Massive Patent Verdict Overturned By Jia Ryu – Edited by Stephanie Young Uniloc v. Microsoft, No. 03-440 S (D. R.I. Sept. 29, 2009) Opinion The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island vacated one of the largest patent verdicts in history, in which a jury held that Microsoft’s “Product Activation System” (“PA”) infringed on Uniloc’s patented “System for Software Registration” (the “‘216 patent”). In holding that Microsoft did not infringe as a matter of law, the District ... Read More...
CAFC Requires a Clear and Convincing Intent to Deceive By Adrienne Baker – Edited by Stephanie Young In re Bose Corp., No. 2008-1448, 2009 WL 2709312 (Fed. Cir., Aug. 31, 2009). Opinion On August 31, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) reversed and remanded the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) decision, which ruled that fraud is committed when a registrant or applicant makes material misrepresentations it knows or should have known to be false or misleading. ... Read More...
Martek Biosciences Corp. v. Nutrinova Inc. By Debbie Rosenbaum – Edited by Stephanie Young Martek Biosciences Corp. v. Nutrinova Inc., 2008-1459, -1476 (CAFC Sept. 3, 2009) Opinion On September 3, 2009, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware’s jury verdict finding that Martek’s patents were valid and infringed, but reversed the points of error Martek asserted on cross appeal. The Federal Circuit (“CAFC”), sitting as an expanded five-member panel: 1) ... Read More...
