Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
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In early September, we published our IPR Intelligence Report, the sixth in an annual series covering the IPR proceedings landscape that took place during the last five years. This report provides high-level statistics related to all parties involved,…
CASE OF THE WEEK American National Manufacturing Inc. v. Sleep Number Corporation , Appeal Nos. 2021-1321, -1323, -1379, -1382 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 14, 2022) In an appeal from inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the…
There had been only two cases where damages over $2 billion have been awarded in a patent litigation case, in Pfizer vs Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) & Sun Pharma (2013) – $2.15B and in Idenix vs Gilead Sciences Inc (2016) – $2.54B. The entire IP…
Just last week, Apple settled a lawsuit filed by Pinn Inc. , that targeted its AirPods accusing them of patent infringement. It all started in October 2016 when Seung Jin (“Sean”) Kim, founder of Pinn Inc., sent an email to Apple informing them…
CASE OF THE WEEK In re: Apple Inc. , Appeal No. 2022-162 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 8, 2022) In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit granted Apple’s petition for mandamus, directing the District Court for the Western District of Texas to vacate a…
Just last week, a new complaint was filed in the California Central District Court that initiated a lawsuit arguing patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. Lifetime Brands is a known manufacturer of kitchenware, tableware, and other products used at…
In early September, we published our sixth annual IPR Intelligence report. This popular report covers the IPR landscape by providing high-level statistics as well as evaluating and ranking all stakeholders participating in Inter Partes Reviews. We…
CASE OF THE WEEK Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Motorola Mobility LLC , Appeal Nos 2021-1555, -1795 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 4, 2022) Our Case of the Week is ostensibly a case about whether a patent owner has standing to sue when that patent holder has granted an exclusive…
CASES OF THE WEEK ABC Corp. v. Tomoloo Official , Appeal Nos. 2021-2277, -2355, -2150 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 28, 2022) ABC Corp. v. eBay, Inc. , Appeal No. 2022-1071 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 28, 2022) The following summary covers two decisions issued the same day, dealing…
In 2019, Stephen Thaler filed two patent applications, 16/524,350 (teaching a “Neural Flame”) and 16/524,532 (teaching a “Fractal Container”). What was unusual in these applications was that he named an AI system called DABUS…
CASE OF THE WEEK International Business Machines Corp. v. Zillow Group, Inc. et al. , Appeal No. 2021-2350 (Fed. Cir. 2022) In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a Rule 12(c) judgment on the pleadings that IBM’s U.S.…
Just last week, a federal jury in Marshall, Texas, decided a patent infringement case between two of the three top automated key duplicating machines vendors. It all began back in June 2021, when Hy-Ko accused The Hillman Group’s duplication…
