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New York Law Journal

Federal Judge Issues Scathing Rebuke of Patent Trolls

A recent order from Chief Judge Colm Connolly in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware may serve as a warning for "patent trolls"—the derogatory term used to describe companies whose sole function is to acquire and then assert patents, often in cases that are questionable on the merits—against filing cases in Delaware going forward.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: After Years Repping Prenatal Testing Client, First-Time First Chair Lands a $57M Patent Damages Verdict

Since 2020, Desmarais LLP partner Kerri-Ann Limbeek has represented prenatal testing client Ravgen in eight patent cases in district court and at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. This week, in her first time as lead counsel at trial, she won a $57 million infringement verdict for the company.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$57M Austin Verdict: Biotech Defendant Considers Loss a 'Win'

"The fact that the jury awarded only a small fraction of Ravgen's damages claim—less than 15%—and rejected their willfulness claim is an indication that the jury correctly viewed Ravgen's case as a huge overreach," lead defense attorney Michael Summersgill said.
3 minute read

Law.com

Can Artificial Intelligence Patents Survive 'Alice'?

Part One of a Two-Part Article Under the current Alice framework, those attempting to patent AI innovations face an uphill battle. But, as the caselaw demonstrates, inventors and patent drafters can take steps to reduce the risk of AI patent claims being invalidated as abstract ideas.
18 minute read

Law.com

Plaintiff Seeks 'No Less Than a Lump Sum' Up to $7.01B Against Google in Trial Over AI Accelerator Tech

"First, defendant Google LLC has access to a vast quantity of its users' personal data. It is almost certain that many, if not all, members of the venire are current users of Google's products and services. Although Google's counsel has stated unequivocally that it will not use its users' data for litigation advantage, nonetheless the potential for unwarranted (and asymmetrical) invasion of jurors' privacy is sufficiently substantial that an order prohibiting such conduct is warranted," Saylor wrote.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

The Rise of the Era of Trade Secret Litigation

Ching-Lee Fukuda, Aimee Fagan and Irene Yang, the co-leaders of the IP litigation practice at Sidley Austin, write that the current landscape for patent litigation likely makes trade secret enforcement an attractive avenue for companies looking to protect their intellectual property.
9 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Once You Become a Practice Leader, the Work Is Just Starting,' Says Saina Shamilov of Fenwick & West

"It's OK to not have all the answers. It's OK to have insecurities. Rather than let those things become stumbling blocks, use them to boost yourself up and reach your ambitions."
9 minute read

Law.com

Director Vidal's Impact On the PTAB: Big Changes and More On the Way

Perhaps the largest impact that Director Vidal has had upon the PTAB is has been via Director Reviews. The U.S. Supreme Court mandated Director Reviews to correct procedural defects in the way that administrative patent judges are appointed to the PTAB.
11 minute read

The Recorder

Goodwin Reps Microsoft in Patent Suit Over Computerized Search

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Patent Challenge Fails at Claims Construction Stage for Oil Field Equipment Vendor

The Sidley Austin team argued the claim for Canatex's patent was not clearly articulated and therefore "indefinite," Sidley Austin attorney Phillip Aurentz said.
4 minute read

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