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USPTO Issues Guidance on Using Artificial Intelligence Tools

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On April 10, 2024, the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) announced guidance regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools before the USPTO. ...more

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Score This One in Favor of Standard-Essential Patent Owners: Recent Decision Makes Satisfying FRAND Obligations Easier

A recent decision in the Eastern District of Texas should provide standard-essential patent (“SEP”) owners with more clarity and optimism when negotiating SEP licenses. Coming on the heels of Judge Koh’s decision in the FTC’s...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The European Court of Justice on Enforcement of FRAND Patents: Huawei v. ZTE

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) rendered its highly anticipated ruling in Huawei v. ZTE on the enforcement of standard essential patents (SEPs) which are subject to a FRAND commitment. SEPs play a significant role in the...more

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U.S. Supreme Court: Good Faith Belief That a Patent Is Invalid Is No Defense to Induced Patent Infringement

In a sharply divided opinion, the Supreme Court has determined that a party may be liable for inducing the infringement of a patent even if it has a good faith belief that the patent is invalid. The decision, Commil USA, LLC...more

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Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. Further Clarifies the Requisite Intent for Induced Infringement after Global-Tech

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On May 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Sys., Inc. that an alleged infringer's belief regarding patent validity cannot be used as evidence in a defense to an induced infringement claim. In so...more

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Belief That a Patent Is Invalid Is Not a Defense to Inducement Liability

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The Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated decision in Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. on Tuesday holding that a patent infringement defendant’s good faith belief that the patent in suit is invalid is not a defense...more

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Supreme Court Holds That Belief of a Patent’s Invalidity Is Not a Defense to Inducement of Infringement

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On May 26, 2015, in Commil v. Cisco, the Supreme Court held by a 6-2 vote that an accused infringer's belief that a patent is invalid does not serve as a defense to charges of inducing infringement of the patent under §...more

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US Supreme Court Eliminates "Good-Faith Belief of Invalidity" Defense for Induced Patent Infringement

On May 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court handed down an important decision regarding induced infringement under 35 U.S.C. §271(b). Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., __ U.S. __ (May 26, 2015). Unlike direct infringement...more

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Supreme Court Holds That "Good Faith" Belief in Patent Invalidity is No Defense to Induced Infringement

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The U.S. Supreme Court today in Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. ruled that a "good faith" belief that a patent is invalid was not a defense to a claim of induced infringement. Reversing the Federal Circuit, the Court...more

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