Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two related cases: Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. (Supreme Court docket number 14-1513) and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc. (Supreme Court docket...more
2/24/2016
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Damages ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Halo v Pulse ,
Highmark v. Allcare ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Stryker v Zimmer ,
Willful Infringement
On October 19, 2015, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two related cases: Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. (Supreme Court docket number 14-1513) and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc. (Supreme Court docket...more
10/20/2015
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Attorney's Fees ,
Bad Faith ,
Certiorari ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enhanced Penalties ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Willful Infringement
As we reported earlier today, the Supreme Court issued opinions in the Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. (Supreme Court docket number 12-1184) and Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Mgmt. Sys., Inc. (Supreme...more
On February 26, 2014, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases dealing with the attorney fee-shifting provision of 35 U.S.C. § 285. In the first case, Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. (Supreme...more
As we have reported over the past couple of weeks, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases involving the attorney fees provision of 35 U.S.C. § 285 on Wednesday, February 26. That statute provides that a "court in...more
As we have reported over the past couple of weeks, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases involving the attorney fees provision of 35 U.S.C. § 285 on Wednesday, February 26. That statute provides that a "court in...more
As we indicated last week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in two cases involving the Attorney Fees provision at 35 U.S.C. § 285. That section provides that a district court may award reasonable attorney fees...more
In less than two weeks, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases involving the Attorney Fees provision of 35 U.S.C. § 285. Both of these cases have garnered a lot of attention from the patent community, because...more