On May 10, 2013, the en banc Federal Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision in CLS Bank Int’l v. Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd., No. 2011-1301, concerning whether computer-implemented method and system claims are patent...more
5/16/2013 - Computer-Related Inventions Infringement Patent-Eligible Subject Matter Patents
On February 27, Congressional Representatives Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, introduced a proposed bill intended to curb litigation initiated by Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs), or “patent trolls.” NPE...more
3/5/2013 - Attorney's Fees Legal Costs Patent Trolls Patents Proposed Legislation SHIELD Act
On February 20, 2013, the Supreme Court issued a decision addressing the critical question of where plaintiffs can or must sue when their claims implicate patent law but are not traditional patent law claims. See Gunn v....more
2/22/2013 - Attorney Malpractice Exclusive Jurisdiction Federal Question Jurisdiction Gunn v Minton Mixed Motive Cases Patents SCOTUS
In an important intellectual property ruling likely to affect patent law as much as trademark law, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., No. 11-982 (U.S. Jan. 9, 2013), unanimously holding...more
1/10/2013 - Burden of Proof Covenant Not to Sue Infringement Nike Patents SCOTUS Trademarks
On January 3, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered into a Consent Decree with Google Inc. (“Google”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Motorola Mobility LLC (“Motorola”). The decree settles allegations that Google...more
1/7/2013 - Competition FRAND FTC Google Licenses Patents Standards-Essential Patents
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