Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
This month’s cases involve a cert petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on the extraterritorial application of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, a matter of first impression before the Court of Federal Claims, and a reminder...more
2/11/2025
/ Appeals ,
Court of Federal Claims ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Discovery ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Misappropriation ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment ,
Takings Clause ,
Trade Secrets
Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions EVOLUSION CONCEPTS, INC. v. HOC EVENTS, INC. [OPINION] (2021-1963, 1/14/22) (Prost, Taranto, Chen) -
Taranto, J. Reversing summary judgment of noninfringement for patent related to...more
Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions KANNUU PTY LTD. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. [OPINION] (2021-1638, 10/7/21) (Newman, Prost, Chen) -
Chen, J. Denying motion for preliminary injunction. Patentee sought to compel...more
10/19/2021
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Exceptional Case ,
Expert Fees ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Means-Plus-Function ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Summary Judgment
IN RE: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., LG ELECTRONICS INC., LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC. [OPINION] (2021-139, 2021-140, 6/30/2021) (Lourie, Dyk, Reyna) -
Dyk, J. Granting the writs of...more
7/19/2021
/ IP Assignment Agreements ,
IP License ,
Motion to Transfer ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Samsung ,
Section 101 ,
Sony ,
Summary Judgment ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus
Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions -
SIMIO, LLC v. FLEXSIM SOFTWARE PRODUCTS [OPINION] (2020-1171, 12/29/20) (Prost, Clevenger, Stoll) -
Prost, J. Affirming dismissal because claims were ineligible under § 101....more
In Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court held that clear error review applies to factual determinations underlying district court claim constructions. There has been much discussion about the...more
7/13/2016
/ Claim Construction ,
Clear Error Standard ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Final Judgment ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Markman Hearing ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Settlement ,
Summary Judgment ,
Teva v Sandoz