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Government Signals Potential Shift Toward Preliminary Injunctions in Patent Infringement Cases

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In a recent patent case, the U.S. government urged a Texas federal court to give greater weight to the difficulty of calculating damages as a basis for finding irreparable harm. If embraced by courts, the move could give...more

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Irreparable Harm Reimagined: The Government’s Patent Intervention in East Texas

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In a bold and unusual move, the DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the USPTO have jointly filed a Statement of Interest in a patent case – not before the Supreme Court or Federal Circuit, but in a district court in East Texas. The...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

How Should a Licensing Commitment Affect the Availability of Injunctions at the ITC?

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Governed by 19 U.S.C. § 337, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) is empowered to investigate unfair acts in the importation of articles into the United States. The ITC can be a powerful forum for owners of U.S....more

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DOJ, USPTO, and NIST Withdraw 2019 Standards-Essential Patents (SEP) Policy Statement

On June 8, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (collectively, the Agencies) announced the withdrawal of the 2019 Policy...more

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SEP Enforcement: Has the Biden Administration Tabled a Revised Policy Statement?

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Six months after the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued a Draft Policy Statement on Licensing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. and U.K. Governments Seek Immediate Stakeholder Input on SEP/FRAND Policy

Successfully licensing standard-essential patents (SEPs) is key to a company’s ability to manufacture and sell products that practice a standard. With revolutionary advances in technology on the horizon, licensing of SEPs...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

DOJ to IEEE: Yes, Injunctive Relief Should Be Available for SEPs, and Stop Saying Otherwise

Last Thursday, September 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) issued an updated Business Review Letter (“2020 Letter”) to the Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers, Incorporated...more

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DOJ and Commerce Department Issue Antitrust Guidance on SEPs

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On December 19, 2019, three federal agencies—the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology—issued a joint policy statement...more

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Out with the old, and in with the new: joint policy statement and recent cases confirm that injunctive relief on...

When licensing discussions with an intransigent implementer break down, SEP owners face a difficult question: what remedies are available (injunctive relief or damages) in each U.S. court (International Trade Commission and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

What Are the Top Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA Developments for October 2018?

This month we highlight a new law requiring notification to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice of biosimilar litigation settlements and perhaps the end of a long-running Mylan venue dispute in Delaware....more

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