The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has trimmed a $1.5 billion award for patent infringement in a decision that said there is no liability for products manufactured,…
A French company’s patent application lays out a way for squeezing more passengers onto airplanes. However, those who might potentially use it aren’t enthused.
In a move that could have huge repercussions for several of the largest worldwide law firms, Dentons is challenging a U.S. International Trade Commission judge’s decision booting them off an…
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn precedent in a 6-3 ruling for Marvel Entertainment on Monday in a dispute over patent royalties for a Spider-Man toy.
An Atlanta lawyer has dropped his defamation lawsuit taking issue with a blog post by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that featured his patent as the “stupid patent of the month.”
An Atlanta lawyer and inventor has filed a defamation suit against the Electronic Frontier Foundation for featuring his patent as “stupid patent of the month.”
A former in-house lawyer claims in a whistleblower lawsuit that L’Oreal USA forced him to choose between satisfying quotas for patent applications and ethics rules.
A process created in 2011 to help companies fight patent trolls is being used by a hedge fund manager who contests patents and bets against the targeted company’s stock through…
A five-lawyer patent team headed by Michael Ferrazano has exited Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice to open a new Silicon Valley office for Sacramento-based Downey Brand.
AT&T’s $40 million appeal of a patent judgment is doomed because its lawyers relied on mislabeled docket notices and missed a deadline, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Rochelle Dreyfuss: “People in the U.S. will figure out some way to get protection for software-related inventions, but it will be different and more narrow protection than what they have been getting.” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by John Tenniel.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled for a drug company fighting generic competitors in a decision on the proper standard of review in patent infringement cases involving factual issues.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether to overturn precedent that bars the inventor of a Spider-Man toy from collecting contracted royalties after his patent expired.
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