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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The 512(f) plaintiff wins after 3 years of litigation and a bench trial. As a result, we’ve seen very, very few successful 512(f) enforcements.

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NFL Franchise Controversies

JIPEL Copyright Blog

In 2017, the City of St. Louis, Missouri, and the operators of the Ram’s then-stadium (“plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit against the NFL, each NFL franchise, and each franchise’s respective owner (“defendants”), alleging that the NFL and its franchises committed breach of contract by failing to satisfy the league’s relocation policy obligations.

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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. BPCIA Litigation. Antitrust Litigation. No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

The IP Law Blog

When settlement discussions proved fruitless, Romag sued. Will it incentivize more trademark litigation since it clearly establishes that a showing of willfulness is not required to obtain a profits award? After trial, the jury found that Fossil had acted “in callous disregard” of Romag’s intellectual property rights.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently-O

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. Most number of patents for blockchains were filed in the year 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. Most number of patents for blockchains were filed in the year 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.