Declaratory judgment (“DJ”) actions have fallen out of favor in patent cases in recent years. In 2011, DJ complaints made up approximately 11 percent of all patent cases filed that year. Last year, they made up less than 5...more
When bringing a lawsuit for a declaratory judgment of non-infringement of a patent, careful pleading may allow plaintiffs to avoid the restrictions against later seeking inter partes review (IPR) of that patent, while also...more
DISTRICT COURT CASES -
Minnesota Court Awards Octane Fitness $1.7 Million in Attorney Fees and Costs -
In the seminal case establishing a lower standard for attorney fees in “exceptional” patent cases—Octane Fitness...more
9/8/2015
/ America Invents Act ,
Anti-Patent Trolls ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Counterclaims ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Demand Letter ,
Exceptional Case ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
MasterCard ,
Method Claims ,
Motion to Amend ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patents ,
Prior Art