Category: United States
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Multiple amicus briefs filed after Google’s Supreme Court petition questioning USPTO’s “settled expectations” approach
Google argues the agency “has exceeded its statutory authority” in refusing to review patents in force for more than six years.
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An interview with IP monetization ‘godfather’ Marshall Phelps
“If you let them, patents can permit people to do so many things, and they can pay you for the privilege,” Marshall Phelps recently told ip fray in an exclusive interview.
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Jury accepts “reverse doctrine of equivalents” defense in blood pump patent case involving Johnson & Johnson unit
Abiomed and Maquet have been engaged in a long-running battle over blood pump technology.
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ASUS may have violated stipulation not to use same prior art against Nokia in parallel PTAB and ITC proceedings: Director review
USPTO Director Squires wants to avoid “second bite at the apple” situations, and ASUS’s conduct has given rise to concern.
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Next transatlantic long-arm fight: SAP wants Mannheim court to clear it of U.S. trade secret misappropriation claims brought by Celonis
Another layer of complexity in a high-stakes cross-jurisdictional competition, patent, and trade secrets dispute with cases pending in different U.S. and European courts (plus, regulatory investigations). This is sort of a “reverse Onesta” play.
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CAT opens new fronts in Doosan dispute with USITC, District of Delaware complaints
The latest filings come in response to Doosan Bobcat’s previous infringement actions in the U.S. and Europe.
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Federal Circuit affirms district judge’s overruling of $469M jury verdict against DISH Network
ClearPlay sued DISH Network over its TV ad-skipping feature back in 2014, alleging infringement of two patents.
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Power provider AES and partner Fluence targeted by non-practicing entity over patents relevant to clean energy distribution, storage
GridScale Solutions LLC has sued the two companies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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USPTO denies ex parte reexam following earlier “settled expectations” refusal of inter partes review; Director defends discretionary powers before Federal Circuit
Geotab previously had its petition for IPR denied, at least on a partial basis of patent owner Fractus having settled expectations as per validity.
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Samsung leads U.S. AI patent grants 2025, otherwise largely dominated by Big Tech
Meanwhile, 12 of the top 100 U.S. AI patent holders are automakers, meaning AI is becoming front and center of the car manufacturing industry, a report by Harrity Patent Analytics has revealed.