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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
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday issued a decision that clarifies its precedent on the exercise of personal jurisdiction in patent cases. In a precedential decision, the court held that there is no...more
Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - NIAZI LICENSING CORPORATION v. ST. JUDE MEDICAL S.C., INC. [OPINION] (2021-1864, 4/11/22) (Taranto, Bryson, Stoll) - Stoll, J. Affirming sanctions that excluded portions of...more
This case was the second opinion in a patent dispute saga between two poultry processing competitors over patented poultry chilling technology. See John Bean Tech. Corp. v. Morris & Associates, Inc., 887 F.3d 1322 (Fed. Cir....more
[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more
A number of small providers are receiving patent demand letters with a settlement or licensing offer to avoid litigation. How should you respond? Should you respond? Many of these letters are a typical part of the playbook of...more
In John Bean, the patent owner’s only competitor, Morris & Associates, responded to a demand letter with evidence of invalidity. John Bean Technologies Corporation v. Morris & Assocs. Inc., Cases 2020-1090, 2020-1148, Slip...more
The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more
Welcome to Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on dispute resolution. In this newsletter, we address recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may...more
If the patent demand letter situation escalates and you may be sued for infringement, you have options to consider. 1. Consider filing a lawsuit for declaratory judgment (DJ). In certain cases you may file a lawsuit...more
This article is the next piece of my series discussing patent demand letters. Part one, reviewed the initial considerations and steps one should make upon receiving a patent demand letter. Part two explored the subject or...more
In a recently published decision (Fluid Energy Group Ltd v Exaltexx Inc, 2020 FC 81), the Federal Court granted a pre-trial injunction sought by the Defendant, Exaltexx Inc. (Exaltexx), enjoining the Plaintiff, Fluid Energy...more
Clarifying ten-year-old precedent on personal jurisdiction in patent declaratory judgment actions, the Federal Circuit recently held in Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. v. Plano Encryption Technologies that sending a patent...more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. On Dec. 7, 2018, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. v. Plano Encryption Technologies, case number 16-2700, holding that non-practicing entities (companies whose only...more
It started with Vermont in 2013. Since then, over half the states have enacted legislation aimed at curbing patent infringement suits from non-practicing entities. Now, the band may add another member: Massachusetts....more
Addressing jurisdictional issues, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit relied on post-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) to exercise, for the first time, jurisdiction over an appeal in which only a counterclaim arose...more
DISTRICT COURT CASES - Minnesota Court Awards Octane Fitness $1.7 Million in Attorney Fees and Costs - In the seminal case establishing a lower standard for attorney fees in “exceptional” patent cases—Octane Fitness...more
Recently the House Judiciary Committee voted 24-8 to approve a revised version of the Innovation Act. As we previously discussed, the Innovation Act was re-introduced in the House earlier this year in the same form approved...more
A gunshot that cracks the silence of an old west desert canyon creates an echo coming from all directions. A Supreme Court decision can make similar reverberations throughout the legal world. Last year, just such a sound...more