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The Full Federal Circuit Clarifies Law on Divided Infringement Under 35 USC 271(a) in Akamai v. Limelight

(August 13, 2015) Today, the Federal Circuit issued a unanimous per curium en banc opinion (with three Judges not participating) in Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. In vacating its prior panel decision, the Court has extended the conditions under which there can be direct infringement under Section 271(a) by more than one actor, […]

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US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Decision Setting Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“RAND”) Royalty Rate

Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., No. 14-35393, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13275 (9th Cir. July 30, 2015) (“Microsoft”). On Thursday, July 30, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Western District of Washington’s landmark 2013 decision that set, for the first time, a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“RAND”) royalty rate […]

ARE Trademark Law Alert: Supreme Court Holds TTAB Decisions May Have Preclusive Effects

On March 24, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, reversed and remanded the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and held that “a court should give preclusive effect to TTAB decisions if the ordinary elements of issue preclusion are met.”  B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Indus., No. 13-352, 575 U.S. __, […]

Brief Of Amici Curiae, In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, V. Michelle L. Lee, Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (U.S. April 16, 2015)

Click to download PDF: Brief Of Amici Curiae, In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, V. Michelle L. Lee, Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (U.S. April 16, 2015)