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Last summer, in a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Motorola Solutions, Inc. v. Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act (the “DTSA”) rebuts the...more
[MITEK SYSTEMS, INC., v. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION [OPINION]] - Before Taranto, Schall, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The plaintiff could not seek...more
In the United States, a plaintiff must have standing to bring suit in U.S. courts. For patent cases, this means that for a plaintiff to have constitutional standing, the plaintiff must show that it has “an exclusionary right...more
Mitek Systems Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association, Appeal No. 2023-1687 (Fed. Cir. June 12, 2025) In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit examined the limits of declaratory judgment jurisdiction for a...more
The U.S. International Trade Commission is a unique forum in the realm of intellectual property litigation. Originally established as a trade body to assess tariffs and the economic implications of global trade, the ITC now...more
On April 4, 2025, Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom (E.D.N.Y.) declined to sanction a pro se plaintiff for failing to conduct an adequate pre-suit investigation of whether his patent was infringed. Plaintiff initially filed a...more
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction, explaining that the district court should have immediately issued a statutory stay of the proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 1659(a) because a...more
Recently, Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that defendant’s motion to dismiss pro se plaintiff Andrew Walker, Jr.’s (“Walker”) Second Amended Complaint be granted for lack of...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision significantly expanding the capabilities of both the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the national courts in EU Member States to issue cross-border injunctions...more
Examine real-world strategies for tackling the most pressing challenges in ITC practice at ACI’s 17th Annual Practitioners' Think Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement. Be in the same room with leading in-house counsel,...more
Judge Mazzant’s case assignment order on March 3, 2025, brought the topic of the Eastern District of Texas (“EDTX”) being the busiest forum for patent cases back into the spotlight...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered a landmark ruling in BSH Hausgeräte v. Electrolux that significantly expands the jurisdictional reach of EU courts in cross-border patent infringement cases. The...more
On 25 February, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its much-anticipated decision in BSH Hausgeräte v. Electrolux (C-339/22) on cross-border competence in patent litigation. At the heart of the dispute is...more
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) recently issued its first decision, in case UPC_CFI_239/2023, addressing infringement by equivalence. The patent in suit (EP2137782) was determined not to be infringed by the ‘literal’ scope of...more
On January 27, 2025, the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) “has jurisdiction over IPRs concerning expired patents.” See Apple Inc. v. Gesture Tech. Partners, LLC, 2025 WL 299939, *2 (Fed....more
On, January 27, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part a decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) on certain claims of Gesture Technology...more
The Federal Circuit’s recent precedential decision in Crown Packaging Technology Inc. v. Belvac Production Machinery, Inc. is noteworthy because it discusses two key requirements of the on-sale bar prong of pre-AIA section...more
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The threat of German patent litigation is rising. Germany is second only to the United States in the number of patent infringement actions brought by non-practicing entities (NPEs), and with the ready availability of...more
This article is the second in our series on patent litigation strategies for cybersecurity companies. It expands on Tactic #1, “Challenge the court’s jurisdiction,” from our earlier article, “Five Tactics for Cybersecurity...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a district court’s grant of summary judgment, finding that the language used in an invention assignment clause was subject to more than one reasonable...more
The Federal Circuit is charged with disposing of the mandamus petitions that regularly arise from decisions denying transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) in Texas patent litigation. The Fifth Circuit, whose law the Federal...more
As part of the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took steps to return to normal operations. It began requiring live oral arguments in August 2022 and, by November,...more
Give us an hour of your time and we will deliver a fun and free CLE with a fast-paced overview on the state of patent law. In their fourth annual webinar, BakerHostetler Partners Michael E. Anderson and Jason F. Hoffman will...more
This timely and fast-moving webinar provides insight for business leaders and legal counsel, highlighting many of the significant holdings by the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit in patent cases in 2019 and what issues are...more