A Delaware jury has awarded Wasica Finance over $31 million in patent damages against Schrader Int’l. In 2013, Wasica accused Schrader Int’l of infringing a patent entitled “Device for Monitoring and the Air-Pressure in...more
USAA filed multiple patent infringement lawsuits against Wells Fargo, alleging widespread infringement of USAA’s patented technologies on remote check deposits for mobile banking systems. Last November, a jury in a first case...more
In a case relating to systems to protect hair during bleaching treatments, Olaplex sued L’Oreal for patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and breach of contract. As previously reported on this blog, after a jury...more
9/6/2019
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Breach of Contract ,
Jury Awards ,
Jury Trial ,
L'Oreal ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Trade Secrets ,
Willful Infringement
Olaplex sued L’Oreal for infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 9,498,419 and 9,668,954 and asserted related breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secret claims. The patents relate to systems to protect hair from damage...more
8/29/2019
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Damages ,
Double Recovery ,
Jury Awards ,
L'Oreal ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Willful Infringement
Bio-Rad and the University of Chicago sued 10X Genomics for infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 8,889,083, 8,304,193, and 8,329,407, which relate to genetic analysis tools. The jury found all three patents valid and infringed and...more
Acantha LLC sued Depuy Synthes Sales Inc. and DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., alleging that Depuy’s Vectra and Zero-P VA products infringe U.S. Reissued Patent No. RE 43,008. The patent relates to an orthopedic implant used for...more
EcoServices asserted two patents against Certified Aviation related to aircraft engine washing services. The jury found that Certified Aviation willfully infringed and awarded $1,949,600 in reasonable royalty damages. The...more
Finisar alleged that Kaiam’s optoelectronic transceivers infringed 13 of Finisar’s patents. Optoelectronic transceivers provide electrical-to-optical conversion, and vice versa, used to communicate over fiber optic cables....more
A Nebraska court upheld a jury’s reasonable royalty award of more than $14 million for infringement of Exmark’s patent relating to lawnmower baffles. An appellate court had vacated a previous jury award and remanded the case...more
In This Presentation:
• Medical device patent statistics
• Non-practicing entity (NPE) litigation
• Inter partes reexam (IPR) update
• Important litigation
– Edwards v. Medtronic
– Masimo v. Philips
–...more
In This Presentation:
- USPTO POST-GRANT PROCEEDINGS: LESSONS LEARNED AFTER 2 YEARS
- Rationales for Denial of Petition
- Rationales for Claims Surviving Final Decision
- Considerations for Multi-Forum...more
11/19/2014
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Brooks Furniture ,
Exceptional Case ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
SCOTUS