Emerging Strategies for Protecting Global IP Rights
On May 24, 2018, the District of Massachusetts overhauled the Court’s local patent rules in an effort to promote consistency across patent cases and to streamline patent litigation in the District. Local Rule 16.6, entitled...more
In Travel Sentry, Inc. v. Tropp, Appeal No. 16-2386 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 19, 2017), the Federal Circuit clarified the scope of joint infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a). Specifically, the court provided guidance on performing...more
Plaintiffs bringing patent infringement complaints under the Iqbal/Twombly pleading standard should take notice. On September 30, 2016, a panel of the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a deficient...more
Judge MaryJoan McNamara Appointed New Administrative Law Judge at U.S. International Trade Commission – On August 17, 2015, the ITC issued a news release announcing that Judge MaryJoan McNamara has been appointed as an ALJ....more
Today, the Federal Circuit sitting en banc changed direction again on § 271(a) direct infringement and ruled that Limelight was liable for direct infringement based on substantial evidence supporting the jury verdict of...more
Federal Circuit Reverses Commission Determination Of Domestic Industry Economic Prong – On May 11, 2015, the Federal Circuit issued an Opinion in Lelo Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 2013-1582 (Fed. Cir. 2015), reversing the...more
Fifth Annual "Live at the ITC" – On July 30, 2014, the Fifth Annual Forum on Section 337 and Other Developments at the U.S. International Trade Commission, entitled Live at the ITC, was co-sponsored by the ABA-IPL...more