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Patent damages is defined under 35 U.S.C. §284 and is a monetary award to the claimant to compensate for the infringement, but in no event is less than a reasonable royalty for the use of the invention together with interest and costs.

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S.Ct. places power back in hands of judges with fee shifting

June 18, 2014 by James Yang

The Supreme Court has made fee shifting (i.e., award of attorney’s fees) easier in patent cases reversing the framework laid out in Brooks Furniture for determining when a case is “exceptional”.  Now, under Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., (S.Ct. 2014), an exceptional case in which the court may, in its discretion, award attorney’s fees is simply one that … [Read more...]

New non-infringement defense to inducement of patent infringement

November 1, 2013 by James Yang

Federal Circuit creates a new defense to inducement of patent infringement In Commil v Cisco (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2013), the patent owner sued the alleged infringer for inducement of patent infringement.  This occurs when a third party may not necessarily be infringing the patent but is encouraging another to infringe the patent.  To prove inducement of infringement, the patent … [Read more...]

Pay for delay patent settlement agreements may violate antitrust

June 21, 2013 by James Yang

A sues B for patent infringement for making a product that infringes on A’s patent.  A and B settle the case with B promising not to produce product.  Typically, if money is being transferred between the parties, B pays A money for past damages caused by B for past acts of patent infringement.  In the following case, the patentee (A) paid B money not to bring the product into … [Read more...]

Failure to obtain exculpatory opinion can increase enhanced damages

July 17, 2012 by James Yang

Willful infringement and enhanced damages Avoiding willful infringement is important because a court has the discretion to increase damages up to three times and award attorney’s fees if the patent is willfully infringed  Exculpatory opinions of counsel regarding non infringement of a patent reduce the likelihood that a defendant would be found liable for willfully infringing a … [Read more...]

Willful blindness sufficient for active inducement of infringement

June 27, 2011 by James Yang

Infringement may be direct or indirect.  In direct infringement, a person makes, uses, sells, offers for sale, or imports the patented product or practices the patented method.  In indirect infringement, the person induces another to infringe (i.e., active inducement of infringement) or contributes to the infringement by another. In Global Tech. v. Pentalfa, the narrow issue … [Read more...]

Related litigation used to negate charge of willful infringement

May 30, 2011 by James Yang

The remedies for patent infringement varies depending on whether willful infringement is found.  If the infringement is found to be willful, the Courts are allowed treble (i.e., multiple by three) any damage award.  In order to reduce the potential for finding willfull infringement, opinion of counsel as to the non-infringement of an accused infringer’s product or method is … [Read more...]

Reverse Payments

October 13, 2009 by James Yang

The typical payment in a patent litigation dispute flows from the alleged infringer to the patentee. The payment may represent damages incurred by the patentee to make the patentee whole and/or a licensing royalty fee if the patentee permits the alleged infringer to continue selling the patented product or method. The following case illustrates a “reverse payment” situation … [Read more...]

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