Patent Litigation, Preliminary Injunctions, Arbitration

Power Play: Pull the Plug on Parallel District Court Litigation, ITC Investigation

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/21/2025

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction, explaining that the district court should have immediately issued a statutory stay of the proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 1659(a) because a...more

Judge McMahon Rules Outside Counsel’s Pre-Suit Download of Online Dating App Does Not Bind Party to Arbitration Agreement

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 12/24/2020

On December 15, 2020, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon (S.D.N.Y.) denied plaintiff Perry Street Software, Inc.’s (“Perry Street”) motion to compel arbitration of defendant Jedi Technologies, Inc. (“Jedi”) patent...more

Can Lawsuits under Breach of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Clauses Be Suspended Through Preliminary Injunction?

International Lawyers Network on 7/1/2020

When civil disputes arise, in addition to seeking binding judgment through civil proceedings, parties can resolve the disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms such as arbitration, settlement, and...more

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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 2/1/2018

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

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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/23/2017