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A Sheppard Mullin trial team led by partners Brad Graveline and Laura Burson obtained one of the largest patentinfringement damages awards against the United States of America for client SecurityPoint Holdings, Inc (SecurityPoint). SecurityPoint brought its claim for patentinfringement against the United States under 28 U.S.C.
Anyone developing or marketing an innovative product will want to ensure that they do not infringe existing intellectual property rights. This includes avoiding indirect patentinfringement by providing specific instructions or the technical possibility of using a patented function. By: A&O Shearman
recently filed a complaint in the Western District of Texas against NVIDIA Corporation (“NVIDIA”), Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) and RPX Corporation (“RPX”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for alleged patentinfringement and violation of federal antitrust laws. Xockets, Inc.
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Magpul Sues Elite Tactical Systems over Alleged PatentInfringement Over Polymer Ammo Magazines Magpul Industries Corporation has filed a patentinfringement lawsuit against fellow firearm accessories manufacturer Elite Tactical Systems Group, LLC. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant has infringed upon U.S.
On June 28, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice requesting public comments on the current state of the common law experimental use exception to patentinfringement and whether Congress should consider codifying the experimental use exception through legislative action.
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 PatentInfringement? In their initial August 2022 complaint , Moderna alleged that three of its mRNA patents were infringed by Pfizer/BioNTech.
271(e) to limit the number of patents a drug manufacturer can assert in a patentinfringement lawsuit against biosimilars and generics companies. The APPA was first introduced to the House on January 30, 2023 by Representative John Cornyn (R-Tx), with the aim of reducing drug prices. By: MoFo Life Sciences
for patentinfringement in the Northern District of California, with Fenwick representing Meril in the district court case and the recent appellate victory. In 2019, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation sued Meril Life Sciences Pvt. By: Fenwick & West LLP
In March, Samsung agreed to pay UK Nanotechnology Company Nanoco USD 150 million in a patentinfringement dispute over patents used in QLED televisions that featured legal team from Wei Chixue Law Firm of Linda Liu Group - a Top 10 IP Law Firm in China. By: Linda Liu & Partners
s argument in its fight at the Federal Circuit that Idaho's law barring "bad faith" allegations of patentinfringement is constitutional. Attorneys general from 27 states, along with tech industry lobbying groups, have thrown their support behind Micron Technology Inc.'s
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Harvard University has sued Samsung, alleging that the latter’s chip technology infringes two patents owned by the university. By: AEON Law The case is President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Samsung Electronics Co, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, No. 2:24-cv-00636.
District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued an order denying Cellspin Soft’s motion for recusal that sought the vacatur of a summary judgment that released Fitbit, Nike, Under Armour, and others from patentinfringement liability.
million jury verdict that had previously been awarded to Teva in a patentinfringement suit regarding the two companies’ development of drugs with antibodies capable of treating headache disorders associated with calcitonin gene-related peptide (“CGRP”).
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student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. She is keenly interested in Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, and Corporate Law. It did so in a bid to establish patentinfringement albeit Biological E Limited (“defendants”) using a different process to prepare the product.
Objectively Baseless : The Federal Circuit has given patentees a fairly-wide berth with regard to public accusations of infringement and customer cease-and-desist letters.
On March 21, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in a precedential opinion that legal fees incurred by generic drug companies in defending against patentinfringement suits brought under the Hatch-Waxman Act constitute ordinary and necessary business expenses that may be deducted in the year in which they are incurred, and do not need (..)
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accusing them of infringing on patents related to commercial lighting control technology. The patents in question, U.S. Patent Nos. Heartland, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Povolny Specialties, Inc., 9,788,391 B1 and 10,390,400 B1, were central to Heartland’s claims. By: Whitcomb Selinsky, PC
reversing and remanding a district court ruling that had dismissed Kroys patentinfringement claims based on collateral estoppel. By: Hudnell Law Group Groupon, Inc., Kroy IP Holdings, LLC v. Groupon, Inc., 23-1359, 2025 U.S. LEXIS 2967, at *1 (Fed.
LLC for patent infringemen t under U.S. PatentLaws, 35 U.S.C. §§ 271 , 281 , 283 , 284 , and 285. 8,967,940 (“the ’940 patent”) and U.S. Kalida, Ohio – The Plaintiff, UNVERFERTH MFG. filed suit against Silver Lake, Indiana company , PAR-KAN CO.,
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He was talking to the potential jurors as voir dire was just about to begin. — Dennis = = = We are engaged or about to be engaged this morning in the selection of a jury in the civil case involving allegations of patentinfringement.
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The US Patent and Trademark Office is requesting public feedback on the current experimental use exception’s impact on technology sectors—and the public’s appetite for expanding the exception. By: Morgan Lewis
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