TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods is a U.S. Supreme Court case that effectively asked the court to decide
whether patent owners could sue in practically any corner of the country.
The decision to hear a case that reviews
whether a patent owner can recover profits lost outside of the U.S. due to infringement under 271 (f) could have significant consequences on damages awards.
Not exact matches
The German court asked the CJEU
whether the SEP
owner who had undertaken to a SSO to license its
patents on FRAND terms, can use these remedies (above) against a defendant willing to negotiate a license fee without abusing its position of dominance in breach of Article 102.
Independent of
whether I can get away with using figures from
patents it is important for me to know the
owner of the copyright in order to give proper credits.
In Case C - 170 / 13 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd v ZTE Corp & ZTE Deutschland GmbH, (Judgment of the 5th Chamber, CJEU, 16 July 2015) the CJEU was asked to rule for the first time on
whether seeking an injunction and other associated remedies by the
owner of a Standard Essential
Patent (SEP) against a company in breach of the patent (but one willing to become a licensee) can amount to an abuse of a dominant position in breach of EU competition law (Article 102
Patent (SEP) against a company in breach of the
patent (but one willing to become a licensee) can amount to an abuse of a dominant position in breach of EU competition law (Article 102
patent (but one willing to become a licensee) can amount to an abuse of a dominant position in breach of EU competition law (Article 102 TFEU).
John has been involved in over twenty - five IPR / CBM petitions and proceedings (
whether petitioner or
patent owner), and has argued several of those before PTAB.
In this video, litigation partner Steve Baughman discusses Covered Business Method challenges, highlighting the importance of this powerful tool in framing a strategy on either side of a
patent dispute,
whether as a
patent owner or a
patent challenger.
Our team enjoys a track record of successfully representing both petitioners and
patent owners before the PTAB,
whether as part of an overall strategy to invalidate
patents that stand as barriers to market entry or protect valuable
patents when challenged.
Because it is unknown
whether design
patent rights holders that make false or frivolous complaints could be held liable for such actions, it is strongly encouraged that design
patent owners take care with making such complaints under the current system.
The investment decisions by four technology companies come in the midst of a heated debate over
whether it is too easy for
patent owners to extract large royalty payments, and
whether patent buying firms spur or stifle innovation.