New ITC 337 Investigation Powered by Battery Design Patents Friday, February 5, 2021
, 337-TA-1244, is notable as the first time in recent memory that a battery company has sued in the US International Trade Commission (ITC) for design patent infringement. Battery patents typically cover new and useful features of a battery,
e.g. a cathode composition, an electrode architecture, a battery housing, or management software. That which is patented is rarely visible on a battery or a product a consumer might buy. In this case, One World Technologies, Inc. and Techtronic Power Tools Technology Ltd. (“One World”) allege that a list of defendants infringe their battery patents by importing batteries that
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Last year, the global COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for American courts. By making several changes, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was able to largely continue its operations. The most visible of these changes was that the Court began to hear all arguments telephonically, with some early denials of at least some parties’ requests for an oral hearing. Another less visible shift was that the Court issued summary affirmances in cases in which there was no oral argument.
At the same time, the number of appeals to the Court dipped this year, perhaps as a result of broader economic uncertainty. The largest drop was in post-grant review cases from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The number of appeals from the PTO reached an all-time high in 2019 at more than 650 appeals. In 2020, that number was less than 550 appeals, which may reflect a settling of expectations since the
Storage company Ocado Group PLC on Tuesday ramped up a legal battle with AutoStore AS when it brought an antitrust lawsuit accusing the Norwegian rival of fraudulently obtaining patents for its robotic cube storage system in an attempt to drive Ocado out of business.
USITC joins ongoing Ericsson v Samsung dispute
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The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched an investigation into Samsung regarding alleged infringements of Swedish company Ericsson’s wireless technology patents.
Ericsson’s complaint filed with the USITC seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order targeting the South Korea-based Samsung, if it is found to have been importing and selling products infringing on Ericsson patents in the US. The notice was filed on February 2.
The patents involved are US numbers 7,151,430, 6,879,849, 7,286,823 and 9,313,178. The ‘430, ‘849 and ‘178 patents reference encryption and mobile communications technologies patented by Ericsson in 2004, 2002 and 2012 respectively.
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Quinn Emanuel Taps Ex-Alston & Bird Partner For New Office
Law360 (February 1, 2021, 4:17 PM EST) Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced Monday it has brought on a former Alston & Bird LLP partner with antitrust litigation experience to head its new office in Atlanta the business litigation firm s first workplace in the Southeast.
Debra D. Bernstein was tapped to lead the new office, bringing experience in class actions and intellectual property and in front of the U.S. International Trade Commission, according to the firm s announcement. Bernstein has racked up more than $1 billion in settlements for clients.
Prior to joining Quinn Emanuel, Bernstein was with Alston & Bird for two decades in the Atlanta.