The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s decision to dismiss a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) after analyzing the public disclosure bar channels. The case required the...more
8/17/2023
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Dismissals ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Public Disclosure Bar ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Remand
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction, deciding that the sale of a product via an interactive website provides sufficient “minimum...more
7/13/2023
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Dismissals ,
False Advertising ,
Interactive Content ,
Lanham Act ,
Online Marketplace ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the dismissal of a declaratory judgment action because the district court failed to sufficiently support its decision. Mitek Systems, Inc. v. United...more
6/2/2022
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Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissals ,
Indemnity ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Vacated ,
Venue
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected a bright-line rule that patent infringement notice letters and related communications can never form the basis for specific personal jurisdiction. Apple Inc. v. Zipit...more