LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
J. Everett, Jr., Sean Duffy, Steven Reed, Scott Stempel

Decision by court of appeals affirms that settlements that do not expand the exclusionary scope of a patent are not subject to antitrust challenge.

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.

Supreme Court affirms Federal Circuit ruling allowing submission of additional evidence to obtain a patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 145.

LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Paul Zevnik, Michel Horton

On October 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, applying Colorado law, reversed a district court decision and held that a patent infringement claim may constitute an "advertising injury," thereby triggering, at a... more

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
William Jackson Matney, Jr., David Levy, C. Erik Hawes, Robert Gaybrick, Collin Park, Robert Busby

In this issue: Federal Circuit Reverses District Court Decision and Rules that Isolated DNA Sequences Are Patent-Eligible Subject Matter On Remand from the Federal Circuit, the District Court in Lucent v. Microsoft Rul... more

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
William Jackson Matney, Jr., David Levy, C. Erik Hawes, Robert Gaybrick, Collin Park, Robert Busby

In this issue: The Federal Circuit Affirms the Delaware District Court's Summary Judgment of Invalidity for Failure to Disclose the Best Mode | 未能公开最佳实施方式的后果 | 連邦巡回控訴裁、デラウェア連邦地裁のベストモード開示義務違反に基づく無効の略式判決を支持 Federal ... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
R. (Ted) Cruz

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Global-Tech Appliances, Inc., et al. v. SEB S.A. , No. 10-6 (2011), holding that to prove inducing infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) a plaintiff must prove that the ... more

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
William Jackson Matney, Jr., David Levy, C. Erik Hawes, Robert Gaybrick, Collin Park, Robert Busby

In this issue: The Federal Circuit Rejects the 25 Percent Rule as Fundamentally Flawed and Reviews the Entire Market Value Rule for Calculation of Patent Infringement Damages | 应用25%规则还是全部市场价值规则来计算侵权赔偿金？ |  連邦巡回... more

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
William Jackson Matney, Jr., David Levy, C. Erik Hawes, Robert Gaybrick, Collin Park, Robert Busby

In this issue: The Federal Circuit Affirms the New Jersey District Court's Preliminary Injunction to Bar Generic Drug Pulmicort |  项关于仿制药的临时禁令 |  連邦巡回控訴裁、パルミコートのジェネリック薬を市場導入禁止としたニュージャージー州連邦地裁の仮差し止めを維持 The F... more

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
William Jackson Matney, Jr., David Levy, C. Erik Hawes, Robert Gaybrick, Collin Park, Robert Busby

In this issue: Federal Circuit Highlights “Control and Direction” Requirement for a Finding of Joint Infringement Liability | 共同侵权中的“控制和指导”要求 | 連邦巡回控訴裁、共同侵害認定における「支配および指揮」の要件に注目 An Eastern D... more

Outside Publication | Article
David Levy, C. Erik Hawes

Patent infringement claims against some retailers, particularly online outlets, are becoming more frequent, with increased activity a possibility for the future. Retailers should be familiar with the actions they need to take if confronted with a patent-related lawsuit.

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
William Jackson Matney, Jr., David Levy, C. Erik Hawes, Robert Gaybrick, Collin Park, Robert Busby

In this issue: Another Case Transferred Out of the Eastern District of Texas | 又一件案件移出德州东区法院的管辖 | テキサス州東部地区からまた事件が移送される Federal Circuit Affirms that a Provisional Application Can Show Another Party Was First to Invent ... more

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
David Levy, C. Erik Hawes

In recent years, the frequency of patent infringement claims against some retailers has been steadily rising. This is certainly not an industrywide trend, as the total number of patent cases filed against the country’s 50... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued an update to its obviousness guidelines for examiners, to be used when applying the law of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (the Guidelines). The U.S. Supreme Cou... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
C. Erik Hawes

Earlier today, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of the relator's claims in Stauffer v. Brooks Bros., Inc. , No. 2009-1428. In doing so, the Federal Circuit established broad ... more

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Satoru Matsuo, Robert Busby, Robert Gaybrick

In this issue: The Federal Circuit Clarifies Liability for False Patent Marking | 错误专利标记应承担的责任 | 連邦巡回控訴裁が虚偽の特許表示に対する責任を明確化 The Federal Circuit Reverses and Orders Stryker IP Suit Assigned to a New Judge | 联邦巡回法院推翻Stryk... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

On June 10, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's summary judgment that Solo Cup Company was not liable for the false marking of unpatented articles. In its decision in Pequignot v. Solo Cu... more

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Satoru Matsuo, Robert Busby, Robert Gaybrick

In this issue: Federal Circuit Affirms Eastern District of Texas Ruling on Inequitable Conduct, Addresses Definitions in Patent Application Prosecution | 专利不当行为：何为专利申请过程中的“实质参与” | 連邦巡回控訴裁、不衡平行為に関するテキサス州東部地区連邦地... more

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Satoru Matsuo, Robert Busby, Robert Gaybrick

In this issue: Federal Circuit Confirms District Courts Can Modify Claim Construction at Trial | 地区法院可以在庭审时修正权利要求解释 | 連邦巡回控訴裁、連邦地裁が審理中にクレーム解釈を補正できることを確認 Appellate Judge Excludes Damages Theory from Patent Trial | 上诉法官在... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

On March 29, a U.S. District Court sided with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit, declaring Myriad Genetics' patents directed toward nucleotides encoding BRCA genes as invalid. ... more

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter
Satoru Matsuo, Robert Busby, Robert Gaybrick

In this issue: Case Clarifies the Law of Reasonable Royalty Damages | 计算合理许可费赔偿金的适用案例 | リーズナブル・ロイヤルティの損害賠償に関する法を事件が明確化 An obviousness determination may be called into question if the Board of Patent Appeals and Interfe... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

As is known among many in the intellectual property field, Judge Randall R. Rader, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, periodically takes a break from his appellate duties to preside over trials of patent case... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

The European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) announced the end of Swiss-type claims in a decision published February 19. It held that "where the subject matter of a claim is rendered novel only by a new thera... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

Last fall, in its decision in Lucent v. Gateway , the Federal Circuit vacated a $357 million verdict, signaling to litigants and district court judges that "speculation" and "superficial testimony" were insufficient to support ... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

Patent applicants can now take advantage of a new procedure that has the potential to greatly reduce the amount of time required by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), or the Japan Pat... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently agreed to modify how Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is calculated in view of the recent Federal Circuit decision that overturned the way that the USPTO calculated PTA.... more