Category: United States
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U.S. appeals court to Apple: now prove the value of your IP in district court (for the first time since the Samsung patent spat)
An appellate ruling that largely upheld contempt sanctions imposed on Apple will now lead to further proceedings in district court.
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Target sued in Eastern District of Texas over payment system patent infringement
Cardtek (PayCore) has sued U.S. retailer Target in the United States Districs Court for the Eastern District of Texas over the alleged infringement of three of its patents related to payment systems.
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Some direct patent infringement āacceptable priceā for expediting competition:Ā U.S. Solicitor General urges Supreme Court to review skinny labeling and generic drug access
United States Solicitor General D. John Sauer has filed a petition urging the Supreme Court to intervene in a long-running drug patent infringement case in which he alleges the Federal Circuit failed to apply the āskinny labellingā (section viii) pathway, which allows the entry of generics that carve out patented uses but otherwise duplicate the…
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USPTO Director Squires encourages fairer, more consistent patent eligibility in latest memoranda
USPTO Director John A. Squires reminds applicants and examiners that when used properly, Subject-Matter Eligibility Declarations can be effective, encouraging examiners not to reject patent applications too broadly.
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Infineon handed preliminary win in ITC patent infringement dispute against InnoscienceĀ
The United States International Trade Commission has issued a final initial determination finding that one of two gallium nitride patents that Infineon asserted against Chinese rival Innoscience has been infringed.
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USPTO upholds core Proxense patent in Samsung, Apple, Microsoft, Google invalidation cases
Biometrics firm Proxense has bagged a key win in ongoing big tech patent litigation, after the United States Patent & Trademark Office upheld a key patent following a review requested by Samsung.
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Federal Circuit tosses Pfizer’s $42M+8% verdict against Daiichi, AstraZeneca: claiming 81 combinations out of gazillions described defeats disclosure, enablement
In a precedential opinion, the central U.S. appeals court for patent rulings overturns a Texas jury verdict given the discrepancy between a broad description and a specific claim term.
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USPTO Director Squires continues pro-patent enforcement march: IPR petition institutions remain low, submits first-ever public ITC comments
The United States Patent and Trademark Officeās low institution rate, together with its first-ever public comments to a United States International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation endorsing the ITC as a forum for adjudicating patents, underline Director John A. Squiresās pro-patent and pro-patent enforcement agenda.
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Samsung retaliates against Oura’s ITC complaint with own E.D. Tex. patent infringement allegations against smart-ring maker who just defended core patent at PTAB
Last month, Oura brought an ITC complaint against Samsung, Reebok, and others. Now Samsung, whose pre-emptive DJ complaint went nowhere, is countersuing Oura.
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Oura successfully defends against Samsung patent invalidation claims: same patent at center of Ultrahuman, Reebok enforcement campaigns
The United States Patent and Trademark Officeās Patent Trial and Appeal Board handed Oura a victory in its smart ring patent litigation against Samsung, upholding a key patent that the latter had challenged ahead of its Galaxy Ring launch.