The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated an order modifying a protective order to allow the use of confidential discovery material in foreign litigation, explaining that courts facing such questions must...more
9/11/2015
/ Confidential Information ,
Discovery ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
FRCP 26 ,
Japan ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Protective Orders ,
Remand ,
South Korea ,
Trade Secrets ,
Vacated ,
Writ of Mandamus
Addressing the degree to which litigation conduct can preclude the recovery of fees under 35 U.S. C. § 285, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the denial of a fee award, finding that sloppy litigation...more
8/5/2015
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Exceptional Case ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Objective Unreasonableness Standard ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Unclean Hands ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
U.S. Nutraceuticals, LLC v. Cyanotech Corp. -
Addressing who should decide whether a dispute falls within the scope of an arbitration clause, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed a district court’s...more