Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Induced Infringement Case
Practice Area(s): Litigation Practice Area(s): Opinions and CounselingOn February 23, 2011, the Supreme Court heard oral argument from the parties in Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A. The...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules on Induced Infringement Case
Practice Area(s): Litigation Practice Area(s): Opinions and CounselingOn May 31, 2011, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A. The opinion was focused on the...
View ArticleFailure to Obtain a Noninfringement Opinion May Result in Willful...
Practice Area(s): Opinions and Counseling Authors(s): Robert C. Mattson Author(s) (non Oblon): Ryan D. Fabre A Federal Circuit panel decision in Spectralytics v. Cordis held that the failure to...
View ArticleCongress Proposes to Change Law Regarding Failure to Obtain Advice of Counsel
Practice Area(s): Opinions and Counseling Authors(s): Robert C. MattsonBoth houses of Congress have passed their own versions of patent reform legislation (S.23 and H.R.read more
View ArticleFailure to Obtain a Competent Infringement Opinion Before Filing Suit May...
Practice Area(s): Opinions and Counseling Authors(s): Robert C. Mattson Author(s) (non Oblon): Kristin L. Wall The Western District of North Carolina issued an opinion on July 14, 2011 ordering the...
View ArticleCourt Points Out That Opinion Counsel Was Not a U.S. Attorney
Practice Area(s): Opinions and Counseling Authors(s): Robert C. MattsonIn a memorandum opinion issued September 16, 2011, a district court rejected an accused infringer’s argument that summary...
View ArticleLack of Opinion Results in Enhanced Damages
Practice Area(s): Opinions and Counseling Authors(s): Robert C. MattsonIn an earlier post commenting on the Federal Circuit decision in Spectralytics, Inc. v. Cordis Corp., we observed that a willful...
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