In a speech at the American Antitrust Association (AAI) and Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) Conference on Innovation, Patents and PAEs on December 10, 2014, Federal Trade Commissioner (FTC) Julie Brill...more
On May 30, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a dispute with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) regarding the...more
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Patents -
..Federal Circuit Rules It’s Own Standards Apply When Considering Preliminary Injunctions
..Preliminary Testing of Medical Devices in Animals Enables Their Use in...more
12/28/2012
/ America Invents Act ,
Claim Construction ,
Competition ,
Copyright ,
Infringement ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Assertion Entities ,
Patent Reform ,
Patents ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reissue Patents ,
Restitution ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
Walker Process Claims
Federal antitrust enforcement agencies are closely studying the growing activity of patent assertion entities (PAE). At a recent joint workshop sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice...more