ARE Patent Law Alert:
Federal Circuit Applies Supreme Court’s Enhanced Damages Standard in Patent Cases Remanded from the Supreme Court
On June 13, 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued a joint decision in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc., (“Halo”), unanimously rejecting the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Seagate test for enhanced damages in patent cases. In both cases, the Court vacated the […]
ARE Trade Secret Law Alert: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016
On Wednesday, May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”). The DTSA amends Chapter 90 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code, the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, to allow a private federal civil action by individuals whose trade secrets have been misappropriated. Prior to enactment, injunctive […]