Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

by Dennis Crouch A short non-precedential opinion from the Federal Circuit provides guidance on two key issues: (1) downstream non-party reliance upon settlement agreements; and (2) personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations. Siemens Industry, Inc. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (AG) , Nos. 2022-1623, -1624 (Fed. 22, 2023).

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

On appeal, the CAFC held that CNC’s version of the agreement more accurately reflected the understanding between the two parties regarding a settlement over Plasmacam’s claim that CNC infringed U.S. 7,071,441 (‘441 patent), for which Plasmacam has an exclusive license.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

Is patent enforcement possible for small companies? Whatever people may have heard about patent enforcement, one thing is clear. Almost everyone knows that patent infringement lawsuits are expensive. If patent infringement litigation is so costly, what options are available to startups and small businesses?

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Following years of infringement litigation over its patented wireless chip technologies, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has recently enjoyed a pair of settlement outcomes pointing to the strength of the research university’s patent holdings.

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IP Law 360

JULY 10, 2023

Two feuding manufacturers of motors used in boats may have privately settled their patent infringement dispute, but a federal judge in Virginia refused to scuttle his "comprehensive" decision that the patents in the dispute were invalid, since that wasn't part of the settlement deal.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 30, 2021

Fish & Richardson obtained a settlement and license agreement for Skull Shaver, LLC, the market leader in uniquely designed and patented handheld electric shavers and personal grooming products, in a patent infringement lawsuit against Magicfly LLC.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 9, 2022

The parties were unable to reach a settlement. PUMA also alleges that the Brooks shoe the “Aurora BL” infringes upon their Design Patent No. D897,075 and is being sold in connection with the infringing use of PUMA’s NITRO mark. 1114 and Design Patent Infringement in violation of 35 U.S.C. § § 271 and 283.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

remain in settlement talks to resolve a patent infringement dispute over high-top sneaker designs, according to a Tuesday court filing, entering at least their fourth month of trying to resolve the suit. Steve Madden and Converse Inc.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 17, 2021

Childproof pot packaging company Pollen Gear told a California federal judge it has reached a conditional settlement in a patent infringement suit with a cannabis company that allegedly ripped off its packaging design.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Cost of Protecting Intellectual Property- A typical scenario for a patent infringement lawsuit may begin with some potential defendant selling a product. Next thing: you must defend against a patent infringement suit. By: Caldwell Intellectual Property Law

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

said Friday that the companies had come to a settlement resolving multiple heated tobacco and vape patent infringement suits. British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International Inc.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

announced it has signed a settlement agreement with Bayer Inc. The settlement resolves multiple patent infringement proceedings in the Federal Court of Canada. On March 4, Biocon Biologics Ltd. and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. regarding YESAFILI, Biocon’s proposed biosimilar to EYLEA (aflibercept).

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The FTC claimed that the manufacturers had brought “sham” patent infringement litigation in 2011 against Teva and another generic supplier, Perrigo. The FTC also claimed that the December 2011 Teva settlement constituted an illegal reverse payment settlement under FTC v. Actavis, in violation of Section 5.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 13, 2021

due to settlement and a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision regarding the ‘471 Patent. While the pro se Complaint is fairly short, Cross attached numerous exhibits not discussed in the Complaint including an order dismissing Cross’ case against Meijer, Inc.

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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 Law 360

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

s lawsuit claiming it was deceived when it inked a deal to settle a separate patent infringement suit against B. A Pennsylvania federal judge has tossed for now Baxter International Inc.'s Braun, but left room for an amended complaint.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A California federal judge has dismissed Mullen Industries' wireless technology patent infringement claims against Apple after the two companies told the judge that they had reached a settlement over the allegations outside of court.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Novartis Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $182 million to Daiichi Sankyo subsidiary Plexxikon as part of a settlement in a patent infringement case over skin cancer drug Tafinlar after Novartis appealed a 2022 decision awarding Plexxikon $177.8 million, plus royalties.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At the same time, the panel refused to vacate the PTAB decision upholding the ‘562 patent claims, holding that the case “became moot through actions that are closer to joint settlement than to unilateral action” by Dafni. However, “mootness by reason of settlement does not justify vacatur.” Arizona , 520 U.S.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 11, 2023

affirmed the district court’s judgment that the mutual release in the settlement agreement between the parties from an earlier patent infringement and Hatch-Waxman Act litigation barred plaintiffs’ subsequent antirust claim. On 21 July 2022, the Third Circuit in Perrigo Co. AbbVie Inc. By: K&L Gates LLP

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The California Institute of Technology and Broadcom have asked a California federal judge to dismiss patent infringement litigation where Broadcom and Apple dodged a $1.1 billion verdict, potentially closing out the suit two months after announcing they were nearing a settlement.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In February 2020, ParkerVision filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Intel in Judge Alan Albright’s Waco, Texas, courthouse in the Western District of Texas. ParkerVision still has remaining patent infringement cases in process against TCL, LG, MediaTek and RealTek in Judge Albright’s court.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Allgenesis also asserted settlement conversations as evidence of a likelihood of litigation for patent infringement when Allgenesis brings its product to market.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The default judgments precluded these respondents from appearing in the Investigation and contesting the allegations at issue regarding infringement of Skull Shaver’s ’528 Patent and ’504 Patent. Fish also obtained a settlement and license agreement on behalf of Skull Shaver with respondent Magicfly LLC.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A number of small providers are receiving patent demand letters with a settlement or licensing offer to avoid litigation. Many of these letters are a typical part of the playbook of entities that have been variously called “non-practicing entities” (NPEs) or “patent trolls.” How should you respond? Should you respond?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2024

Background The Petitioner, InterDigital (“ID”), initiated patent infringement proceedings against Oppo, One Plus and Redme (“defendants”) concerning 8 standard essential patents. These patents concern wireless communication technology standards (IN 262910, 295912, 313036, 319673, 320182) and H.265

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IP Law 360

APRIL 8, 2022

District Judge Rodney Gilstrap is halting IPCom's patent infringement claims against Verizon and Nokia after a jury trial was set to begin earlier this week in the Eastern District of Texas, granting the companies' request for time to finalize an impending settlement.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Estech is wrapping up litigation with Cisco, Target, Wells Fargo, and others over patents related to Voice over Internet Protocol technology, including on Friday notifying a Texas federal court of settlements reached in patent infringement suits scheduled to head to trial early October.

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2023

Patents Rose discussed the problem of plausibility in relation to the fact that the Enlarged Board of Appeal referenced the standard test for sufficiency in EPO inventive step analysis.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

If at least one accused seller timely submits their signed evaluation agreement, Amazon will select a neutral patent evaluator. Patent infringement arguments: What is the schedule for written arguments? Can parties reach a settlement of an Amazon patent evaluation? The winning party gets their $4K deposit refunded.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Sockeye has sued approximately 80 defendants since it began its patent infringement campaigns in 2015. For example, Sockeye sued a group of electronics companies in 2015 and sued the same defendants again in 2022 with at least some of the same patents. So what happened?

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

entered into a settlement and license agreement in 2014, following years of patent litigation over their competing glucose monitoring system patents. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential ruling that affirmed a district court’s denial of preliminary injunction to DexCom, Inc.,

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 20, 2021

InterDigital, based in Delaware, USA, holds multiple patents for digital technology used in smartphones across the world. When Xiaomi and InterDigital began to sever ties around July 2020, InterDigital took Xiaomi to court for patent infringement. In retaliation, Xiaomi applied for an anti-suit injunction in Wuhan.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 10, 2022

The announcement states that under the settlement agreement, Alvotech has non-exclusive rights to market AVT02 in the United States starting July 1, 2023. The post Alvotech and AbbVie Settle Patent Dispute appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

To put it another way, how would you feel knowing that one million dollars might not get you halfway through a patent lawsuit? For many small businesses, the price tag of an infringement lawsuit is cost prohibitive. What makes the cost of a patent infringement lawsuit so high?

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IPilogue

APRIL 22, 2022

This article delves into the legal doctrines that support the parties’ claims and the overarching strategy to their settlement. In the end, settlement was in the best interests of both parties. The global settlement includes a worldwide patent license to certain ViiV patents related to dolutegravir.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 11, 2022

RPX estimates “roughly 70% of IP Edge cases terminate within 180 days of filing, with reported settlement amounts typically an order of magnitude lower than the cost of an inter partes review. ” If you’ve been sued for patent infringement, there’s a 25% chance the plaintiff is an IP Edge entity (2).

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