IP Watchdog

JANUARY 29, 2025

affirming the Northern District of Californias dismissal of patent infringement claims broadly seeking damages for the smartphone industrys use of semiconductor technologies. Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a per curiam ruling in Huang v. Amazon.com, Inc.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Zebra Technologies Corporation is the most recent decision in a series of cases clarifying the requirements for when standing is proper for a patent infringement action. Zebra Techs. 4th 807 (Fed. 2024) (Zebra).

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Patent Infringement Patent Technology Litigation 115

IP Watchdog

MARCH 15, 2022

In the first major patent infringement lawsuit in the mRNA space, on February 28, 2022, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (“Arbutus”) and Genevant Sciences GmbH (“Genevant”) sued Moderna, Inc. The plaintiffs have alleged that Moderna infringed U.S. Patent Nos. and ModernaTX, Inc.

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Patent Infringement Patent Technology Litigation 133

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The case addressed longstanding questions about the jurisdiction of European courts when patent invalidity is raised as a defence in an infringement case. The CJEU found that national courts maintain jurisdiction over infringement claims against defendants domiciled in their territory, even when invalidity of foreign patents is raised.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2023

BioNTech/Pfizer’s response is below: This article was originally published on Bill of Health , the blog of Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School. COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? In their initial August 2022 complaint , Moderna alleged that three of its mRNA patents were infringed by Pfizer/BioNTech.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2023

government statement of interest filed in a patent infringement suit against Moderna, Inc.’s That statement argued that Moderna should be released from infringement liability under the terms of a government contract that “authorize[d] and consent[ed] to all use and manufacture” of any U.S. patented invention.

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Patent Infringement IP Government Patent 128

IPilogue

MAY 30, 2022

This article was written as a requirement for Prof. In late November 2021, Lululemon launched a lawsuit for design patent infringement against Peloton in relation to perceived similarities in the design elements of various pieces of activewear, including sports bras and leggings.

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Intellectual Property Patent Infringement Patent Design Patent 112

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Moderna and Pfizer battle’s over the inventive process of their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revisit the negative associations of profit, monopolies, and optics in patent litigation. Moderna claimed that they had registered foundational mRNA patents between 2010 and 2016. This exposes some concerns about our patent laws.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) addressed a request for suspensive effect of an appeal and ruled that managing directors of an alleged patent-infringing company cannot be held liable as “intermediaries” under Article 63 of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA).

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Patent Infringement Patent 73

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

” Patent litigation is rarely speedy; quite expensive; and, many would argue, often unjust. Patent Nos. At base, the issue has to do with the meaning of the article “a”: can “a” be plural? Light-Netics owns U.S. 7,549,779 and 8,128,264 that cover easy-to-hang Christmas lights.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2023

government’s recent statement of interest filed in a patent infringement suit against Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. That statement argued that Moderna should be released from infringement liability under the terms of a government contract that “authorize[d] and consent[ed] to all use and manufacture” of any U.S.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Legal basis of the judgment - Article 11 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Some Issues concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Disputes over Infringement of Patent Rights gives the basic principle that the determination of identical or similar designs should take into consideration the overall visual effect based on the (..)

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2025

In June 2023, as is widely known, more than 50 years of efforts to create a pan-European patent jurisdiction were finally successful and the Unified Patent Court opened its doors.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2025

Nokia announced today that it has signed a deal with Amazon to end all patent litigation between the two companies, the terms of which are confidential.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2025

Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTOs) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has jurisdiction over expired patents brought before it in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. While the CAFC has previously ruled in appeals from the PTAB involving expired patents, it has not squarely addressed the subject until now.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 12, 2024

Until now, case law has defined an “article of manufacture” solely for purposes of damages in design patent infringement actions. The federal court’s decision to reject this position has now harmonized the definition of an article of manufacture across multiple statutes. By: ArentFox Schiff

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 15, 2024

The Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) program offers patent owners a cost-effective way to address claims that third-party product listings are infringing on their utility patents. By: Dickinson Wright

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Patent Patent Infringement 105

JD Supra Law

JUNE 26, 2024

District Court for the Western District of Texas that dismissed a patent infringement claim for lack of constitutional standing under Article III. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a ruling from the U.S. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit’s decision to dismiss Apple’s appeal of unsuccessful inter partes review (IPR) challenges to the validity of several patents owned by Qualcomm.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 2, 2024

reversing a Western District of Texas ruling that dismissed patent infringement claims for lack of constitutional standing. Zebra Technologies Corp.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

case number 19-40643: are patent laws regarding what constitutes a reasonable royalty applicable to questions of compliance with FRAND-related contractual obligations? Pursuant to appeal of that decision, however, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has now addressed the photonegative question in HTC Corp.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Supreme Court filed on behalf of her company, Jump Rope Systems, LLC, on Tuesday that her case against Rogue Fitness is justiciable and the company has standing despite the cancellation of her patent claims by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Metz and Jump Rope Systems originally sued Rogue Fitness in 2018.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 2, 2022

s suit against several standard-essential patent holders and their licensing agent, claiming violations of federal antitrust law and state law. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday vacated and remanded a district court decision that had dismissed Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.’s

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report reflecting the agencys investigation into third-party funding of patent litigation in the United States. On December 5, the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 26, 2025

The Federal Circuit reversed noninfringement findings made under the reverse doctrine of equivalents (RDOE), declining to declare the doctrine subsumed by the 1952 Patent Act, but finding that Steuben Foods raised compelling arguments on that point. Shibuya Hoppman Corp., The opinion was authored by Chief Judge Moore.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

The Patent Infringer Lobby has ramped up banging the drum about “patent quality.” They dedicated a week-long campaign to questioning "patent quality,” which its constituents regard as a huge problem. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Andrei Iancu left the building.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

His research interests are broad, and he recently completed a comparative work examining patents in Islamic law. Companies and law firms with a transnational presence in Islamic countries should recognize that patents may present different considerations in countries with less secular legal systems. patent law. patent law.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 1, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Mike Peterson: Apple Hit with Patent Infringement Lawsuit for Selling a Smart Water Bottle (Source: Apple Insider). Piya Jain: The Benefits of Outsourcing Patent Activities for Life Science Companies in a Changing IP Landscape (Source: IAM). Commentary and Journal Articles: Atty.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2025

In Plant-e v Bioo the UPC provided its first decision addressing the doctrine of equivalents in patent infringement proceedings ( UPC_CFI_239/2023 ). Legal background: Equivalence around Europe The Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) contains no specific provisions on the doctrine of equivalence.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2024

has asked the Supreme Court to review 2024 Federal Circuit decision affirming the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) finding of a Section 337 violation based on infringement of a TV-remote patent owned by Universal Electronics, Inc. by Dennis Crouch Roku, Inc.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Pride in Patent Ownership Act, S.2774, Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law. Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) within 120 days.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 12, 2025

Over to Ian : "In European Patent Office (EPO) opposition proceedings, a company accused of patent infringement has the right to intervene. In T 1286/23 , related to European patent 2941163, the Board of Appeal has questioned this approach and referred the matter to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for consideration.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday issued a precedential decision affirming a California district court’s decision to grant Blippar.com’s motion to dismiss a patent infringement claim brought against it because the asserted patent claims were ineligible under Section 101. Patent Nos.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Would you believe the following scenario could happen under our patent system? Commanding 50% market share in unit sales of the patented product, the patent holder prevails in patent infringement suits obtaining court injunctions against all major rivals and maintaining a strict no-licensing policy.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC addresses whether an IPR petitioner can assert Article III standing on appeal based on potential infringement liability and potential preclusive effects on its patents. 10,149,820 (the “’820 patent”), which is directed to compositions and methods for treating pterygium.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 15, 2023

On Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed a district court’s dismissal of a Florida vape company’s patent lawsuit against tobacco company Phillip Morris. HCM alleged that Phillip Morris infringed on its patent for an electronic pipe, U.S. 10,561,170.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 21, 2025

By: Jones Day

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