In the latest decision addressing antitrust liability for FRAND commitments, Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn of the Northern District of Texas dismissed a complaint from Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (“Continental”) alleging,...more
9/18/2020
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bargaining Power ,
Breach of Contract ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FRAND ,
Monopolization ,
Motion to Transfer ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Sherman Act ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Supplemental Jurisdiction ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
Last week, the Federal Circuit invoked the Kessler doctrine in ruling that a district court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s patent infringement suit against Amazon barred the plaintiff’s subsequent lawsuits against Amazon and...more
6/24/2020
/ Amazon ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Kessler Doctrine ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
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On February 25, 2019, the Supreme Court denied Power Integrations, Inc.’s (“Power Integrations”) petition for writ of certiorari. The question presented to the Court was whether a plaintiff who had proven customer demand for...more
On November 30, 2018, the Federal Circuit affirmed a jury verdict awarding Sprint Communications Company, LP (“Sprint”) damages in the amount of $139,800,000.00 USD against Time Warner Cable, Inc., et al., for infringing five...more
Automated Tracking Solutions, LLC, (“ATS”) appealed findings of invalidity for failing to claim patent-eligible subject matter by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. In a decision rendered...more
3/7/2018
/ CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Coca Cola ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ,
Section 101 ,
Summary Judgment ,
Tracking Systems