Posts Tagged: damages
Centripetal Networks Awarded $1.9 Billion in Infringement Suit Against Cisco
Earlier this week, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the Court) entered what is believed to be one of the highest damages …
Canadian Toymaker Spin Master Scores Big Chinese Patent Damages Victory
On April 20, international IP firm Rouse announced the positive results of a patent infringement case brought in Chinese courts on behalf of Spin Master, a Canadian children’…
Top Tips for Trying Your First (or Next) Patent Jury Trial
Writing about tips for trying patent jury trials is, in some ways, like teaching skills for hunting dinosaurs. To start, patent jury trials are challenging, which (presumably, …
Final Briefs Filed with SCOTUS in Romag Fasteners Case on Trademark Infringement Damages
On November 27, briefing concluded at the Supreme Court with the filing of Fossil’s respondent’s brief in Romag Fasteners, Inc., v. Fossil, Inc., et al. The …
High Court This Time Grants Google’s Petition on Copyright for Software Interfaces
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Google’s petition for a writ of certiorari in its long-running case with Oracle. The High Court will decide: 1. Whether …
Filling in the Holes: The CASE Act is Where Good Intention Meets Good Policy
While there are a number of falsehoods being spread about the CASE Act by those who philosophically oppose any legislation that will help the creative community, there …
The Insurance-Intellectual Property Interface: Traps for the Unwary
Intellectual property litigators are often required to assess and pursue insurance coverage that may be available for policyholders they represent in ongoing litigation. More than assuring prompt …
Top Secret: How to Successfully Build a Trade Secrets Case
When an employee who has left a company to work for a competitor shares a coveted trade secret, his or her former employer can experience devastating effects, …
Romag Fasteners: IPO Departs From Other Amici in Urging SCOTUS to Require Willfulness to Award Trademark Profits
The Intellectual Property Owners Association and four other associations have filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court in the case of Romag Fasteners v. Fossil, Inc., Fossil …
Monster Energy Appeals to Ninth Circuit Following District Court Denial of Injunction Against ISN
In the most recent development in a case between energy drink brand Monster Energy Company and maker of automotive tools Integrated Supply Network, LLC (ISN), the U.…
The Katy Perry Verdict Proves Our Music Copyright Laws Need a Tune Up
Our music copyright law is out of tune in several ways. The recent multi-million-dollar jury verdict this summer against Katy Perry and Capitol Records illustrates a lack …
The Pathway to Foreign Damages for Patent Infringement
Automobiles, smartphones, laptops, medical devices, among other end products, contain scores of individual components supplied by vendors. For end products sold domestically, vendors for the components are …
Capitol Records v. ReDigi: No Fair Use or Lawful Resale of Music Files Under First Sale Doctrine
The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued a decision in Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc. affirming a previous finding out of the Southern …
Monster Energy Prevails on Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement Claims, Wins Punitive Damages
Energy drink maker Monster Energy recently prevailed in its trademark and trade dress infringement lawsuit against Integrated Supply Networks (ISN), a maker of automotive tools and related …
Federal Circuit Affirms $140M Reasonable Royalty for Sprint in Nonprecedential Decision
The Federal Circuit upheld the district court’s damages award of approximately $140 million for Sprint after Time Warner was found to infringe claims of five patents covering …
