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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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In that regard, punitive damages for IPRs infringements have found their places in, but not limited to, China’s Civil Code (CCC), Copyright Law, Trade Mark Law and Patent Law (see former IPKat posts here and here ). In April 2021, Jin sued Baijia store for patent infringement.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Background In 2005, AlexSam licensed its prepaid card patents to MasterCard in exchange for ongoing royalties based on the number of “Licensed Transactions.” ” Years later, AlexSam sued MasterCard for breach of contract, alleging that MasterCard underpaid royalties by undercounting the number of Licensed Transactions.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

When entering into contracts, parties commonly include forum selection clauses to govern future litigation between the parties. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has generally recognized that parties can bargain away these rights, including through forum selection clauses in contracts. emphasis added).

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In patent infringement cases, it is well-established that a patentee’s damages should reflect only the value of the patented features of an infringing product. Thus, in assessing damages, courts routinely “apportion” the infringer’s profits between the infringing and noninfringing features of its product.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2021

The decision also found that HTC’s proposed FRAND jury instructions were not a substantially correct statement of the law, because Ericsson’s ETSI FRAND commitment was governed by French contract law, but HTC’s instructions were based on U.S. law without reference or comparison to French contract law.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

Sara’s IP litigation experience includes both patent litigation and trade secret misappropriation litigation, which often also include various associated breach of contract and business torts. from the University of Georgia School of Law and was the senior notes editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law.

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