ITC proposes rule changes for Section 337 investigations *

USA - July 26 2012
The International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a Federal Register Notice of certain proposed rule changes that would alter procedural aspects of Section 337 investigations.

Co-authors: Monisha Deka, Jeannine Yoo Sano (Yoo Jung-Won) .

ED Texas court transfers multi-defendant patent litigation out of Texas to California *

USA - August 13 2010
The cracks in the dam holding patent litigations in the Eastern District of Texas from being transferred to other more convenient jurisdictions may be spreading.

Co-authors: Thomas Flynn.

Business method patents: Supreme Court’s decision in Bilski effectively returns to the status quo ante the Federal Circuit’s decision *

USA - July 2 2010
In a long-awaited decision, the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bilski v. Kappos does not immediately render invalid thousands of issued business method patents as well as business method patent applications pending before the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Co-authors: David M. Tennant, Amy Bagdasarian, Kevin X. McGann.

Federal Circuit vacates Lucent damages award and provides guidance for reasonable royalty analysis *

USA - September 16 2009
In a recent decision vacating a jury's US$358 million award for patent infringement, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sent a message to district courts—and to litigants—that it will no longer tolerate awards based on insufficient, irrelevant or unexplained evidence.

Co-authors: Daren Orzechowski, Aaron Chase, Kevin X. McGann.