Textile Copyright Cases Ripe for ADR -
While normally focused on music and media matters, copyright lawyers in California have grown busy with something else: fabrics. Hundreds of textile copyright suits involving fabric...more
11/23/2015
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Bayer ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Cartwright Act ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC v Actavis ,
Generic Drugs ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Reverse Payment Settlement Agreements ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act ,
Takeda Pharmaceuticals ,
Textiles
Two recent Supreme Court decisions changed the standards for the award of attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party in patent infringement suits. Section 285 of the Patent Act provides for the award of fees in “exceptional”...more