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While a complainant does not need to have constitutional standing to bring a complaint in the International Trade Commission (ITC), at least one complainant must be the owner or...

A pre-trial Markman ‘claims construction’ hearing concerning SmartSky Networks’ patent infringement lawsuit against Gogo Business Aviation...

A full review of the the ongoing dispute between VLSI and Intel and its twists and turns in the past six years would take at least a month of columns -- so we'll start from the end.

In the book / movie “The Shining”, the Overlook hotel is haunted by ghosts involved in past wrongs committed on the property, presumably to make the current inhabitants atone for such sins. But Judge Rodney Gilstrap recently declined to extend such a notion to patents subject to FRAND licensing related obligations.

With respect to patents subject to a commitment to license on a Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) or Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (RAND) basis, 2023 saw many interesting developments.

The interplay between contentions and expert reports in a patent case always requires considered judgment. The common sense rule that an expert may "expand on" but not "deviate from"...

The interplay between contentions and expert reports in a patent case always requires considered judgment. The common sense rule that an expert may “expand on” but not “deviate from” a...

Altria Group, Inc. today announces that its subsidiary, NJOY, has filed a complaint against JUUL Labs, Inc. with the U.S. International Trade Commission . The complaint seeks a ban on the...

Four subjects stood out in patent litigation in Texas in April 2023: (1) applicability of the customer-suit exception to the first-to-file rule; (2) the level of ties a reasonable...

In this patent infringement action, defendant Carvana sought to exclude the plaintiff Estech's expert report and opinions regarding a conjoint survey. Carvana moved to exclude the expert's...