In a June 22, 2018 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court confronted the intersection between patent law and the increasing pace of globalization. With increasing frequency, accused infringers have been citing the presumption...more
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WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
On May 30, 2017, the Supreme Court limited a patent owner’s ability to control products after an authorized initial sale. In Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., the Court reversed long-standing...more
For almost thirty years, patent owners sued corporate defendants for patent infringement in any federal judicial district in which that corporation was subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction. When corporate defendants...more
For decades, defendants accused of patent infringement could assert the defense of laches to eliminate damages that accrued before the patent owner sued if the plaintiff’s unreasonable delay in filing suit prejudiced the...more