Posts Tagged: injunction
Standard Essential Patents: Statistics and Solutions to the Real Party in Interest Problem
As I noted in part one of my talk at the IPWatchdog Patent Masters Symposium, the validity statistics for SEPs do not look very good at first …
The Tough Act of Balancing Preliminary Injunction Factors: Indivior Inc. v. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, S. A. (Fed. Cir. 2018)
How the likelihood of success on the merits should (or should not) be determined and the four factors balanced in a patent infringement case, are areas in …
Apple Removes ‘Minor Functionality’ from iPhone in Response to Chinese Injunction
On December 10, 2018, a Chinese court granted Qualcomm an injunction against Apple that stops sales and imports of most iPhones in China. On December 12, Apple announced that as …
Fitness Anywhere win Enhanced Damages and Permanent Injunction as Infringement Continued Post Verdict
The order granted post-trial motions filed by Fitness Anywhere both for enhanced damages on the patent infringement findings as well as a permanent injunction against WOSS. Although …
CAFC Overturns Preliminary Injunction on Generic Suboxone Film Over Newman Dissent
The Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential decision in Indivior Inc. v. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, S.A., which vacated a preliminary injunction handed out by the District …
Museum of Modern Art Wins Injunction Against MOMACHA On Merits of Trademark Infringement, Dilution Claims
U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton recently issued an opinion granting an injunction requested by New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). The injunction prevents …
Congressman Rohrabacher Introduces the Inventor Protection Act to Protect Inventor-Owned Patents
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has introduced H.R. 6557, the Inventor Protection Act, into the House of Representatives. This bill is the latest proposed piece of legislation to …
‘Cockygate’ Trademark Row Causes Heartbreak in U.S. Indie Romance Novel Publishing Industry
In recent weeks, the U.S. romance publishing industry has been roiling over a trademark issue which has been less-than-affectionately referred to as Cockygate. According to various …
Craft Beer vs. Big Beer Trademark Suit May Test 9th Circuit’s ‘Irreparable Harm’ Standard
A resounding en garde was declared by California craft beer brand Stone to MillerCoors, the second largest beer company in the United States, over the alleged taking …
Code sues Honeywell at ITC and EDTX for attempting to monopolize barcode reader market
Barcode reading solutions provider Code Corporation of Salt Lake City, UT, announced that it had filed antitrust actions against engineering conglomerate Honeywell International (NYSE:HON) at both …
Samsung Liable for Infringing Huawei Patents After Maliciously Delaying Negotiations
A Chinese court entered a ruling in favor of Huawei in a patent infringement case against Korean electronics conglomerate Samsung. While finding Samsung liable for infringing the …
Will the Supreme Court continue to be influenced by patent reform?
Invariably, the Supreme Court takes a provision or two from pending legislation and makes it law. Will they do the same now that pro-patent reform is actually …
Restoring the Right to Permanent Injunctions: A Patent Reform Agenda
Overrule eBay v. MercExchange and grant permanent injunctions to victorious patent owners as a matter of right. This singular change to U.S. patent laws – which is …
2nd Circuit upholds most of district court judgment in trademark case brought by Swiss army knife maker Victorinox
On Tuesday, September 19th, Victorinox AG, the manufacturer of the well-known Swiss army knife, saw a successful outcome of an appeal decided by the U.S. Court …
View from the Courtroom: What to Expect When You Try to Get a TRO in Your Unfair Competition Case
Experience shows that most unfair competition or trade secret theft issues can be resolved without the need for litigation; often, an exchange of letters between the parties’ …
