Category: Federal Circuit
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Federal Circuit decision in Optis v. Apple SEP case shows why UK courts should leave other jurisdictions alone: misconception exposed
In the seemingly neverending SEP story between Optis and Apple, the Federal Circuit has ordered a U.S. retrial on the merits and what would be a third damages trial in the same case.
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Novartis and MSN settle part of chronic heart failure patent fight, but key patent remains
Novartis and MSN have settled one prong of their U.S. Entresto patent infringement dispute in the Federal Circuit, but the companies will continue to litigate over a second patent as Novartis strives to defend its corner of the chronic heart failure drug market.
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Federal Circuit upholds Moderna’s win in COVID vaccine dispute against Alnylam
Alnylam acted as its own lexicographer in defining keywords in patent specifications, foreclosing its own infringement allegations against Moderna, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled.
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Pendulum swings back in favor of Fintiv in payment-system patent infringement dispute with Apple
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a Western District of Texas grant of summary judgment in a dispute between Fintiv and Apple, reviving Fintiv’s infringement claims and remanding them for trial.
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Federal Circuit hands victories to Apple, PayPal in parallel payment-system patent infringement disputes with Fintiv
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has thrown out an appeal against a Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidation decision brought by Fintiv against Apple, after the same patent was already invalidated in a parallel case against PayPal.
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Ericsson wins Brazilian SEP appeal against Lenovo: preliminary injunction upheld
In the global dispute with Lenovo over (mostly) 5G standard-essential patent licensing,. Ericsson has scored a key win as a Brazilian appeals court upheld a preliminary injunction.
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Lenovo wants Federal Circuit to make antisuit ruling that would expose U.S. to WTO complaint over interference with foreign IP
At today’s Federal Circuit hearing, Lenovo advocated a highly permissive standard for U.S. antisuit injunctions concerning foreign SEP enforcement.
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Patent license negotiators get valuable guidance from Federal Circuit in $20M Google thermostat decision on how to prepare for future trials
In EcoFactor v. Google, the Federal Circuit upheld all three decisions challenged by Google (concerning validity, infringement and, which is discussed in most detail, damages).
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Federal Circuit revives patent case against Nokia, Cisco, Adva: assignment clause under employment contract deemed ambiguous
The majority of a Federal Circuit panel took a rather inventor-friendly position on an assignment clause in an employment agreement.
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Federal Circuit denies fee-shifting with respect to PTAB IPR despite infringement case being exceptionally weak
Two Federal Circuit judges decided (but a district judge sitting by designation disagreed) that challenging a patent-in-suit in the PTAB, even if the IPR petition is brought after an infringement complaint, cannot give rise to fee-shifting.