A Delaware jury has awarded Wasica Finance over $31 million in patent damages against Schrader Int’l. In 2013, Wasica accused Schrader Int’l of infringing a patent entitled “Device for Monitoring and the Air-Pressure in...more
USAA filed multiple patent infringement lawsuits against Wells Fargo, alleging widespread infringement of USAA’s patented technologies on remote check deposits for mobile banking systems. Last November, a jury in a first case...more
AMGEN INC. v. HOSPIRA, INC.
Before Moore, Bryson, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: Biological engineering activity that would otherwise constitute patent...more
12/19/2019
/ Amgen ,
Appeals ,
Biologics ,
Damages ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hospira ,
Jury Trial ,
Method of Manufacture ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Pre-approval ,
Reaffirmation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Substantial Evidence Standard
Western Plastics sued Dubose Strapping for infringing a patent covering a material for wrapping rolls of metal coil. Both parties compete in the metal industry and sell a similar wrap...more
Earlier this year, a federal jury in Delaware found that Westinghouse Air Brake d/b/a Wabtec infringed eight patents owned by Siemens Mobility, including finding willful infringement as to two of the patents. The asserted...more
A federal court in Wisconsin recently awarded Ultratec, Inc. and Captel, Inc. more than $5.4 million in damages, based on a patent infringement claim brought against Sorenson Communications and CaptionCalls...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Prost, Dyk, and Wallach. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Summary: When the Federal Circuit holds that a combination of references...more
4/2/2019
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Combined References ,
Damages ,
Jury Trial ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Reversal
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Newman, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Summary: Reasonable royalty patent damages cannot include a royalty for...more
11/21/2018
/ Appeals ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Induced Infringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before the Supreme Court. Thomas delivered opinion, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan. Gorsuch dissenting, joined by Breyer.
Summary: Patentee may recover...more
6/25/2018
/ 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2) ,
35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
Appeals ,
Damages ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Profits ,
Foreign Sales ,
Lost Profits ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation