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Rule 11—Use It Wisely

July 20, 2022 | Blog | By Brad M Scheller, Robert Sweeney

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Rule 11 Sanctions Appropriate for Frivolous Inventorship Pleading

July 13, 2022 | Blog | By Michael Renaud, Brad M Scheller, Robert Sweeney

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SCOTUS Declines to Answer Calls for Clarification in American Axle v. Neapco

July 13, 2022 | Blog | By Brad M Scheller, Andrew DeVoogd, Matthew Karambelas, Amanda Metell

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5th Circuit Confirms Avanci SEP Pool is Safe: No Antitrust Issue with Avanci’s Pool

July 6, 2022 | Blog | By Daniel Weinger, Michael Renaud, Bruce Sokler, James Thomson

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Five Tips For Every In-House Counsel Launching an Open Source Software Program

July 5, 2022 | Blog | By Marguerite McConihe, Greg Penoyer

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DOJ Breaking with Big Tech Approach to SEPs

June 13, 2022 | Blog | By Daniel Weinger, Michael McNamara, Michael Renaud, James Thomson

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Rules for Complainant Success in ITC Trade Secret Litigation

May 16, 2022 | Blog | By Jonathan Engler, Michael Renaud

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The ITC Should Put Its Foot Down on Patent Hold-out and Hold-up

May 9, 2022 | Blog | By Jonathan Engler, Michael Renaud

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Avoiding Unforced Tech DI Errors at the ITC

March 11, 2022 | Blog | By Jonathan Engler, Michael Renaud

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In two recent decisions, both issued on February 4, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “CAFC”) erased two huge patent damages awards because the underlying expert opinion on damages was untethered to the specific facts of each case.
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No Harm, No Foul, and No Standing for Would-be SEP Implementer: 5th Circuit Changes Narrative on Patent “Hold Up”

March 3, 2022 | Blog | By Daniel Weinger, Michael Renaud, Bruce Sokler, James Thomson

In its analysis of Cont’l Auto. Sys., Inc. v. Avanci, L.L.C.,, the Fifth Circuit made several interesting findings: (1) that potential pass-through non-FRAND royalties are too speculative to create an injury in fact; (2) that SEP holders can fulfill their obligations to SSOs, with respect to suppliers, by actively licensing SEPs to downstream OEMs; and (3) that not all implementers are intended beneficiaries entitled to FRAND licenses.
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Patent Owner Tips for Avoiding IPR Institution

March 1, 2022 | Blog | By William Meunier, Michael Renaud, Brad M Scheller

Inter partes reviews have a very high institution rate. And worse, once instituted IPRs result in invalidated claims at an inordinately high rate. The best defense against an IPR petition is to convince the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to deny institution. In this post, the Mintz IPR team put together out top six tips for avoiding IPR institution.
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