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On August 28, 2024, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision regarding issue preclusion in Wisc. Alumni Research Found. v. Apple Inc., Nos. 2022-1884, 2022-1886. For issue preclusion to apply, “the issue actually...more
5 On July 16, 2024, the Federal Circuit affirmed both the sua sponte order issued by the District of Delaware requiring Lori LaPray, the purported owner of all of the plaintiff LLCs created by the patent monetization firm, IP...more
Before Moore, Lourie, and Albright. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: The totality of the complaint’s allegations must be considered when assessing whether induced patent...more
The Federal Circuit’s decision in Luv N’ Care v. Laurain (April 12, 2024) addresses the legal standards for remedying egregious forms of deceptive conduct by patent owners through the equitable barring of relief and patent...more
On May 2, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential opinion in SnapRays, d/b/a SnapPower v. Lighting Defense Group, discussing personal jurisdiction and – for the first time –...more
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD. v. NORWICH PHARMACEUTICALS., INC. Before Lourie, Chen, and Cunningham. Appeal from the District of Delaware Summary: The Federal Circuit ruled that an ANDA listing an infringing indication cannot...more
On March 25, 2024, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in Edwards Lifesciences Corp. v. Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., addressing whether the act of importing two heart valve systems for a medical conference was within the...more
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a preliminary injunction granted as to franchisor Urban Air’s patent and trade dress infringement claims against Kangaroo, LLC. UATP IP, LLC v. Kangaroo, LLC, 2024 WL 658205 (Fed....more
This month’s ITC Wrap-Up reviews recent developments in the Commission’s scope of authority to review (1) infringement by “alternative” products and (2) infringement of claims other than those a product was accused of...more
In May, there were two new complaints filed at the U.S. International Trade Commission, including complaints filed by Efficient Power Conversion Corp. (Semiconductor Devices and Products Containing the Same) and Shoals...more
In recent years, companies involved in intellectual property rights infringement disputes abound in China. Some have been accused of infringement and have been punished with high compensation and issued with enforceable...more
In the information age, with the rapid development of the Internet, mobile Internet, big data, and other technologies, products can be promoted to the whole world without leaving your house; foreign companies can also open...more
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Colm F. Connolly in ChromaDex, Inc. et al. v. Elysium Health, Inc., Civil Action No. 18-1434-CFC-JLH (D.Del. December 17, 2020), the Court granted in part and denied in part...more
Facebook, Inc. v. Windy City Innovations, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2018-1400 et al. (Fed. Cir. Sept. 4, 2020)- The only precedential decision this week was a modified panel decision of a prior precedential opinion following a...more
The COVID-19 pandemic may have had an adverse impact on your brick-and-mortar retail sales, but hopefully has resulted in an uptick in your online retail sales. And when it comes to online retail sales, Amazon is the river,...more
The Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 aims to close a loophole in the current law and provide U.S. Customs the authority to seize counterfeit goods infringing design patents....more
As anticipated, on December 12, 2018, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) issued a notice to review the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination (“FID”) issued by Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”)...more
In our Global IP Outlook for 2018 we flagged the following key areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to consider for developments over the year. This post collates our related LimeGreen IP insights… and then some. ...more
We are delighted to announce the launch of our Combatting illegal pharma trade enforcement guide. This publication is a pharmaceutical industry-specific brochure which complements our suite of brand and trademark protection...more
By judgement of January 3rd, 2017, the Turin Court of Appeal delivered a monumental decision in a longstanding patent dispute concerning the validity and infringement of patents relating to an Electronic Program Guide (EPG)...more
Intellectual property (IP) issues are increasingly important factors in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Of the various industry sector transactions included in recent American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law...more
During trial the orally court granted plaintiffs motion for judgment of partial findings on lack of anticipation and indefiniteness. It further ruled in favor of plaintiffs finding that “fesoterodine” includes the salt form...more
A Second Circuit 3-judge panel affirmed a district court decision denying a request for declaratory and injunctive relief while subsequently compelling arbitration in a licensing infringement suit. On appeal, LG Electronics,...more
The court declines to consider extrinsic evidence in the context of this motion to dismiss. However, the complaint is deficient in that the decision to lump two defendants together in addressing the direct infringement claim...more
The basics of the Texas Anti-SLAPP law In part three we are going to deep dive into a specific case that has garnered a lot of attention-Schlumberger v. Rutherford which is currently on appeal to the Houston Court of...more