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USA - June 19 2012
The recent opinion of the Federal Circuit in In re Bill of Lading Transmission and Processing System Patent Litigation, – F.3d – (Fed. Cir. Jun. 7, 2012) ("In re Bill of Lading"), addresses in substantial detail the requirements for adequately pleading claims for direct infringement (including the direct infringement that is a necessary prerequisite for pleading indirect infringement), inducing infringement, and contributory infringement.
USA - March 13 2012
A recent case decided by the Federal Circuit related to the “domestic industry” requirement for maintaining a patent infringement action at the International Trade Commission (ITC) was not directed at non-practicing entities (NPEs or patent trolls).
USA - October 10 2011
A recent case decided by the Federal Circuit related to the "domestic industry" requirement for maintaining a patent infringement action at the International Trade Commission was not directed at Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs; aka, "patent trolls").
USA - August 31 2011
An update on the “on-sale bar”: In August Technology Corp. v. Camtek, Ltd., -- F.3d -- (Fed. Cir. Aug. 22, 2011) the Federal Circuit holds that subsequent events can turn a prior “non-offer” into an “offer” that invalidates a patent.
USA - August 18 2011
On August 15, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision regarding the copyright “first sale doctrine” that may have far-reaching influence on the activities of U.S. copyrights owners, possibly causing the largest and most prestigious of them to move offshore their manufacturing and publishing operations.
