In an en banc decision in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that the district court abused its discretion by admitting testimony from a damages expert that a lump-sum...more
5/29/2025
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Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Daubert Standards ,
En Banc Review ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
Expert Witness ,
License Agreements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Rule of Evidence 702 ,
Vacated
In a long-standing copyright dispute on its second visit to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court affirmed the modest damages award from the US Court of Federal Claims, ruling that a hypothetical...more
1/16/2025
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Appellate Courts ,
Compensation ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Damages ,
Federal Contractors ,
IP License ,
Software ,
United States
In its third opportunity to review the district court’s decision in this trade secret case involving flooring, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit again reversed, this time vacating a permanent injunction and an...more
9/15/2022
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Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Damages ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Misappropriation ,
Nominal Damages ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Prevailing Party ,
Remand ,
Trade Secrets ,
Vacated
The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to review a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding active inducement infringement under 35 USC § 271(f)(1) in a case important to US manufacturers...more
7/29/2016
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Certiorari ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Damages ,
Induced Infringement ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Life Technologies Corp v Promega Corp ,
Manufacturer Liability ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
Taking its first IP cases of the current session, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari in two § 284 enhanced fee award patent cases: Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., S.Ct. No. 14-1513 (Oct. 19, 2015) and...more
11/5/2015
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Certiorari ,
Damages ,
Enhanced Penalties ,
Halo v Pulse ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Stryker Ortho ,
Treble Damages ,
Willful Infringement