Supreme Court Reinvigorates Patent Exhaustion By Andrew Ungberg — Edited by Joshua Gruenspecht Quanta Computers, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States, June 9, 2008, No. 2006-937 Slip Opinion The Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit, which had held that patent holders could seek infringement damages from subsequent purchasers further “downstream” provided that the initial transfer had imposed some type of restriction on the initial purchaser. The Federal Circuit’s ruling, had it been upheld, would have ... Read More...

Federal Circuit Clarifies Recovery for Lost Profits, Non-Exclusive Licensees: Parent Company Denied Recovery for Lost Profits of Subsidiary By Jeff Gritton — Edited by Joshua Gruenspecht Mars, Inc. v. Coin Acceptors, Inc. Federal Circuit, June 2, 2008, No. 2007-1409 Slip Opinion The Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part the District Court of New Jersey and remanded for recalculation of damages in a patent infringement suit. The court affirmed the district court’s holding precluding Mars Inc. (“Mars”) from ... Read More...