Skilled in the Art: Fed Circuit Tightens Again on Damages | Plus, Examining a Rule 11 Ethics Conundrum
Will a third trial be the charm in this high-stakes semiconductor patent case? And what to make of an offer by Fitbit's lawyers to drop to a sanctions motion against opposing counsel in a patent case exchange for certain action by the firm's client?
July 03, 2018 at 09:00 PM
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Fairchild Wins Latest Round in Semiconductor War
Oracle Google Did you know there's a semiconductor version of this litigation too? Power Integrations v. Fairchild Semiconductor Judge Maxine Chesney Judge William Alsup ordered another do-over Power Integrations Judge Timothy Dyk LaserDynamics v. Quanta Computer Frank Scherkenbach of Fish & Richardson Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Kathleen Sullivan Paul Hastings Fairchild ON Semiconductor LaserDynamics Paul Hastings partner Blair Jacobs Tuesday Patent Trial and Appeal BoardUsing Rule 11 to Divide and Conquer
I wrote last week U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria Quarterhill Smart Wearable Technologies Friedman, Suder & Cooke Fitbit Nick Gross
an email in the court record WiLan place some $700,000 in a trust account to ensure that any fees awarded by Chhabria under Section 285 would be paid Clem Roberts Durie Tangri Orrick told Chhabria at the time Michael McCabe IP Ethics Who Got the Work?
I have a blind spot when it comes to the fashion world. Toad & Co Ex-Officio great Foley & Lardner a June 29 complaint U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore ➤ The dispute: on the company's website REI brand Modern Travel false, deceptive and likely to cause confusion with its registered mark Marmot Mountain LLC ➤ The attorneys: Eley Thompson Diane Elder Spencer MonteiWho's Arguing?
Wednesday Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner Bill Lee Irell & Manella partner Morgan Chu won the verdict in 2015 Federal Circuit Bar Association the court sometimes looks with a jaundiced eye at appeals that raise more than three issues a similar rationale in 2016.What Was I Thinking?
last week's newsletter Anthony Kennedy IP jurisprudence FTC v. Actavis Justice Stephen Breyer Latham & Watkins partner Tara ElliottEx-Manatt Partners Launch IP Boutique in N.Y.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Christine Simmons reports Peroff Saunders Mark Peroff Darren Saunders Bryan Michael Cassandra Tam Wilson Keadjian Browndorf Takeda Pharmaceutical H&M Rubik's Brand LtdThat's all from Skilled in the Art today. Enjoy the holiday, and I'll see you all again Friday.
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