Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
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Acantha LLC sued Depuy Synthes Sales Inc. and DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., alleging that Depuy’s Vectra and Zero-P VA products infringe U.S. Reissued Patent No. RE 43,008. The patent relates to an orthopedic implant used for joining bone segments. A…
ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. v. UNICLASS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Before Moore , Wallach, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Summary : A case is not per se exceptional under 35 U.S.C. § 285…
A jury determined that Benton Energy Service Co. infringed a patent for improved drilling in offshore oil wells owned by Cajun Services Unlimited. The jury also determined that Benton breached its rental agreement for the patented tool, committed fraud on…
A federal court in Wisconsin recently awarded Ultratec, Inc. and Captel, Inc. more than $5.4 million in damages, based on a patent infringement claim brought against Sorenson Communications and CaptionCalls. The patent is directed toward technology to…
An Illinois jury awarded football equipment manufacturer, Riddell, $5 million in patent damages against Kranos Corporation, doing business as Schutt Sports. The jury found that Schutt Sports’ Vengeance line of football helmets infringed…
QUEST INTEGRITY USA, LLC v. COKEBUSTERS USA INC. Before Dyk , Taranto, and Hughes. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: An affidavit should not be dismissed as a sham where: (1) the affidavit contradicts another…
EcoServices asserted two patents against Certified Aviation related to aircraft engine washing services. The jury found that Certified Aviation willfully infringed and awarded $1,949,600 in reasonable royalty damages. The Court ordered the parties to…
For many practitioners, it seems that change is the only certainty at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. And only five months into the year, change in 2019 has become more certain than ever. Late last year, the PTAB revamped its standard operating…
A Delaware jury awarded automated milkshake maker, f’real Foods, approximately $3.2 million in damages based on Hamilton Beach’s and Hershey Creamery’s infringement of patents related to milkshake blending machines. The jury found that…
A Delaware jury awarded Hologic $4.2 million in lost profit patent damages and more than half a million dollars in reasonable royalty patent damages, based on Minerva Surgical’s infringement of patents related to detecting uterine perforations during…
A Florida judge recently entered a permanent injunction against a handful of Florida businesses and their owner, barring them from further infringing a patent covering biometric security for automobiles. The injunction was entered even though the…
Federal Circuit Summary Before Chief Judge Prost, Moore, and Taranto . Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Summary : An invention is not “ready for patenting” to trigger a public use bar until the…
