Patents, Patent Litigation, Pending Litigation

Further Shifts in Patent Office Guidance for Discretionary Denials Signal Uphill Battles for Patent Challengers

Proskauer - The Patent Playbook on 4/3/2025

On the heels of the rescission of the Fintiv guidance memorandum, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has again reshaped the PTAB’s approach to discretionary denials. On March 26, 2025, the Acting Director issued a new...more

Do We Already Know The Federal Circuit’s Final Answer In Arthrex?

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/23/2020

While the rest of us wait on the Federal Circuit’s decision on the rehearing petitions in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., there are signs that the Federal Circuit judges themselves may already have moved on. In...more

The Supreme Court to Consider Patent Infringement Damages Accrued Abroad

Snell & Wilmer on 1/19/2018

The Supreme Court has granted certiorari to consider whether damages for infringement of a U.S. patent include lost profits resulting from activities outside the U.S....more

Infringement Liability for US Products Sold Abroad: Could Supreme Court Reverse CAFC?

Polsinelli on 12/22/2017

A case currently pending petition to the United States Supreme Court could further define the scope of potential patent infringement liability for U.S. based companies that sell products intended to be used abroad. If the...more

Financial Services Giant Fidelity Targeted On Open Source Software Usage

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 12/15/2017

Fidelity is the latest target of Sound View Innovations, an intellectual property licensing company, for its use of several open source software components in Fidelity’s systems and platforms. Sound View filed its lawsuit...more

Amgen and Genentech Break New Ground in Avastin Biosimilar Dispute

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 10/27/2017

Amgen and Genentech have become embroiled in a novel procedural dispute relating to Mvasi, Amgen’s biosimilar of Genentech’s Avastin (bevacizumab). On October 6, in a complaint filed in the Central District of California,...more

[Webinar] What TC Heartland Means for Your Business: Practical Strategies For The Next Era Of Patent Litigation - June 29th,...

BakerHostetler on 6/26/2017

This timely webinar will provide insight for business leaders and legal counsel on the implications of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, which has reshaped procedural...more

Post TC Heartland Decision Calls Into Question Rule 12 Waiver Doctrine in Patent Cases

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/12/2017

Last week, Judge Nelson of the District of Minnesota decided that further briefing on venue in The Valspar Corp. et al. v. PPG Industries, Inc. was appropriate given the recent TC Heartland decision by the Supreme Court. This...more

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