In a case that may have a major impact on trademark litigation across the country, the Supreme Court decided on June 28, 2019 to grant certiorari in Romag Fasteners, Inc., v. Fossil, Inc., et al., in which Romag has asked the...more
7/3/2019
/ Certiorari ,
Corporate Branding ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Disgorgement ,
Lanham Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Willful Infringement
In Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Tech., Inc., the Supreme Court unanimously held that there can be no liability for induced infringement of a patented method where the steps of the method are carried out by separate...more
7/3/2014
/ Akamai Technologies ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Direct Infringement ,
Induced Infringement ,
Limelight Networks ,
Limelight v Akamai ,
Miniauction ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS
Declaratory judgment plaintiffs and counterclaimants in patent cases have long been accustomed to filing boilerplate claims that either do not identify an accused technology, or that do so in a cursory manner. Noninfringement...more