On June 22, 2018 in WesternGeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corporation, the Supreme Court held in a 7 – 2 decision written by Thomas J with Gorsuch and Breyer JJ dissenting that the loss of foreign profits resulting from the...more
6/28/2018
/ 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2) ,
35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
Appeals ,
Damages ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Sales ,
Lost Profits ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
In a 7-1 decision on March 21, 2017, in the case of SCA Hygiene Products AB v. First Quality Baby Products LLC, the United States Supreme Court reversed an en banc decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and...more
3/28/2017
/ Damages ,
Defense Strategies ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Laches ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Petrella v. MGM ,
SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v First Quality Baby Products ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations
The Supreme Court on December 6, 2016 ruled that when considering the basis for awarding damages based on the infringer’s profits from infringing a design patent, it is not necessary to base these damages on the profit made...more
12/7/2016
/ Apple v Samsung ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Cell Phones ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Damages ,
Design Patent ,
Manufacturers ,
Patent Infringement ,
Profits ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
Concerns about trade secret theft have been increasing in both the United States and Europe in recent years. Traditionally, American law disfavored trade secret protection vis à vis patenting on the basis that publication of...more
9/22/2016
/ Asset Seizure ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Liability ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Economic Espionage Act ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Ex Parte ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Jurisdiction ,
Limitation Periods ,
Misappropriation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
Trade Secrets ,
TRIPS Agreement ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Young Lawyers