Many industries rely on design patents to protect the look and feel of their products—especially when aesthetics drive customer interest, brand identity, or market differentiation. In Top Brand LLC v. Cozy Comfort Company...more
7/28/2025
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High-volume patent monetization entities have long focused on targets in the information technology and software sectors. But that trend is shifting....more
In 2019, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation sued Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. for patent infringement in the Northern District of California, with Fenwick representing Meril in the district court case and the recent appellate...more
9/4/2024
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Safe Harbors
Despite going undisturbed for nearly 30 years, the patent venue statute — 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) — has undergone a near-complete overhaul by appellate courts in just the past 12 months. Starting with the U.S. Supreme Court’s...more
The Federal Circuit has issued a landmark venue decision setting forth the standard for determining what constitutes a “regular and established place of business” under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b). Section 1400(b) limits venue in...more