When it comes to infringement damages, design patents are different from utility patents. In fact, design patent damages can far exceed the reasonable royalties often associated with utility patent infringement. That’s because design patentees can recover the infringer’s total profits [...] Read More
Federal Circuit expands liability for patent infringement
In some welcome news for patent owners, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a unanimous decision (Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc.) that expands liability for [...] Read More
Price optimization method isn’t patent-eligible
In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l established a two-part test for determining patent eligibility. In its wake, the decision left many of those seeking [...] Read More
