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Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Design Patent Trends at the ITC – Mid-Year Update

Ten Section 337 Investigations were terminated in the first half of 2024. Of those ten investigations, two involved design patents. Although those investigations ended with the Commission issuing no remedial orders (including...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - July 2024 #3

Backertop Licensing LLC v. Canary Connect, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2023-2367, -2368, 2024-1016, -1017 (Fed. Cir. July 16, 2024) Our case of the week focuses on the inherent power of the district courts to investigate fraud and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Constitutional Standing Not Required for 337 Investigations

While a complainant does not need to have constitutional standing to bring a complaint in the International Trade Commission (ITC), at least one complainant must be the owner or exclusive licensee of the underlying asserted...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

ITC Update: Takeaways from Certain Replacement Automotive Lamps

The Commission recently reversed the ALJ’s determination that the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement was satisfied and thereby found that there had been no section 337 violation in Certain Replacement...more

Troutman Pepper

Women at the ITC in 2023: What This Year's Data Shows

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For the second year in a row, we pulled and analyzed data on the number of women who appeared in International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations. This year’s data confirms what we saw last year: that women are...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Federal Circuit Applies Safe Harbor to Imported Medical Device Samples

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The “safe harbor” of 35 USC § 271(e)(1) shields certain acts from liability for patent infringement if they are conducted “solely for uses reasonably related” to obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up – 2024 Issue 5

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False Claims Act Update - The Department of Justice reported sharply increased False Claims Act recoveries for government fiscal year 2023. Settlements and judgements dramatically increased from the fiscal year 2022...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2023 ITC Section 337 Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Introduction

Section 337 investigations at the ITC have proven to be an efficient and powerful method for Complainants seeking relief from unfair importation. The Commission’s injunctive powers provide an attractive forum for Complainants...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2023 ITC Section 337 Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Section 337 investigations at the ITC have proven to be an efficient and powerful method for Complainants seeking relief from unfair importation. The Commission’s injunctive powers provide an attractive forum for Complainants...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2023 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Not surprisingly, 2023 was another notable year for design rights around the globe. However, nowhere more than the U.S. did we see court decisions that will, in the case of one, and could in the case of another, have...more

McDermott Will & Emery

R&D Expenditures Need Only Relate to Subset of Domestic Industry Product

Addressing a decision by the US International Trade Commission finding a violation of Section 337 based on importation of certain TV products, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed that the patent holder had...more

Fish & Richardson

ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: December 2023

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This month’s ITC Wrap-Up reviews a recent investigation exploring exemptions to the Commission’s remedial orders. Certain Wet Dry Surface Cleaning Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-1304, Final Determination (Dec. 18, 2023)....more

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The use of pictures in product brochures may also constitute patent infringement| Dispute over tyre design patent infringement

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Summary of the judgment - The defendant’s use of the picture of the tyre GST67 in its product brochure without the plaintiff’s permission during the validity term of the plaintiff’s patent constituted the act of offering...more

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How did we reverse the second trial in our favor with evidence discovery order issued? | Patent infringement case of “the fitness...

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Summary of the judgment - The Court verified that the calculation method claimed by MTG Co., Ltd. was in accordance with the law and that all the data based on which it calculated the amount of compensation was available...more

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Judicial Remedy of Administrative Decision on Disputes over Patent Infringement | Administrative Lawsuit on Infringement on...

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Judgment Gist - Customary design is a prior design that is well known by the general consumers and can be recalled by the general consumers upon merely mentioning of the product name. When mentioning beauty roller...more

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ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: September 2023

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This month’s ITC Wrap-Up reviews recent developments in the Commission’s scope of authority to review (1) infringement by “alternative” products and (2) infringement of claims other than those a product was accused of...more

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ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: August 2023

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In August 2023, one complainant filed a new complaint for a violation of Section 337 in the International Trade Commission. Specifically, on August 22, NJOY, LLC, filed a complaint against JUUL Labs, Inc., in Vaporizer...more

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A Prototypical Corporate Salesperson is Not Patentable!

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The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals continues to strike down patents directed to abstract ideas under the Alice test for patent subject matter eligibility. In People.ai, Inc. v. Clari Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2023) U.S. App. LEXIS...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends: ITC: Design Patents Continue to Outperform on Obtaining Remedies at the...

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of...more

Fish & Richardson

ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: October 2022

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This month’s ITC Wrap-Up discusses the Commission’s recent decision to omit certain proposed respondents and to narrow the scope of an investigation from that proposed by the complaint in Certain Semiconductors and Devices...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Too Many Bites at the Apple?

When a patent owner loses at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), can it hire new counsel and try again in district court? That question will be answered in Gamevice, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al, No. 3-18-cv-01942...more

Smart & Biggar

Competition Bureau closes two investigations into pharmaceutical patent litigation settlements

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On May 20, 2022, the Competition Bureau announced that it closed two investigations into pharmaceutical patent litigation settlement agreements as evidence gathered during the two investigations suggested the agreements did...more

Jones Day

Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials Established

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On June 21, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal issued a memorandum concerning the PTAB’s practice of determining whether to institute an AIA post-grant proceeding in view of the Fintiv factors. The memorandum is in part a result of...more

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ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: May 2022 - Two Investigations Highlight Different Avenues for Early Disposition

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This month, there were six new complaints filed at the ITC, including complaints filed by: Hand Held Products, Inc. and Honeywell International Inc. (Certain Barcode Scanners, Scan Engines, Mobile Computers with Barcode...more

Linda Liu & Partners

How to win the war against infringement on China’s e-commerce platforms

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In the information age, with the rapid development of the Internet, mobile Internet, big data, and other technologies, products can be promoted to the whole world without leaving your house; foreign companies can also open...more

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