BNA INSIGHTS: The Sword and the Shield—How Recent Developments in Patent Damages Law Can Help Your Case as Both a Defendant and a Plaintiff

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The astute litigator can use the current state of patent damages law as both a shield against unreasonably high damages awards, and as a sword that can drive high-value patent damages recoveries…

Microsoft Must Face Jury Again on Patent Infringement Damages, Appeals Court Rules

On Jan. 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a district court’s award of judgment as a matter of law that Microsoft Corp. was not liable for infringement of a patent on…

BNA INSIGHTS: Are File-Sharing Willful Infringers Now a Judicially Protected Class?

Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum 1 did what no court ever did before. It held unconstitutional a jury award of statutory damages even though the award was…

Revised Version of Bipartisan Patent Reform Bill Released by Senate Judiciary Committee

Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee March 4 released a revised version of a bipartisan agreement on patent reform that markedly cuts back on many…

‘Tentative Agreement’ to Revive Senate Patent Reform Efforts Announced by Judiciary Committee Chairman

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) said at the committee’s Feb. 25 executive business meeting that he and ranking…