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Historic $130m+ Patent Infringement Award Against the United States of America

Intellectual Property Law Blog

A Sheppard Mullin trial team led by partners Brad Graveline and Laura Burson obtained one of the largest patent infringement damages awards against the United States of America for client SecurityPoint Holdings, Inc (SecurityPoint). SecurityPoint brought its claim for patent infringement against the United States under 28 U.S.C.

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IP VIPs Slam U.S. Government’s Bid to Extend Section 1498(a) to Private Patent Infringement

IP Watchdog

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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Moderna sues Pfizer for mRNA Patent Infringement: when optics and profits reveal real issues in modern IP law usage

IPilogue

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. A statutory defense to patent enforcement could be another solution, as seen in the American approach in 28 U.S. Code § 1498 (a).

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A Free Speech Right to Accuse Others of Patent Infringement

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure sets out a bold goal for civil litigation: “ the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action.” ” Patent litigation is rarely speedy; quite expensive; and, many would argue, often unjust. Judge Buescher (D.Neb.)

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Pharma Companies, U.S. Government Spar Over Application of Section 1498 to Patent Infringement Claims Against Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

IP Watchdog

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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mRNA Patent Litigation: The ‘Sport of Kings’

SpicyIP

Moderna recently sued Pfizer alleging patent infringement of three out of eight patents that cover its Covid 19 vaccine (Spikevax). Moderna’s patent infringement lawsuit is a revenue seeking activity since Moderna wants fair compensation but does not want to remove Comirnaty from the market. Image from here.

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Op Ed: Reflections on the American Invents Act on its Tenth Year Anniversary 

Patently-O

Lee is vice president at Amazon Web Services and was the Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (2015-2017). She spent a decade at Google leading their patent team. .

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