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Design Patents vs. Utility Patents: A Unique Advantage in Litigation

JD Supra Law

Need another reason to secure and enforce design patents? Design patents offer a unique additional remedy in district court litigation: profit disgorgement. See 35 U.S.C. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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Apple Wants Litigation Funder To Explain Role In Patent Row

IP Law 360

wants a Delaware federal judge to order litigation funder Omni Bridgeway LLC to turn over documents explaining its relationship with Finnish company MPH Technologies Oy and its financial interest in MPH's ongoing patent litigation against Apple in California.

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Patent Litigation Trends To Watch In 2024

IP Law 360

A new venue for patent disputes in Europe, potential legal wrangling over the role of artificial intelligence in developing inventions, and continued scrutiny of how litigation funding impacts patent cases are among the litigation topics attorneys will be closely tracking this year.

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Uber, Lyft Dodge Tracking Patent Litigation

IP Law 360

A California federal court has issued a pair of patent eligibility rulings that have ended an inventor's infringement litigation against ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft.

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2023 Patent Litigation: A Year In Review

IP Law 360

Attorneys filed fewer patent suits in district courts in 2023 than in any year for more than a decade, and the amount of America Invents Act petitions at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board fell to a 10-year low as well. The Western District of Texas also lost its place as the most popular patent litigation venue in the U.S.

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IPWatchdog’s Patent Litigation Masters: Waving a Wand to Fix U.S. Patent Litigation

IP Watchdog

Day two of IPWatchdog’s Patent Litigation Masters Program yesterday included panels on IP Finance, Mega Verdicts in Patent Litigation, Expert Witnesses and the Fintiv Saga. During the latter panel, former U.S.

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Now Available! Announcing the Vaccine Patent Litigation and Vaccine Patent PTAB Trackers

JD Supra Law

As Big Molecule Watch continues to push past the bounds of biosimilars and into biologics, we are proud to announce the publication of two additional trackers concerning vaccines: the Vaccine Patent Litigation tracker and the Vaccine Patent PTAB tracker. By: Goodwin