Patent Law
June 01, 2010
By Laura D. Castner and Jan Jensen
The Federal Circuit clarified that extraneous and “inapposite” past license evidence should not be used to calculate reasonable royalty rates in patent infringement cases. In… More…
Patent Law
May 16, 2010
By Yuri Mikulka and Laura D. Castner
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a $200 million-plus patent infringement damages award, as well as an accompanying injunction, against Microsoft.… More…
Trademark Law
December 31, 2009
By Jeffrey J. Zuber and Laura D. Castner
A California district court dismissed a declaratory judgment action brought by a trademark owner, seeking to skip a TTAB proceeding and get the Court to… More…