IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

On September 20, 2021, Judge John Robert Blakey in the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion in a Walker Process patent fraud antitrust case denying defendants’ motion for summary judgment on their statute of limitations defense. TCS John Huxley America, Inc. Scientific Games Corp., 1:19-cv-1846, 2021 WL 4264403 (N.D.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2024

In patent litigation, damages issues are sometimes treated as an afterthought when compared to the issues of infringement and invalidity. However, achieving a client’s goals requires an attorney to place damages at the center of the litigation strategy from the very beginning.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In the latest development in the global patent wars between Google and Sonos, Google has sued Sonos, having filed two suits in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on August 8, 2022. Most interestingly, Sonos has accused Google of something called efficient infringement. The present suit.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 10, 2023

In March, Samsung agreed to pay UK Nanotechnology Company Nanoco USD 150 million in a patent infringement 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

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

​​​​​​​We previously reported on patent infringement litigations between Alnylam and Moderna. Below we provide updates on two proceedings involving the mRNA vaccine producer Moderna. By: Goodwin

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

What began as a patent infringement case has swerved into judicial ethics waters, due to the ruling of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 7, 2024

This high-profile case revolves around allegations of patent infringement concerning two patents (“Suit Patents”), both relating to ‘Pertuzumab,’ a monoclonal antibody (Mab) biologic used in inhibiting tumor growth. Find it here. The next hearing is scheduled to be listed for 4th April, 2024.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 9, 2022

Most companies are aware of the potential patent infringement liability for sales made in the United States but may not know that liability for infringing a U.S. patent can also extend to the processes used to make their product—even when manufacturing is done entirely outside the United States by a contract manufacturer.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

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. Moderna claimed that they had registered foundational mRNA patents between 2010 and 2016. This exposes some concerns about our patent laws.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2023

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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IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2022

Litigation is almost always recommended to be avoided , whether because of the sheer amount of time needed to get a court date, the expensive costs for the client and law firm, or the risks associated with receiving an unfavorable judgement. They do not practice, develop, manufacture, or otherwise commercialize the patent.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

What makes the cost of patent litigation so high? What would you think if I told you that the average patent litigation cost exceeds well over $1 million ? To put it another way, how would you feel knowing that one million dollars might not get you halfway through a patent lawsuit?

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 31, 2022

27, 2022) A rare tortious interference/business defamation case that results in a preliminary injunction (converted from a TRO), based on claims of patent infringement made to plaintiff’s customers. This requires that infringement claims be objectively baseless.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Adding another leaf to the FCM patent litigation saga, the Delhi High Court on September 19 refused to grant an interim injunction to Vifor considering the launch of the Biological E’s product in the market. She is keenly interested in Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, and Corporate Law.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Cisco Systems decision, and six other areas recent parties have focused on when litigating willful infringement in the latest case law. Brian Nolan and Manuel Velez at Mayer Brown explore the impact of the Federal Circuit's 2021 SRI International v.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

In matters of trade, Trademark, copyright and Patent act as building blocks of protection measures while conferring exclusive right over goods/services for the holder. Amazon often face patent violations with its increasing customer base and involvement of third-party seller. Patent infringement can occur in both of these roles.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 15, 2022

In the first major patent infringement lawsuit in the mRNA space, on February 28, 2022, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (“Arbutus”) and Genevant Sciences GmbH (“Genevant”) sued Moderna, Inc. The plaintiffs have alleged that Moderna infringed U.S. Patent Nos. and ModernaTX, Inc.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

What began as a patent infringement case has swerved into judicial ethics waters, due to the ruling of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A British nanotechnology company said Friday it landed $150 million from its litigation-funded patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung that ended in a settlement last month, just as jury selection was set to kick off in one of the cases in Marshall, Texas.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2023

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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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 21, 2023

alleging that Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (“RSV”) vaccine ABRYSVO infringes four U.S. patents covering GSK’s rival RSV vaccine, AVREXY. GSK describes the four asserted patents, U.S. Patent Nos. Stay tuned for more coverage of this case and other big molecule litigations!

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Larson & Larson

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As a business owner, it’s important to be aware of the potential for patent infringement. A patent is a legal document that grants the holder the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a certain period of time. When it comes to patent infringement, there are a few key things to keep in mind.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 1, 2023

Substantial patent litigation activity occurred in the mRNA space in 2022, involving nearly all of the major mRNA and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) pioneers. Since this is the most significant happening in this space with respect to IP in 2022, this post will provide an overview of that activity as well as a summary exposure analysis.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How is a patent attorney different than Amazon seller attorneys? Patent violations are becoming increasingly prevalent among Amazon sellers. Whether you are a patent owner or an Amazon seller, you need the right kind of legal expertise when it comes to patent infringement. Is a patent attorney specially licensed?

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LexBlog IP

JULY 22, 2022

Chinese Patent Litigation: Leveraging Specialized IP Courts. Selecting a jurisdiction for Patent Litigation in China. In China, when multiple courts would have jurisdiction over a plaintiff’s case, a patent owner can choose which court will try their case.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Willful patent infringement can result in enhanced, and in some case treble, damages but not in every instance. Because the standard for finding willful infringement has traditionally been lower than that for enhancing damages, a finding of willful infringement does not guarantee an award of enhanced damages. Portec, Inc.,

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

offering an important reminder to patent litigators of the necessity of following the local rules of the jurisdiction in which a patent infringement suit is filed. an initial claim chart relating each accused product to the asserted claims each product allegedly infringe[d]” under the local rules of.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 7, 2022

Patent infringement litigation can be expensive, last multiple years, and be a huge distraction for a company’s efforts in the marketplace. While fighting an infringement accusation through trial to final judgement can be emotionally satisfying, an early exit to litigation may save significant resources for a defendant.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

AUGUST 15, 2022

Fish & Richardson secured a significant victory for Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, the maker of ELCYS ® , in patent infringement litigation against Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., over its intent to produce a generic version of Exela’s patented ELCYS ® product. The court rejected each and every one of Eton’s challenges. “We

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Mo 2023) Bayer and its subsidiary Monsanto have filed a new set of patent infringement lawsuits against farmers who saved seeds and replanted them in violation of Monsanto Roundup Ready patents and license agreements. Monsanto’s original patents on genetically modified plants have all expired. Pierce, et al.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Lee of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a biosimilar applicant defendant’s motion to dismiss patent infringement claims brought in the second phase of the parties’ Biosimilar Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”) litigation. By: Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled in a nonprecedential opinion that a Florida district court correctly dismissed a UK-based patent owner’s infringement case after he willfully disobeyed the court and disrupted the enforcement of a court order.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Litigants accused of willful patent infringement sometimes rely on an "advice of counsel" defense. Interestingly, courts have recognized a distinction between such a defense in the privilege and the work product contexts. By: McGuireWoods LLP

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IP Law 360

APRIL 4, 2024

Nokia may affect the timing of expert disclosures and opinion regarding noninfringing alternatives in patent infringement litigation, for both defendants and plaintiffs, says Alexander Clemons at Ocean Tomo. A Texas district court’s recent ruling in Smart Path Connections v.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Can you file a patent lawsuit without a lot of money? It seems fashionably controversial nowadays to say patents are worthless. Some say patents are too expensive to obtain. Actually, patents can be surprisingly affordable. Even if you get a patent, they say, it will take too much money to enforce them.

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Larson & Larson

JUNE 1, 2021

Patent infringement encompasses unauthorized making, use, sale, or offering for sale any patented invention within the United States jurisdiction. As a result of this infringement, a patentee whose patent is infringed may file a lawsuit seeking appropriate relief from the federal court. Limitation Period.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 19, 2022

Delaware's chief federal judge has issued a standing order requiring litigants to disclose whether their cases or defenses are being financed by third parties — and whether there are conditions tied to that funding — in a move that could impact the court's number of patent infringement cases, according to a legal expert.

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