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US high court ruling limits international reach of patent laws
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California-based Life Technologies Corp. in a patent infringement case that limits the international reach of U.S. patent laws.
Liqueur company files patent opposition over Bucks’ new logo
A German company that makes a popular liqueur is not raising a shot glass to the Milwaukee Bucks' redesigned logo.
Wisconsin jury says Apple owes $234 million in patent case
A jury awarded the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation more than $234 million Friday in a patent infringement lawsuit against computer maker Apple Inc.
LED maker Cree files patent infringement suits
Cree Inc., a maker of energy-efficient lighting, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against two competitors.
New US high court rulings could create problems for ‘patent trolls’
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a pair of decisions that could make it more difficult to bring patent infringement claims in some circumstances, further hampering suits brought by so-called “patent trolls.”
Patent infringement lawsuits on the rise
America’s first “patent troll,” George Selden, was awarded a patent for the automobile, which he called a “road engine,” in 1879.
Jurors award more than $10M in patent infringement dispute
Plaintiffs Rockwell Automation Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, and Rockwell Automation Technologies Inc., an Ohio corporation, filed a lawsuit Nov. 16, 2010, in federal court against defendants Germantown-based WAGO Corp. and its German parent company, WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG.
Federal Circuit rules ‘induced infringement’ broadened by court decision
A defendant can be found liable for induced infringement of a method patent if it has performed some of the steps of a claimed method and induced other parties to commit the remaining steps, or if it has induced other parties to collectively perform all the steps of the claimed method, the Federal Circuit ruled.
$52 million patent verdict overturned, appeal planned
A $52 million federal jury verdict -- the largest patent infringement award in the history of the Western District – has been overturned.
Hurdles remain for $52 million patent verdict
A $52 million federal jury verdict won by a small Middleton firm is the largest patent infringement award in the history of the Western District and could triple in coming weeks.
10-290 Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership
Intellectual Property Patent infringement; invalidity defense Section 282 of the Patent Act of 1952 requires an invalidity defense to be proved by clear and convincing evidence. The Court rejects Microsoft’s contention that a defendant need only persuade the jury of a patent invalidity defense by a preponderance of the evidence. Where Congress has prescribed the […]
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