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GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig Elevates Rene Treviño to Shareholder in Houston Office
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP elevated Rene A. Treviño to shareholder in the firm’s Houston office. -
Federal Circuit affirms Texas judge's ruling that database patents failed Alice/Mayo test
WASHINGTON – Three indexing software patents allegedly infringed by a Wisconsin-based party supply company are invalid because they only contain abstract ideas, a federal appeals court ruled in an East Texas case earlier this month. -
East Texas attorney Clyde Siebman addresses Naples Roundtable on patent venue reforms
SHERMAN - Trial lawyer Clyde Siebman of East Texas-based Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith recently joined an invitation-only group of 100 judges, attorneys and academics to address issues impacting patent law. -
Supreme Court Removes Patent Litigation from the Heartland of Texas
For years, patent assertion entities have filed patent lawsuits against retailers in federal court in Texas. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC may give retailers the ability to insist they defend such lawsuits on their home turf. -
Eastern District of Texas determines royalty rate in Chrome patent suit
MARSHALL – The Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas has set the ongoing royalty rate for a $20 million judgment against Google from a patent infringement case decided in February. -
Federal Circuit finds Gilstrap abused discretion by refusing to transfer patent suit
EAST TEXAS – On Sept. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that Judge Rodney Gilstrap, Eastern District of Texas, abused his discretion by refusing to transfer a patent lawsuit. -
Supreme Court limits venue shopping in patent litigation, ruling may end East Texas supremacy
EAST TEXAS – The rocket docket fueling patent litigation in Texas’ Eastern District may soon be crashing back to earth, as the U.S. Supreme Court has grounded forum shopping for infringement lawsuits. -
Texas AG leads coalition in SCTOUS amicus brief against abusive patent suits
AUSTIN – Leading a coalition of 17 states, Attorney General Ken Paxton on Feb. 6 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. -
U.S. Court of Appeals wipes $16.7M patent verdict against Hilite International
DALLAS – On Dec. 12 the U.S. -
Appeal gives four-year phone system patent infringement battle new life
TYLER – Despite a final judgment entered Sept. 30 in a lawsuit originally filed in April 2012 that pitted NobelBiz, Inc. against defendants Global Connect, LLC and TCN, Inc. in a patent infringement battle, the defendants have appealed numerous orders filed in the four-year life of the case, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reactivated appeals Oct. 31. -
Federal justices axe $85M patent verdict against Google
Federal justices recently overturned an $85 million civil verdict against Google, finding that the tech giant did not infringe a two-decade old patent allegedly tied to push notifications on Android phones. -
FOR PRINT-U.S. SC says human genes can’t be patented
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled mostly against a Utah-based molecular diagnostic company in its attempt to patent a pair of genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer. -
U.S. SC overrules Federal Circuit again; this time, in case over direct infringement
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that a defendant is not liable for inducing infringement of a patent when no one has “directly infringed” the patent. -
U.S. PTO announces this year’s Edison Scholars
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced Sept. 19 its Thomas Alva Edison Visiting Scholars for 2014. -
Federal Circuit: BlackBerry did not infringe on company’s patents
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Last month, a federal appeals court ruled against a Delaware company that sued the once-popular smartphone maker BlackBerry for patent infringement. -
U.S. SC created confusion with June patent decision, former Federal Circuit judge says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Paul Michel, the former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, says the future of the nation’s economy is in jeopardy after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that some software method and system patents are invalid. -
Study: U.S. SC rulings pose challenge to some in life sciences industry trying to obtain patents
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A study released last month shows that two U.S. Supreme Court rulings have made it more difficult for companies in the life sciences industry to obtain patents. -
PTO provides examiners with guidance on software patents in light of U.S. SC ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently provided its examiners with guidance on software patents following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month that ruled some software method and systems patents are invalid. -
Jefferson County jury's $32M judgment against Domino's makes list of top verdicts
A $32 million judgment against Domino’s Pizza by a Jefferson County jury has been named one of the top verdicts of 2013. -
Legal foundation to Federal Circuit: Burden of proof should remain with alleged patent infringers
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — In a brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Wednesday, a Washington D.C.-based legal foundation urged the court to reconsider its decision in a patent infringement case shifting the burden of proof to the patent holder.