Justin J. Gillett
Knobbe Martens
Articles
Licensee Lacks Standing to Appeal an Adverse IPR Decision Based On Royalty Payments for a Patent Portfolio and a Speculative Post-License Lawsuit
USA - April 8 2021 Summary: Apple lacked standing to appeal an IPR decision upholding patents it licenses from Qualcomm, despite Apple’s royalty payments for a…
Federal Circuit Affirms $173 Million Award
USA - March 3 2021 Before Newman, Linn, and Stoll. Appeal from the District of Delaware. Summary: In upholding a $173 million dollar award, the Federal Circuit…
Concrete Plans Establish Standing for IPR Appeals
USA - December 28 2020 Before Lourie, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A party has standing to appeal an adverse IPR decision if…
Eligibility for CBM Review Is Not Appealable
USA - November 18 2020 The Board’s determination that a patent qualifies for CBM review is non-appealable under 35 U.S.C. § 324(e). Emerson petitioned…
Reasonable or not, make sure you don’t believe you infringe
USA - October 27 2020 Even if it would be objectively reasonable to view a Defendant’s conduct as noninfringing, the intent element of induced infringement may still be…
