Judge Colm Connolly in the District of Delaware has been pressing many of the patent trolls (LLCs that only own 1 asset - the asserted patent with nominal managers who are just strawmen) who sue in his court to reveal the...more
Traditionally, the Federal Circuit had been very strict that a plaintiff must own all the rights to a patent to have standing to bring a lawsuit. But in a few recent cases, the Federal Circuit has become more generous in its...more
In January 2020, we wrote a Law360 guest article that highlighted some of the risks that followed Wells Fargo Bank NA's strategy in its patent dispute with the United Services Automobile Association over remote deposit check...more
2/1/2021
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Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Mobile Banking ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
USAA ,
Wells Fargo
A 7-person jury in Waco, Texas, recently returned its verdict in the first patent trial held before Judge Albright: defense verdict, no finding of infringement. In the MV3 Partners v. Roku dispute, MV3 Partners had sought...more
10/23/2020
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Defense Verdict ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
Expert Witness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Roku
United States Automobile Association (USAA) is a financial services company that provides insurance, banking, investment, and retirement products and services for members of the military and their families. On June 7, 2018,...more
2/5/2020
/ Bank Deposits ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Jury Trial ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Banking ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Section 101 ,
Smartphones ,
Technology ,
USAA ,
Wells Fargo
On January 17, the Northern District of California approved the latest amendments to its Patent Local Rules, which became effective immediately. Traditionally seen as a thought leader on organizing and structuring patent...more
2/2/2017
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Calculation of Damages ,
Case Management ,
Damages ,
Discovery ,
FRAND ,
IP License ,
Local Rules ,
Offer of Judgment ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Rule 68
December has been a hot month for IP law, with important developments in several cases that may significantly impact your intellectual property prosecution and enforcement strategies. Here is a brief summary of each of these...more
12/30/2016
/ Apple v Samsung ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Certiorari ,
Cisco ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Design Patent ,
Doctrine of Scénes á Faire ,
Forum Shopping ,
Google ,
Internet ,
Internet of Things ,
Java ,
Oracle ,
Oracle v Google ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Profits ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Silicon Valley ,
Smartphones ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Venue