ARE Patent Law Alert:
International Trade Commission ALJ Finds No Standing For Non-Practicing Entity With Only Revenue Driven License Agreements

In a recent Initial Determination, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) of the International Trade Commission held that a non-practicing entity did not meet the domestic industry requirement necessary to maintain an ITC proceeding where its business model revolves solely around licensing of its patents for revenue.  In the Matter of Certain Optical Disc Drives, Components […]

ARE Patent Law Alert:Federal Circuit In Lighting Ballast Confirms De Novo Claim Construction Standard of Review

For the first time in over 8 years since the court’s decision in Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc), the full United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued an en banc decision on claim construction. In Lighting Ballast Control LLC v. Philips Elecs. N. Am. […]