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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Revival of the Staccato Cherry Patent: Key Considerations for Plant Variety Protection

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In recent developments in a years-long conflict over Canadian-bred cherries, the District Court for the Eastern District of Washington has vacated a prior order invalidating a U.S. plant patent over the Staccato cherry tree...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

K&L Gates LLP

Fraud May Not Always Unravel All–What Does the Contract Say?

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Introduction - In the recent case of Innovate Pharmaceuticals Ltd v University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation [2024] EWHC 35 (TCC), the English High Court has determined that a limitation of liability clause in a...more

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Penalty Clause VAR: “Extremely Harsh” But Still Enforceable

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The court in Permavent v Makin determined that although the provision before it was “extremely harsh” it was not “out of all proportion” to the claimants’ legitimate business interests and so was not an unenforceable penalty....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Phytelligence, Inc. v. Washington State University (Fed. Cir. 2020)

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One of the banes of any practicing patent attorney's professional existence is counseling clients on licensing agreements where the parties attempt to avoid setting forth definitive terms on contract provisions regarding...more

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