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Latest Federal Court Case: Kroy IP Holdings, LLC v. Groupon Inc.

After an inter partes review finds certain claims of a patent unpatentable, may the patentee assert other claims, immaterially different, in district court without being collaterally estopped? This was the question presented...more

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Five Tactics for Cybersecurity Companies to Defeat Patent Infringement Claims

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Navigating patent infringement claims requires a deep understanding of both the legal landscape and the specifics of the technology at stake, especially in the fast-evolving cybersecurity sector. Creative litigation...more

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ITC Denies Motion to Stay After Weighing Semiconductor Chips Factors

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In a recent order, the ITC denied a motion to stay after ALJ Bullock found that the balance of the Semiconductor Chips factors weighed against granting the motion. See In re Certain Memory Modules And Components Thereof, Inv....more

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ITC Permits Addition of Invalidity Defense Previously Raised By Terminated Respondent

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Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) McNamara’s recent order suggests that respondents may be permitted to add defenses if another respondent makes the complainant aware of the defense during discovery. See In the Matter of...more

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ALJ Denies Inequitable Conduct “Fishing Expedition”

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In a recent order, Administrative Law Judge Lord denied Respondents CSL Behring LLC, CSL Behring GMBH, and CSL Behring Recombinant Facility AG (“CSL Behring”) motion to compel discovery from Complainants Bioverativ Inc.,...more

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When Is It Too Late to Amend an Answer to an ITC Complaint?

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We recently posted about when a complainant is permitted to amend its complaint and the good cause that must be shown. Similar issues arise where a respondent wants to amend an answer without showing good cause. An order...more

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When Is It Too Late to Amend an ITC Complaint?

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In a recent order, Administrative Law Judge McNamara denied Complainants Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and ATI Technologies ULC’s motion for leave to file an amended complaint to assert U.S. Patent Nos. 8,760,454 and 9,582,846...more

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Diagrams Not Considered Source Code Under Modified Protective Order

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In a recent Order, ALJ McNamara clarified that while diagrams drawn by an expert depicting the interplay and hierarchy of relevant code modules, inputs, and outputs of source code are to be treated as confidential business...more

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CALJ Denies Motion to Supplement Expert Reports

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In Certain Integrated Circuits with Voltage Regulators and Products Containing Same; Inv. No. 337-TA-1024, Chief ALJ Bullock recently denied a motion by Complainant R2 Semiconductor, Inc. to take additional discovery and...more

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Cover All Your Bases in ITC Discovery

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Certain Access Control Systems and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1016 (May 31, 2017), is a good lesson in covering all your bases. Relying on a non-infringement decision by ALJ Pender, respondents assumed that they did...more

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