WASHINGTON — In a case that could have a significant impact on patent litigation, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed disinclined to shift the burden of proof onto patent licensees to prove non-infringement in declaratory judgment actions. During ...

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Plaintiff Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc., a publicly traded company that buys and administers debt accounts from financial institutions and corporate lenders, wins partial default judgment of its trademark infringement suit against defendant Portfolio Recovery Group LLC, in this suit in ...

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In awarding damages to plaintiff for infringement of a patent for technology used to detect trace amounts of contraband, the Norfolk U.S. District Court awards prejudgment interest at the prime rate, 3.25 percent, compounded quarterly, not the three-month Treasury bill ...

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The Patent and Trademark Office wins summary judgment in plaintiff’s suit alleging the PTO improperly calculated the patent term adjustment for the ‘374 patent, and the Alexandria U.S. District Court says the PTO’s construction of 35 U.S.C. § 154(b)(2)(C) is ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Imagine that after five years of litigating a complicated patent case, you’re headed into a jury trial in federal court. Now imagine you represent the plaintiff and you call your first witness. The judge speaks: “Ladies and gentleman of the ...

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In plaintiff home designer/builder’s suit against a couple who allegedly built a home that infringed on plaintiff’s copyright for the “Bainbridge” home design, a Newport News U.S. District Court denies plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a supplemental affidavit as ...

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In plaintiff home designer/builder’s suit against a couple who allegedly built a home that infringed on plaintiff’s copyright for the “Bainbridge” home design, a Newport News U.S. District Court grants defendants’ renewed motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff alleges that, prior ...

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A South Carolina musician loses his copyright infringement suit against prizefighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. who allegedly used lyrics on top of plaintiff’s instrumental music track as Mayweather’s entrance theme for a WrestleMania appearance and a RAW guest host appearance; the ...

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Plaintiff corporation proved infringement of five of its patents, but the Abingdon U.S. District Court says plaintiff did not prove it was entitled to the $491,046 in damages awarded by the jury, and plaintiff may accept an award of $21,625 ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this patent dispute between plaintiff Texas company and defendant California company that has developed WhatsApp Messenger software, the availability of WhatsApp, its use by Virginia residents and nationwide marketing efforts that do not particularly target Virginia do not afford ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District