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Federal Circuit Enforces Gatekeeping Role in Patent Damages Testimony

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On May 21, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, reversed a $20 million damages award against Google LLC in a patent infringement dispute with EcoFactor, Inc. EcoFactor, Inc. v....more

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Implications of the Federal Circuit's Decision in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC

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The Federal Circuit's recent en banc decision in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC has already been touted as a landmark decision on expert damages testimony in patent cases. In EcoFactor, the Federal Circuit weighed in on the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Merger Clause in a Patent License Agreement May Not Extinguish a Prior Covenant Not to Sue

The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s holding that a merger clause in a patent license settlement agreement did not extinguish a prior covenant not to sue on the same patent because the agreement did not...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Upon Reconsideration, E.D.Tex. Judge Affirms Ericsson’s Previously-Vacated Jury Award Against TCL

On May 10, 2018, Magistrate Judge Payne reconsidered his previous March 2018 order which had vacated a jury award, and granted plaintiff Ericsson’s motion for reconsideration. The May ruling makes clear that the accused...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases

Berkheimer v. HP Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1437 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2018) - In Berkheimer v. HP Inc., the Federal Circuit reviewed the District Court’s summary judgment finding that certain claims of a patent were invalid as...more

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