MACOM Tech. v. Infineon was decided on January 29, 2018 on appeal from the Central District of California. The parties entered into an agreement that allowed plaintiff MACOM and defendant Infineon to share rights to practice licensed patents within a general “Field of Use.” The agreement further defined an “Exclusive Field” …
2017 was a busy year for patent remedies. Except for the Supreme Court decision on laches, most of the action happened in the Federal Circuit. The graph below shows how many times each decision has been cited by another court. It’s updated as to January 26, 2018. 1. Laches …
Liqwd v. L’Oreal is a nonprecedential opinion decided on January 16, 2018 on appeal from the District of Delaware. The asserted patent described a method of bleaching hair by applying to the hair a particular mixture. The district court denied Liqwd’s motion for a preliminary injunction after claim construction. Because the adopted …
Presidio v. American Technical Ceramics was decided on November 21, 2017 on appeal from the Southern District of California. The invention concerned capacitors for storing and releasing energy. The district court granted defendant ATC’s motion for summary judgment on absolute intervening rights. The jury then returned a verdict of direct and induced infringement, …
Genband v. Metaswitch was decided on July 10, 2017 on appeal from the Eastern District of Texas. There, after a jury found that Defendant Metaswitch infringed claims of Plaintiff Genband’s patents, and that the claims were not invalid, Genband moved for a permanent injunction. The district court denied the request because “Genband …
Mylan v. Aurobindo was decided on May 19, 2017 on appeal from the Eastern District of Texas. There, the district court granted co-Plaintiff Mylan’s motion for a preliminary injunction as to the compound and process patents, finding that Defendant Aurobindo likely infringed the patents under the doctrine of equivalents, and that Arubindo …
Nichia v. Everlight was decided on April 28, 2017 on appeal from the Eastern District of Texas. The patents-in-suit disclosed designs and methods of manufacturing LED devices. After a bench trial, the district court found defendant Everlight infringed plaintiff Nichia’s patents, and that the patents were not invalid. The court then denied …
Asetek Danmark v. CMI USA was decided on April 3, 2017 on appeal from the Northern District of California. In an earlier December 6, 2016 decision, the Federal Circuit maintained the permanent injunction during the remand, and Chief Judge Prost dissented because she would have vacated the injunction. In the April 3, 2017 decision, the …
Metalcraft of Mayville v. Toro was decided on February 16, 2017 on appeal from the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The patent relates to a system for ride-on lawnmowers. The district court granted plaintiff Metalcraft a preliminary injunction enjoining defendant Toro from making, using, selling, and offering to sell lawnmowers equipped with …
Chamberlain v. Techtronic is a nonprecedential case decided on January 25, 2017 on appeal from the Northern District of Illinois. There, the district court granted plaintiff Chamberlain a preliminary injunction, finding that Chamberlain had shown a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of its infringement claim. Techtronic appealed. The Federal Circuit vacated the grant …