TiVo v. EchoStar
You might want to fast forward through more than the commercials on this one-all the best action is in the finale. In TiVo v. Echostar the Federal Circuit engages in page after page of dense claim construction only to deliver the heart of the opinion in a single, concluding paragraph. There, it upheld the jury's entire damage award of $73 million even though it had reversed the jury's determination...
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Innogenetics, N.V. v. Abbott Laboratories
Fair play counts in patent litigation as well as in the game of kings. In Innogenetics N.V. v. Abbott Laboratories , accused infringer Abbott played fast and loose with the trial court's procedural rules. It also took a cavalier approach to the substantive underpinnings of arguments advanced on appeal. The result? Both the district court and Federal Circuit cried foul-and Abbott saw exclusion of...
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