LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

Patent trolls leverage the litigation system to negotiate settlements for less than the cost of defending against a lawsuit. But the leverage of an injunction could drive the cost of settlement even higher. 3d 1369, 1383 (2017). Again, the leverage of such an injunction could push the settlement demand quite a bit higher.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 31, 2023

” As we reported previously, Amgen and AbbVie settled their BPCIA litigation regarding AMJEVITA back in 2017. In connection with the settlement, Amgen said that AbbVie would grant patent licenses for the use and sale of AMJEVITA worldwide, with Amgen’s expected launch in the United States being today, January 31, 2023.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 3, 2022

Genentech states in its complaint that the parties exchanged information under the BPCIA and agree upon the three patents to litigate. This is Genentech’s fifth BPCIA litigation against a trastuzumab biosimilar developer.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2024

” That prompted this litigation. CV H-17-1068, 2017 WL 2957912, at *8 (S.D. July 11, 2017) (holding that “the mere purchase of AdWords alone, without directing a consumer to a potentially confusing web page, is not sufficient for a claim of trademark infringement,” citing Mary Kay, 601 F. ” Uh oh. See Tempur-Pedic N.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

Then, the post will predict how Netflix may shift its content practices, defense strategies, and settlement tactics as a result of their past litigation successes in copyright actions. SETTLEMENT CASES. 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10]

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 3, 2023

Earlier this year the parties in the DISH matter said that a settlement was being discussed for a second time, just as DataCamp found itself under mounting pressure in an increasingly complex case. Dramatic developments this week indicate that an amicable settlement is of no interest to DataCamp.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Some background and how this Played out for Uniloc : HP sold several patents to Uniloc back in 2017 who then sued Apple, Motorola, and Blackboard for patent infringement. Uniloc has a litigation financing relationship with Fortress with the patents serving as collateral for the deal. So, at the end of the day, Uniloc v.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 26, 2021

Fish attorney Kurt Glitzenstein spoke with The American Lawyer about Fish’s success on being the busiest patent litigation firm in the land. He discusses his goals and priorities as the Litigation Practice Group leader, where the firm is looking to expand in the next year, and more.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Since around 2017, Danish law firm Njord Law has worked with movie companies to extract cash settlements from alleged pirates. State Prosecutor Finds No Wrongdoing. All along Njord Law has insisted that its work complied with the law and it now transpires that the authorities agree.

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IPilogue

JULY 19, 2022

2] More specifically, AI can be deployed to help the growing number of self-represented litigants navigate the justice system, and also assist low-income households explore avenues of recourse they may not have pursued without this type of technological assistance. [3]. 2014) 51 Osgoode Hall L.J. 957 at 983. [2] at 965. . [3] 8] Rachel E.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 28, 2021

patent litigation. In 2016 and 2017, the two years before Judge Albright took the bench in 2018, the Waco Division received a total of five patent cases. Quicker settlements for larger amounts allow NPEs to more rapidly move on to their next target. And those efforts have succeeded. But what do the numbers look like?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It also reflects patent challengers’ preferences for a different forum due to the availability of special litigation procedures available under the Hatch-Waxman Act and Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) for Orange Book and biologics patents, respectively. Trends Over Time.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Genentech previously sued Sandoz on December 21, 2017 and Celltrion and Teva on January 12, 2018. Both cases were dismissed in December 2018, after the parties filed stipulations of dismissal stating that they had entered into settlement agreements. Stay tuned to Big Molecule Watch for more updates on this litigation.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2021

On July 20, 2021, after nearly four years of litigation, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Pfizer have agreed to dismiss all claims asserted in the antitrust suit brought by Pfizer in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania regarding Remicade (infliximab). According to J&J , “The U.S. competition-based model is working.

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The IPKat

JUNE 22, 2023

Mellor J, the Judge, explained that in very general terms he adopted the same approach as that of Birss J in Unwired Planet v Huawei [2017] EWHC 711 (Pat) ([42]). The Judge decided to adopt the same approach as in Unwired Planet v Huawei [2017] EWHC 711 (Pat) and in the US judgment TCL v Ericsson (C.D. 21, 2017) (Selna, J.)

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43(B)log

MARCH 1, 2022

That’s what Chisholm Trail High School’s softball team and color guard did in 2017, on Twitter, to under 1000 followers, crediting Bell. The fact that he extracted settlements from alleged infringers does not a real market make.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

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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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

LaBossiere comes out swinging, reminding the court that after eight years of Department of Justice litigation, a massive judgment against DISH put the company into financial turmoil. Since 2017, Dish has been struggling to keep its stock price up from its 2015 and 2017 peaks,” LaBossiere’s answer begins.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

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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Bio Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2020

This year we will see more litigation under the BPCIA, with biosimilar makers sharing or withholding information about their biosimilar products during the pre-suit BPCIA information exchanges, and continued disputes about what constitutes other manufacturing information under the statute and whether it will be disclosed. While the U.S.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This article details the authors’ study of Section 285 attorney fees awards against patentees from 2017 through 2022 and describes two potential reform efforts toward ensuring that prevailing parties receive Section 285 fee awards. We located 82 cases involving a Section 285 fee award against a patentee between June 2017 and June 2022.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In 2017, the City of St. As the NFL and its franchise owners continue to exhaust avenues to avoid litigation and discovery, the January 10, 2022 trial date approaches, and the likelihood of a settlement in this case increases. Louis, County of St.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2021

In 2017 the RIAA sued Grande Communications for failing to take meaningful action against customers who allegedly carried out more than a million BitTorrent-based infringements. To support this claim, the movie companies turn to evidence handed to them as part of a settlement deal with the operator of the YTS torrent site.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 19, 2022

Even after the 2011 FTC settlement, it deceptively tracked users and gave data to third party developers. The limitations period is four years, but the “period of limitations for antitrust litigation runs from the most recent injury caused by the defendants’ activities rather than from the violation’s inception.”

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The following comes from the Notice: Since 2017, the Federal Circuit has issued numerous decisions applying the Supreme Court’s legal framework in a variety of contexts, and many petitions for writ of certiorari have been filed. patent enforcement and litigation; c. Patent prosecution strategy and portfolio management; b.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This installment will focus on NPE litigation as a whole, and what to expect in 2023. On balance, there is a mixed bag of indicators that suggest a slight decline in NPE litigation with the same household names leading the charge. The prevailing view is that litigation generally increases during a recession.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by Artikal Sound System, a band behind the 2017 song Live Your Life. According to the lawsuit, the album that Live Your LIfe was on reached the number 2 spot for reggae in 2017, meaning that it’s very easy for Dua Lipa to have heard it. No details have been released about the terms of the settlement.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Merpel gives the "German injunction gap" factor some much needed side-eye After the end of what English and Welsh litigators call the Trinity term (aka end of the term before the Court breaks for the summer holidays), Mr Justice Mellor was working overtime to deliver two decisions. Libre 2 was launched in October 2020.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

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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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

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? litigation in U.S. Importance of the Defendant’s Mental State to Awarding Pro?ts. company against a Chinese company.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

But much like George Washington’s army, even though Flo & Eddie lost many individual battles, they ultimately won the war, as their quixotic litigation campaign prompted Congress to grant protection to pre-1972 sound recordings equivalent to that provided to newer sound recordings under federal copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Cases like that of Haji Zakaria [19] have tried to get a settlement on the question of liability by keeping to the opinion of holding the manufacturer liable if there was no presence of rash or negligent behaviour on the driver’s side. 1611 (2017). 43] The German Road Traffic (Amendment) 2017, Acts of Parliament, Germany (2017). [44]

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 27, 2023

For comparison, in 2017 all rightsholders combined filed 1,019 file-sharing cases. 12,500+ Strike 3 filed its first case in 2017 and since then has submitted over 12,500 complaints at federal courts. This happens when the parties reach an out-of-court settlement or if Strike 3 drops a complaint for other reasons.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

[viii] Spotify, Pandora and other companies also follow the principle of settlement rather than compliance in their regimes. ix] It is essentially a cheap get out of jail free card for companies like Spotify who use copyright litigation and time as a weapon to cede the music label into bowing down. [x] 297 (2017). INT’l L.

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