Costs Over Damages Doesn’t Equal Exceptional
What makes a case exceptional? In the matter of ATEN International Co., LTD. v. Uniclass Technology Co., LTD. before the US Court of Appeals for the Central District of California, it was a
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Ferrari’s Turbocharged Tune-Up
You may remember when Harley-Davidson famously tried for years to trademark the sound of their V-twin motorcycle engine. The process was held up in legal limbo for so long that they ended up
[Read More]A Guide to Custodian Interviews [MINI BOOK]
A step-by-step visual guide to an important part of the legal process.
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Is Google Trying to Patent a Patent-Free Technique?
When a computer scientist named Jarek Duda contacted Ars Technica claiming that Google was attempting to patent a technique he put into the public domain, the publication investigated it and found the company’s
[Read More]SCOTUS Ruling Increases IPRs in May 2018
In May, we posted about the Constitutionality of IPRs after the Supreme Court upheld the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s inter partes review process, ruling that it doesn’t violate Article III of
[Read More]TC Heartland and Alien Defendants
Earlier this year, we caught up on the amended rules in the Eastern District of Texas. In that post, and for the year ahead, we included a refresh on the important venue case
[Read More]The Constitutionality of IPRs
Last fall, we blogged that the inter partes review was celebrating its fifth anniversary and would soon be under scrutiny when the Supreme Court heard Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group.
[Read More]Not Slowing Down: Lawsuits Against Life Sciences Companies
If you’re general counsel for a life sciences company, you’re probably aware that 2017 was a record year for class action securities litigation, in particular targeting your industry. According to a highly in-depth
[Read More]Come Together: TC Heartland Amicus Brief
We kicked off 2018 with a post on the Eastern District of Texas’ amended rules. In that post, we revisited TC Heartland and its potential impact in the new year. We continue the
[Read More]The Real Deal Behind “Bogus Patents”?
One of the more popular topics we post on is patents. In 2017, we wrote about the eye-opening practice of companies warding off future challenges to their patents by shielding themselves with Native
[Read More]Catching up to Amended Rules in Eastern District
For many, November and December 2017 were a blur. In case you missed the Eastern District of Texas’ amended rules, we highlight a few below. The amended rules can be read in full
[Read More]Sound Strategy? Avoiding IPRs with Sovereign Immunity
Last month, we dipped into the eye-opening matter of companies warding off future challenges to their patents by shielding themselves with Native American tribes’ sovereign immunity. Specifically, a partnership between the drug company
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