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Patent Apportionment: Anything You Say in a License Agreement May Be Used Against You in a Court of Law

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Over the last several years, the Federal Circuit has increasingly scrutinized patent litigants’ reliance on “comparable licenses” as a means for calculating a reasonable royalty, including whether the license needs to be...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Interesting Delay: Prejudgment Interest Accrues Despite Unreasonable Delay

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision on enhanced damages and prejudgment interest, concluding that the district court correctly applied the appropriate standard for enhanced damages in accordance...more

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The Federal Circuit Tackles the Role of Expert Opinions in Patent Damages in EcoFactor Inc. v. Google, LLC

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The Federal Circuit rarely decides cases en banc. For example, in 2024, the Court only heard one en banc case. Stunningly, on September 25, 2024, the Federal Circuit granted Google’s petition for rehearing en banc in the case...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | Patent Damages: An Overview and What the Future May Hold

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Kilpatrick’s Andie Anderson and Kevin Bell recently presented on the topic of “Patent Damages: An Overview and What the Future May Hold” during the firm’s annual “SKI-LE” in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Andie and Kevin discussed...more

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

2024 Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2024 Decisions

2024 brought exciting developments at the Federal Circuit. The court issued its first en banc decision in a patent case in five years in LKQ, which significantly altered the standard for proving obviousness of a design...more

Alston & Bird

Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending January 24, 2025

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Steuben Foods, Inc. v. Shibuya Hoppmann Corp., et al., No. 2023-1790 (Fed. Cir. (D. Del.) Jan. 24, 2024). Opinion by Moore, joined by Hughes and Cunningham. Steuben sued Shibuya for infringement of three patents relating to...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases: Steuben Foods, Inc. v. Shibuya Hoppman Corp.

Steuben Foods, Inc. v. Shibuya Hoppman Corp., Appeal No. 2023-1790 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 24, 2025) In its only precedential patent decision this week, the Federal Circuit addressed an “anachronistic exception, long mentioned but...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

District Court Holds That Any Failure to Mark During the Damages Period Bars All Pre-Notice Damages

The District of Arizona recently held that a plaintiff’s failure to mark patented products during the time period that marking was required barred it from recovering all pre-notice damages, including for a period of time when...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Price of “Sandbagging”: Judge McMahon Orders Sanctions Against Patent Plaintiff For Switching Damages Theory on Eve of Retrial

On November 12, 2024, Judge McMahon (S.D.N.Y.) granted defendant Lutron Electronics Co.’s motion for sanctions against plaintiff Geigtech East Bay LLC, and precluded Geigtech from presenting any theory of damages on retrial...more

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Patent damages for sales abroad - potential expansion of the law

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American patent law is evolving to allow damages for foreign sales of infringing products. Both American companies making sales abroad and foreign companies with exposure to American supply chains should take note. Previous...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Rise of Trade Secret Litigation

Legal regimes are shifting, including in the intellectual property world as businesses increasingly seek the protection of trade secrets rather than patents to secure their confidential information. When the Defend Trade...more

J.S. Held

Case Law Update: Timing of Technical Expert Analysis of Non-Infringing Alternatives in Smart Path Connections

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Recent case law may impact the timing of defendant technical expert analysis and opinion regarding non-infringing alternatives in patent infringement litigation. On March 13, 2024, Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne, in the United...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Puma and the Pitfalls of the “Narrow” Exclusive License

8 Puma Biotechnology is the latest victim of standing requirements in patent cases that continue to wreak havoc on plaintiffs’ ability to recover a full measure of damages. In Puma Biotechnology, Inc. v. AstraZeneca...more

Erise IP

Eye on IPRs, January 2024: Intel Damages Go to Retrial after PTAB Win, Pushback on IPR Changes, and More

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Every month, Erise’s patent attorneys review the latest inter partes review cases and news to bring you the stories that you should know about: After IPR victory, Intel wins appeal on $2.2 billion patent award - Bloomberg...more

Jones Day

Patent Marking and e-Marking in Europe: Maximizing Benefits and Avoiding Pitfalls

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In Short - The Background: Patent marking refers to the practice of indicating on a product that its underlying technology is protected through a patent. As an alternative to traditional patent marking, e-marking displays...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Annual Life Sciences IP Summit - September 27th - 28th, Munich, Germany

Hosted by C5 Group, the 21st Annual Life Sciences IP Summit returns for another exciting year with curated programming with speakers from the pharma, biotech and medical device industries that will provide practical insights...more

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CEO Punches Ticket and Avoids Sanctions Based on Receiving Confidential Documents

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Addressing protective order violations, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit largely vacated a district court’s sanctions order. The Court explained that sanctions must comply with due process, barring parties from...more

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

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends: US District Courts: A Busy Year for Design Patents, Including a $17M Jury...

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

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

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

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

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

MarkIt to Market® - April 2021

[co-author: Joseph Diorio, Law Clerk] The April 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses the suit filed by Nike over MSCHF's "Satan Shoes"; the latest PTAB decision in the ongoing battle...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - IP Litigation Trends: Are Large IP Litigation Damages Awards Here to...

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Intellectual property infringement damages awards have been on the rise, with several recent patent damages awards in the billions of dollars. On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Tom Bergert, Clint Brannon...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - IP Litigation Trends: Are Large IP Litigation Damages Awards Here to...

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Intellectual property infringement damages awards have been on the rise, with several recent patent damages awards in the billions of dollars. On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Tom Bergert, Clint Brannon...more

BakerHostetler

[Webinar] One Year of Patent Law in 60 Minutes - February 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Give us an hour of your time and we will deliver a fun and free CLE with a fast-paced overview on the state of patent law. In their fourth annual webinar, BakerHostetler Partners Michael E. Anderson and Jason F. Hoffman will...more

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[Webinar] Intellectual Property (IP) Challenges during Uncertain Times - October 1st, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

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McDermott Will & Emery and Marcum LLP are committed to sharing the best information available concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to our clients and colleagues during this time. The evolving ecosystem in the life...more

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How Administrative Law Became the Hottest Topic in Patent Disputes at the Federal Circuit

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What comes to mind when you think of “hot topics” in patent law? Subject matter eligibility? Obviousness? Damages? Quietly, administrative law has moved to the top of the list of issues that consume the attention of the Court...more

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