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    By Patterson IP Law
    In Firm Updates
    Posted May 12, 2016

    Defendant Damaged: A Patent Infringement Case

    Design patent damages can far exceed the reasonable royalties often associated with utility patent infringement because design patentees can recover the infringer’s total profits from the [...]

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    By Patterson IP Law
    In Firm Updates
    Posted February 23, 2016

    Back in the Limelight

    In some welcome news for patent owners, an appeals court recently issued a unanimous decision that expands liability for direct infringement. The ruling should make it easier for patentees to [...]

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    By Patterson IP Law
    In Firm Updates
    Posted January 12, 2016

    Alice Rocks the Boat Once Again

    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 has left many of [...]

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    By Patterson IP Law
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    Posted December 29, 2015

    Drawing the Line – Customers Exonerated Where Manufacturer Prevailed

    A recent decision by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals — SpeedTrack Inc. v. Office Depot, Inc. — is good news for manufacturers accused, but exonerated, of patent infringement. These [...]

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    By Patterson IP Law
    In In the News
    Posted October 1, 2015

    How to Avoid a Sticky Situation – Post-Expiration Patent Royalties

    The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (see prior post) doesn’t necessarily leave patent holders without financial recourse after their patents expire. The Court’s [...]

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    By Patterson IP Law
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    Posted September 29, 2015

    Caught in a Web – Royalties and Patent Expiration

    In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the much-anticipated ruling regarding the availability of royalties beyond a patent’s expiration date in which the Court declined to override a [...]

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    By Patterson IP Law
    In Firm Updates
    Posted July 17, 2015

    Abiding By The “Original Patent” Rule When Reissuing

    Reissue patents allow a patentee to correct an existing patent by broadening or narrowing the originally issued claims but the reissue patent can claim only inventions that were described in the [...]

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    By Seth Ogden
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    Posted June 23, 2015

    Good Faith Belief of Invalidity Not a Defense to Inducement

    Is an alleged infringer’s good faith belief that a patent is invalid a defense to contributory infringement or inducement claims? Not according to the Supreme Court.

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    By Patterson IP Law
    In Firm Updates
    Posted May 22, 2015

    How One Patent Failed the Definiteness Requirement

    Patent drafters sometimes turn to “means-plus-function” language to claim an invention based on its function rather than its underlying structure. This article covers a recent ruling showing that [...]

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    By Patterson IP Law
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    Posted May 5, 2015

    How Long Is Too Long?

    Those who believe they’ve been the victim of patent infringement shouldn’t delay filing a claim. By waiting too long, an accused infringer may be able to build a defense called “laches” — which [...]

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