Region: United States of America

‘Showdown’: Sonos wins $32.5 million verdict from Google

Big verdict news is always interesting, but especially so here since the competitor battle followed US District Judge William Alsup’s “gunfight at the OK Corral” patent case management procedure

31 May 2023

Winning patent strategies for biosimilars

Long Read: As all signs point towards a fresh surge of biosimilars litigation, experts from Goodwin Procter and Gemini Law analyse the previous tranche of disputes to tease out the strategies that can still be useful to rights holders

31 May 2023

Rumour has it that leading patent judge Alan Albright will move to Austin from Waco

US judicial vacancies always spark gossip – but there might be some truth to this one

30 May 2023

PIPCO ParkerVision launches new US assertion campaign

We scoped out its litigation track record on Docket Navigator after the Florida-based wireless R&D firm and patent licensor sued MediaTek, Realtek, Texas Instruments and NXP

29 May 2023

Ravgen assertion campaign highlights problems with US patent reforms

The diagnostics innovator has bagged a further $100 million in damages, but the country’s patent system has put unnecessary hurdles in the way, argues representative John Desmarais.

25 May 2023

Solicitor general apologises for omission to US Supreme Court, blames PTAB misinformation

Surprising move comes amid ‘panel stacking’ revelations in an employment dispute between a judge and the USPTO and now vacating and remanding the contentious IPR has been proposed

25 May 2023

The US patent system’s current dysfunction is not sustainable

World class strategic IP expertise is keeping things afloat in the face of daunting odds, but that cannot last forever

25 May 2023

PTAB judge wins appeal in whistleblowing case raising explosive panel-stacking allegations

The patent office has publicly removed management and the director from influencing PTAB judges’ decisions, yet hasn’t embraced accountability for “abuse” against Michael Fitzpatrick

24 May 2023

US Sanofi-Aventis precedent adds to toolbox for patentee prosecution and litigation success

The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit limits analogous art, and innovators can leverage this precedent by adopting certain patent drafting methods

23 May 2023

US patent case jury verdict volume is spiking this year

Docket Navigator has recorded 36 outcomes this year to date, putting 2023 on course to surpass the previous high mark of 77 verdicts in 2012

22 May 2023

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