In re Translogic Technology, Inc.
We know who T-Boned the In re Translogic Technology, Inc. patent holder and their $86.5 million patent infringement verdict. Patent holders everywhere should be on the lookout for one of those new " KSR " cars bearing license plates with the letters " P.T.O." . . . In re Translogic Technology, Inc. involved a patent covering a multiplexer-a type of complex electrical circuit. Patent...
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Paice LLC v. Toyota Motor Corporation
Take a whiff of the Federal Circuit's opinion in Paice LLC v. Toyota Motor Corporation. The court-imposed "ongoing royalty" (following a jury decision of patent infringement under the doctrine of equivalents) smells a lot like a compulsory license agreement to us. While the court made sure to distinguish its arrangement from traditional "compulsory licenses"-- where anyone who...
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