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Federal Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction on Franchisor’s Patent and Trade Dress Infringement Claim

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The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a preliminary injunction granted as to franchisor Urban Air’s patent and trade dress infringement claims against Kangaroo, LLC. UATP IP, LLC v. Kangaroo, LLC, 2024 WL 658205 (Fed....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court - February 2022 #2

Adapt Pharma Operations Limited v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-2106 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 10, 2022) - In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in both the majority opinion and...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Kannuu v. Samsung: Forum Selection Clause Did Not Prohibit IPR Challenges

In Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No 19-civ-4297 (S.D.N.Y Jan. 19, 2021), the parties’ forum selection clause in their non-disclosure agreement did not prevent Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) from...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Federal Trade Commission v. Qualcomm Ins. (9th Cir. 2020)

Ninth Circuit Overturns District Court Judge Lucy Koh's Decision That Qualcomm's Licensing and Chip Sales Practices Are Antitrust Violations - The Federal Trade Commission has a history of taking positions and aggressively...more

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Preliminary Injunction Denied Because of Failure to Draft Precise Terms That Capture the Intent of the Parties

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TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. V. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Before Prost, Newman, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware - Summary: The scope of a contract term may...more

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UPDATE re: The Ghosts of Past Licensing Agreements Continue to Haunt Ms. Pac-Man

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On November 6, 2019, I discussed a licensing dispute regarding Ms. Pac-Man between Bandai Namco and AtGames Holdings. At that time, Bandai Namco sought a preliminary injunction against AtGames based on AtGames’ alleged...more

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Federal Circuit Review - August 2019

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Mere Potential for Future Appeal Does Not Prevent Triggering Estoppel of Inter Partes Reexamination When Party Fails to Seek Relief in the First Instance - In Virnetx Inc. v. Apple Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1591, -1592,...more

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Beware: Run-of-the-Mill Forum Selection Clause Could Thwart Patent Challenges

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A patent infringement and breach of contract lawsuit in San Francisco may result in a sea change in the ability of licensees to challenge the validity of patents covered by their license. At stake is whether patent owners can...more

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11th Circuit Decides Dispute on Kardashian’s Beauty Mark

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The Kardashian sisters were the celebrity endorsers for a cosmetic line previously called “Khroma Beauty” that was created and marketed by Boldface....more

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Forum Selection Clause May Preclude PTAB Proceedings

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The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a preliminary injunction barring PTAB proceedings in view of a forum selection clause. Dodocase VR, Inc. v. MerchSource, LLC, 2018-1724 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 18, 2019). Dodocase, the owner...more

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Efficacy of Preliminary Injunction Against Apple Called into Question

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The Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in China issued a preliminary injunction against Apple in connection with two patents asserted by Qualcomm. This decision, part of a global patent dispute between the parties, comes on...more

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Dissension Follows When Business Owners Don’t Put Their IP House in Order

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When you think about protecting a business firm’s intellectual property (IP), usually you think about protecting it from infringement by external actors. But there also are internal threats — even mortal ones — to the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Northern District of California Enforces Forum Selection Clause in License Agreement and Orders Licensee to Withdraw IPR Petitions

On March 23, 2018, a district court judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring the defendants to withdraw their petitions for inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The court granted...more

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Industry Coalition Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of North Dakota Dealer Statute

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On December 14, 2017, the U.S. District Court in Bismarck, North Dakota issued a preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of recently enacted amendments to the North Dakota Farm Equipment Dealership Statute known as...more

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

A Different "Type" of Lawsuit: Ensuring Proper Use of Licensed Font Programs

One may not typically think of font programs, or their underlying typefaces, as protected intellectual property -- but a recent suit involving retail giant Target should prompt companies to pay closer attention to their...more

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Three Point Shot - August 2017

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Eastern District Heavyweight Bout Ends in Stunning Trademark Technical Knockout - Floyd Mayweather and Connor McGregor's late-August 2017 matchup may be the most highly anticipated boxing event in decades. But while "The...more

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Hartmann Plant Company Ordered to Stop Selling Infringing Blueberry Plant Varieties after Admitting to Willfully Infringing...

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Patent Judgments & Awards - Univ. of Fla. Bd. of Trustees v. Hartmann’s Plant Co., No. 1:16-CV-00027-MW-GRJ (N.D. Fla.) - The University of Florida obtained patents covering new varieties of blueberry plants that can be...more

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Supreme Court: Biosimilar Applicants May Provide Commercial Marketing Notice Before FDA Approval

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On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two important questions under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act ("BPCIA"), which provides an abbreviated pathway for the approval of generic biologics: (i) the...more

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SCOTUS Ruling Gives a Boost to Biosimilars; FDA Continues to Advance Products Through AdComs

On a sweltering hot D.C. morning, those of us anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court’s opinion in its first case involving biosimilar biological products finally exhaled. The June 12, 2017 opinion followed the parties’ oral...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Amgen v. Sandoz: The Supreme Court’s First Biosimilars Ruling

In a unanimous decision issued on June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court for the first time interpreted key provisions of the 2010 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”). See Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc., No. 15-1195...more

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SCOTUS Simplifies Market Entry Process for Biosimilar Products

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Yesterday’s unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Sandoz v. Amgen injects much needed certainty into a difficult statute and streamlines the process for biosimilar products to enter the marketplace following FDA...more

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Supreme Court Decision Largely Favors Biosimilar Applicants

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The U.S. Supreme Court rendered its first interpretations of the biosimilar patent dispute resolution procedures of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), ruling largely in favor of Sandoz on both issues...more

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Judge Oetken Holds That Forum-Selection Clause in License Agreement Does Not Trump First-to-File Rule Altogether

On September 16, 2016, District Judge J. Paul Oetken (S.D.N.Y.) denied plaintiff Comcast Corp.’s (“Comcast”) motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin defendant Rovi Corp. (“Rovi”) from continuing to litigate its...more

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

Court Rules that Apotex Must Give Amgen Notice Upon Biosimilar Licensure

Since August 2015, Amgen and Apotex have been locked in litigation in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida related to Apotex’s pegfilgrastim product, which is purported to be biosimilar to Amgen’s...more

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