On June 13, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Federal Circuit’s rigid two-part test for awarding enhanced damages in patent cases. In two cases decided together, Halo Elecs., Inc. v. Pulse Elecs., Inc., and...more
6/15/2016
/ 35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Halo v Pulse ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
SCOTUS ,
Seagate ,
Stryker v Zimmer ,
Willful Infringement
Efforts by the U.S. Senate to pass an alternative to the Innovation Act, which aims to reform abusive patent litigation, have stalled. Sen. Patrick Leahy, who is leading the effort, has announced that his committee is tabling...more
5/26/2014
/ Apple ,
Attorney's Fees ,
DuPont ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Ford Motor ,
General Electric ,
Highmark ,
Highmark v. Allcare ,
IBM ,
Innovation Act ,
Medtronic ,
Microsoft ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Reform ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patents ,
Pfizer ,
USPTO
In twin unanimous opinions issued yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected long-standing Federal Circuit rules governing the award of attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party in patent litigation, and appellate review of...more