A split Federal Circuit panel recently held that the safe harbor provision of 35 U.S.C. §271(e)(1) providing a defense to infringement applies if the allegedly infringing activity is “reasonably related to submitting...more
Although a seemingly infrequent issue, the ability to sue domestic and foreign sovereign entities in intellectual property disputes has been the subject of recent seminal U.S. Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions. In...more
GENETIC VETERINARY SCIENCES v. LABOKLIN GMBH & CO. KG - Before Wallach, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the Eastern District of Virginia. Summary: (1) If a foreign entity is not subject to jurisdiction in any state’s...more
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., US Supreme Court, May 1, 2007 - Plaintiff Helmerich & Payne (H&P), a supplier of drilling equipment, sued Venezuela to obtain compensation...more