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Patent Litigation Appeals Contract Disputes

McDermott Will & Schulte

Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction over award that doesn’t raise issue of patent law

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that it lacked appellate jurisdiction over a district court judgment confirming an arbitration award stemming from a dispute over royalties paid under patent license...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Circuit Denies Appellate Jurisdiction Based on Alternative Ground for Relief

In Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Alkermes PLC, the Federal Circuit held that it did not have appellate jurisdiction to review a decision by the district court in the Southern District of New York not to modify an arbitral...more

Knobbe Martens

Running in Place: When a Running Royalty Is Actually a Lump Sum License

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ECOFACTOR, INC. V. GOOGLE LLC - Before the en banc court, Moore, Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Reyna, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, Stoll, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. A district...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Seeking Royalties Beyond Patent Expiration: A Refreshed Look at Patent Misuse

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Key Takeaway: A recent Ninth Circuit decision in C.R. Bard v. Atrium reinforces the long-standing Brulotte rule against post-expiration patent royalties but clarifies that courts should assess this strictly as a legal...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases

Berkheimer v. HP Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1437 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2018) - In Berkheimer v. HP Inc., the Federal Circuit reviewed the District Court’s summary judgment finding that certain claims of a patent were invalid as...more

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