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Federal Circuit Rejects District Court’s Overly Narrow Claim Construction in LED Patent Infringement Case
On October 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling in CAO Lighting, Inc. v. Feit Electric Co., ...
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Northwestern University Sues Moderna Over Spikevax Vaccine
Northwestern University sued vaccine maker Moderna, Inc. on Wednesday, October 16, in the U.S. District Court for the ...
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NPEs Have No Obligation to Mark Under the Statute—and that Should Extend to an NPE’s Settlement Licensees
One advantage an NPE has for collecting damages through patent infringement litigation is that there is no obligation to mark ...
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William P. Ramey III
William P. Ramey III is the founding partner of Ramey, LLP, a firm with an international practice with its primary office ...
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Jack Daniel’s Continues, with Trademark Dilution as the New Battleground
By now, most IP practitioners are familiar with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June 2023 in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc ...
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China’s Administrative Patent Infringement Procedure: A Litigation Tool Worth Patent Holders’ Notice
There are two distinct procedures available to parties for resolving patent infringement matters in China: an administrative ...
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Tenth Circuit Gives ‘Reborn Doll’ Company Another Shot at Copyright Suit Against Chinese Amazon Sellers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday, October 15, ruled that a district court applied the wrong test ...
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Upcoming Changes to Patent Prosecution Highway Processing in Brazil
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a bilateral partnership between different intellectual property offices around the ...
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CAFC Says Patent Owner Failed to Show Amazon and Ring Infringed Smoke Alarm Patent Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday, October 15, affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a ...
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A Better Way to RESTORE Injunctive Relief? The Federal Circuit Had the Answer
The ongoing debate over the nearly two-decades long battle to restore injunctive relief to prevailing patent owners is no ...
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DOJ, State AGs File Proposed Remedial Framework in Google Search Antitrust Case
On October 8, the U.S. DOJ and attorneys general from every U.S. state as well as the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto ...
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USPTO Scraps Proposal to Allow Non-Registered Practitioners as Lead Counsel in Final Rule on Expanding PTAB Practice Opportunities
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that it has finalized a proposed rule expanding opportunities to ...