Know - Finding Your Outside Team

2: Finding Your Outside Team - This is the second in a series of articles that explores considerations and suggested actions for in-house counsel who are inexperienced in patent litigation, yet facing such a suit. The first...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Sued: What In-House Counsel Without Litigation Experience Need to Know

1: Initial Considerations - This is the first in a series of articles that explores considerations and suggested actions for in-house counsel who are inexperienced in patent litigation and facing a suit, especially one...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Free Speech Illuminates Right to Allege Infringement

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s preliminary injunction prohibiting a patent owner from communicating its view that a competitor infringed, finding that the speech restriction was...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Keep Out: Uniloc Gets Second Chance to Seal Licensing Documents

Patent owners that lack sufficient resources are often required to utilize the services of an outside litigation funding source to vindicate their patent rights. Often times, these patent owners communicate with such...more

McDermott Will & Emery

What You Say Can and Will be Used Against You – Prosecution History and Prior Infringement Arguments

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Noting patent owner’s prior litigation statements, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court ruling that a clear and unmistakable disclaimer in the prosecution history affected claim construction...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Recent Decision Holds That Litigation Funding Does Not Harm Standing and Provides Tips for Negotiating Funding Agreements

The August 13, 2019 decision from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in WAG Acquisition, LLC v. Multi Media LLC, Civil Action No. 2-14-cv-02340, deals a blow to a common attack on litigation...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2019 Report: Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB - Summaries of Key 2018 Decisions

In 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit docketed close to 600 appeals from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). That is the second highest number since starting to hear post-American Invents Act...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Patent Owner and Counsel to Pay Double Costs for Frivolous Appeal

Addressing the issue of sanctions for continued litigation after the parties settled all claims, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s award of attorneys’ fees and costs, and granted...more

McDermott Will & Emery

PTAB Sanctions Successful IPR Petitioner, Awards Fees to Patent Owner

Addressing the “real parties in interest” requirement and claim construction issues in an inter partes review (IPR), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) sanctioned the petitioner for failing to disclose a corporate...more

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