Hogan Lovells’ U.S. + German Patent Update reports on recent patent news and cases from Germany and the United States.
The January 2019 spotlight article covers a recent Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) decision in...more
1/25/2019
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Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
USPTO
The U.S. and Germany are two of the most important fora in the world for patent litigation. The U.S. has long been one of the largest markets for patent litigation, and Germany has constantly attracted more than 50% of all...more
12/7/2018
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Damages ,
Foreign Defendants ,
German Federal Supreme Court ,
Germany ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Lost Profits ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Popular ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO
In the August 2018 edition of Hogan Lovells’ Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Update, we report on recent news and case decisions from China, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This bi-monthly newsletter...more
9/14/2018
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35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
America Invents Act ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Sales ,
German Federal Supreme Court ,
Germany ,
Lost Profits ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
The prominent state of patent litigation in the United States and Germany is due not only to the size of its markets, but also to a recent increase in hearings before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Patent...more
7/23/2018
/ 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2) ,
35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
America Invents Act ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Domestic Injury ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Sales ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lost Profits ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of IPRs, Requires PTAB to Decide Validity of All Challenged Claims -
Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group & SAS Institute v. Iancu (24 April 2018)....more
5/16/2018
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Claim Construction ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Lost Profits ,
Obviousness ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Liability ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Ratification ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
SCOTUS ,
USPTO ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation