The UK has again demonstrated the ongoing trend against hold-out, approving an order forcing Apple to commit to take a license on FRAND terms, to be determined by the court, or face an injunction. This ruling is the latest in...more
In an April 13, 2020, decision, the Federal Circuit held that neither a voluntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), nor a stay of a patent lawsuit pending the results of a patent reexamination,...more
This week, the Supreme Court left open the question of Article III standing with regards to appealing a final written decision from the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB”) that is favorable to the patent owner. On...more
6/20/2019
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Appeals ,
Article III ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
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Recently, in ZTE (USA) Inc. v. Fundamental Innovation Int’l LLC, IPR2018-00425, Paper No. 34 (Feb. 6, 2019), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) allowed Petitioner’s motion to retroactively correct its defective IPR...more
Late last week, in Worlds, Inc. v. Bungie, Inc., the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“Board”) must place the burden of persuasion on the Petitioner to show it has named all real parties in...more
The United States Supreme Court decided earlier this year that a 1957 opinion is still valid and still limits venue choices for patent infringement actions under 28 U.S.C. § 1400. See TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group...more
The deadline has come and gone for the ITC and patentee Align to file petitions for certiorari seeking review by the Supreme Court of the Federal Circuit’s decision in ClearCorrect. On November 10, 2015, a panel of the...more
9/3/2016
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Appeals ,
CAFC ,
Digital Downloads ,
Digital Goods ,
Digital Media ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Imports ,
Induced Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Section 337 ,
Software