Kara R. Fussner
Posts by Kara R. Fussner
Discretion Beats Out Bright Line Test for Enhanced Patent Damages: Halo v. Pulse
In last week’s Halo Elecs. v. Pulse Elecs. decision, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Federal Circuit’s Seagate standard for awarding enhanced damages in patent …
Patent Fee Shifting Stops Not Only Patent Trolls But Industry Bullies Too
What may be less well known is that Octane was not itself a “patent troll” case. Rather, Octane involved another kind of abusive patent litigation; namely, a …