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A U.S. View on the UPC – Part 2: Damages

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On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states will be possible with one action.  This series of articles –...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

The Latest from the Federal Courts: More Uncertainty Regarding Willful Infringement and Enhanced Damages

District courts continue to issue thought-provoking decisions relating to enhanced damages in patent cases. Recently William Alsup of the Northern District of California weighed in on several issues. The focus of Judge...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Cisco Ordered to Pay Over $1 Billion in Enhanced Damages for Willful Infringement

In Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia directed Cisco Systems to pay $1.9 billion after the company lost a patent suit brought by Centripetal...more

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Johnstech International Awarded $1.5 Million for Infringement of Semiconductor Patent

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Johnstech International sued JF Microtechnology for infringing its patent related to semiconductor contactors for testing integrated circuits. Both companies compete for sales of semiconductor test contactors. A California...more

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North Carolina Jury Finds Dubose Strapping Inc. Liable for Willful Patent Infringement

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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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Defendant’s “Staged Delay” in Withdrawing FRAND Affirmative Defenses Amounted to “Rank Gamesmanship” and Supported an Award of...

Chief Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas held that the litigation conduct of defendants Huawei Device USA, Inc. and Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Huawei”), in a patent infringement action,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Restoration of (Bad) Faith: The Proper Standard for a Factual Finding of Willful Infringement

Enhanced Damages Under the Patent Act - The Patent Act provides that once infringement has been established, a district court may “increase the damages up to three times the amount found or assessed.” 35 U.S.C. § 284. The...more

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CardiAQ - An IP Success Story

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At the recent ACC-Socal Double Header Event, Knobbe Martens presented, "CardiAQ - An IP Success Story." ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Failure by Injured Party to Take Reasonable Action May Limit Recovery - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q2 2018

There are instances where a party’s breach of the construction contract is undisputed. However, the amount of recoverable damages often hinges on the injured party’s own conduct both during and following that breach. The...more

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Extraterritorial Reach Of Patents— Impact Of Recent Supreme Court Decisions

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Jackson Walker partner Leisa Talbert Peschel spoke at the 14th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Course on Thursday, July 12, at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Denver, Colorado. ...more

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Legal and Equitable Profit Disgorgement in a Trademark Case

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In many instances, trademark and trade dress cases are directed to injunctive relief, with damages being almost an afterthought. Not sharply focusing in damages from the outset of a case may be a mistake, particularly given...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

2017 and Early 2018 Supreme Court and Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit

Arbitration - Waymo v. Uber Technologies, 870 F.3d 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2017) - Waymo sued Uber and others for trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement. Uber contends that Waymo should be compelled to...more

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2017 Supreme Court and Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit, With Some Significant Cases from 2016

Arbitration - Waymo v. Uber Technologies, 870 F.3d 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2017) - Waymo sued Uber and others for trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement. Uber contends that Waymo should be compelled to...more

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Federal Circuit Upholds $112 Million Win for Knobbe Martens Client CardiAQ

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On September 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a $112 million win for Knobbe Martens client CardiAQ in its trade secret misappropriation case against former service provider Neovasc. A three-judge...more

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Patent Infringement Judgment Against ION Geophysical for its Sales of Seismic Survey Devices Reduced to $26 Million from Original...

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Patent Judgments and Awards - On July 26, 2017, after eight years of litigation and multiple appeals, a Texas federal court ordered ION Geophysical Corporation (“ION”) to pay WesternGeco L.L.C. (“WesternGeco”)...more

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Summaries of All Supreme Court and Precedential Federal Circuit Patent Cases Decided Since Jun. 1, 2016

This paper is based on reports on precedential patent cases decided by the Federal Circuit distributed by Peter Heuser on a weekly basis. ...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Recent Developments In Patent Law May 17, 2017

Update to TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Case No. 16-341 (May 22, 2017) - In an 8-0 opinion written by Justice Thomas (Justice Gorsuch did not participate), the Supreme Court rules that a defendant...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Opinions are Critical to Mitigating Patent Damages Post-Halo

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Although the Supreme Court’s increased engagement with patent law over the last decade has generally been viewed as positive for parties accused of patent infringement, its recent decision in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse...more

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Enhanced Damages in Patent Cases to Depend on All Relevant Circumstances for “Egregious” Behavior

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The Supreme Court yesterday unanimously reversed the Federal Circuit’s decisions on enhanced damages involving patentees Halo and Stryker (in consolidated appeals). Under the Federal Circuit’s Seagate test, a patentee could...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc.

On June 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., No. 14-1513, and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc., No. 14-1520, holding that a patent-infringement plaintiff can...more

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Federal Circuit Review | March 2016

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Under O2 Micro, a District Court Must Provide a Claim Construction if the Parties Dispute the Meaning of a Claim Term - In Eon Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. Silver Springs Networks, Inc., Appeal No. 2015-1237, the Federal...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Trolls v. Pirates: Supreme Court Oral Argument Reviewing Enhanced Damages

Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two related cases: Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. (Supreme Court docket number 14-1513) and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc. (Supreme Court docket...more

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