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A Little Info About the Final Product Doesn't Break EMVR: Fed Cir.
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The "entire market value rule" (EMVR) is a way of limiting damages on patent infringement. It requires the prevailing party in a patent infringement case to...
2 Very Different Fed. Cir. Cases on SCOTUS' Docket
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The Federal Circuit is weird. It hears patent cases, of course, but it also hears a whole lot of other random federal appeals: Court of Federal Claims appeals,...
Adult Diaper Patent Claim Barred by Laches, Not Equitable Estoppel
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
SCA Hygiene Products (SCA) holds a patent on "adult incontinence products" -- that is, adult diapers. The company sued First Quality Baby Products for...
Alice in Patent-Land? Comcast Wins Streaming Patent Appeal
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
In a recent case out of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal applying the Alice v. CLS standard, the appellant unsuccessfully sought to overturn a district...
172 Page Ruling Clears AT&T - Time Warner Merger
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The District of Columbia federal district court just ruled that the AT&T merger with Time Warner can move forward. The deal had been on hold for nearly a...
Court: Everybody Gets 'La Michoanaca'
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
In Mexico, "La Michoacana" refers to a Michoacan girl holding a specialty ice cream cone in advertisements. But in Paleteria La Michoacana Inc. v. Productos...