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Utility Patent Infringement: The Most Important Things to Know

Patent Trademark Blog

How to Ask the Right Questions About Utility Patent Infringement Utility patent infringement is complex, to say the least. You need to ask practical questions that go beyond infringement. Need to enforce or defend a utility patent infringement claim? What is utility patent infringement?

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How Patent Owners Should Be Rethinking Venue Selection and Case Strategy in a World Without Waco

IP Watchdog

Litigants and lawyers who previously relied on Judge Albright’s favorable procedural rules and efficient trial schedules as a proxy for more rigorous due diligence will now need to take a closer look at the merits of their cases when considering whether and where to file.

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Declaratory Judgment: How to Fight a Patent Infringement Claim When Stakes Are High

Patent Trademark Blog

Instead of asking for money damages or an injunction, the accused infringer is asking the court to render a decision that their products do not infringe a particular patent. Need to defend a patent infringement claim? It is one thing to send a cease-and-desist letter or report an Amazon patent violation.

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Amazon Seller Patent Infringement ASIN Listings: Everything You Need to Know About APEX and Design Patents

Patent Trademark Blog

Amazon offers different options for resolving infringement depending upon the type of patent involved. Utility patent infringement is handled by an Amazon program called APEX which stands for Amazon Patent Evaluation Express. Owning both utility and design patents will provide the broadest scope of protection.

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Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

Kashishipr

The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.

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China Manufacturer Claims No Patents: Should you sell their products?

Patent Trademark Blog

But if not, why would they admit it or provide any cautions about the possibility of infringing a US patent ? Need help navigating around patent landmines ? US patent attorney Vic Lin has years of patent infringement litigation experience. Patents are territorial rights.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 17 Attorneys to Principal 

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Newly promoted principals for 2022 are: Michael Ballanco focuses his practice on all aspects of patent infringement matters at the trial and appellate level. Dr. Peng (Paul) Lin concentrates his practice on patent prosecution and counseling, opinion work, due diligence studies, and patent portfolio development and management.