Nokia sues Apple to escalate mobile-patent licensing battle
Nokia Oyj sued Apple Inc. saying the iPhone maker infringed several mobile patents, turning simmering tension between the companies into a bitter public legal battle on multiple fronts.
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US Supreme Court to hear appeal by Carmel firm over IP lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider putting sharp new limits on where patent-infringement lawsuits can be filed, accepting a case that may undercut patent owners’ ability to channel cases to favorable courts.
High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple
A unanimous Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone.
Wild West court for patent ‘trolls’ may be tamed
Apple Inc. and Dell Inc. found an unlikely ally when they were sued over a patent for camera technology in a courthouse that has a reputation for siding against big companies in such fights: the judge.
Apple fights Samsung at US high court as smartphone wars wane
Six years after Apple Inc. filed its first lawsuit alleging unauthorized copying of the iPhone, the company will square off at the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday against rival Samsung Electronics Co. They will argue over how much of a $399 million patent infringement award Samsung must pay.
Apple wins appeal reinstating $119M Samsung verdict
Apple Inc. won an appeals court ruling that reinstates a patent-infringement verdict it won against Samsung Electronics Co., including for its slide-to-unlock feature for smartphones and tablets.
Lilly, partner lose court fight over testosterone treatment
Eli Lilly and Co. and its partner cannot stop competitors from selling generic versions of testosterone treatment Axiron, a federal judge in Indianapolis has ruled.
Common sense alone not enough in patent law, US court finds
Judges can’t rely on common sense alone when analyzing the validity of a patent, an appeals court ruled last week in a loss for Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
Whirlpool tries freezing copycat fridge filters with 40 lawsuits
Whirlpool Corp. has filed 40 lawsuits to protect one replacement part: a $50 refrigerator water filter.
Interactive files federal patent suit against competitor
Indianapolis-based Interactive Intelligence Inc. has filed a federal patent lawsuit against Avaya Inc., a competitor with which Interactive Intelligence also had a long-standing patent license agreement.
Astra faces off with FDA on copies of $7 million-a-day drug
AstraZeneca Plc is making a final push to protect a drug that makes $7 million a day in the U.S. against cheaper copies as pressure mounts on the U.K. drugmaker to meet its own projections of almost doubling revenue.
Personalized medicine gets boost from court ruling on patents
The business of diagnostic treatments and personalized medicine got a boost Tuesday after an appeals court made it harder to invalidate certain patents by claiming they simply cover laws of nature.
US Supreme Court upholds rules used by patent-review board
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a system that has helped companies like Google Inc. and Apple Inc. invalidate hundreds of disputed patents without having to go to court.
SCOTUS overturns infringement test for treble damages
In a consolidated case involving Indiana’s Zimmer Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court has tossed the standard test used to determine whether damages awarded in a patent infringement case should be tripled.
Congratulations, your genius patent is now a military secret
Just a handful of people find themselves in Jim Geer’s position, forbidden by the government from pursuing ideas laid out in patent applications due to national-security concerns.
Merck’s patent win over Gilead reversed over false testimony
Merck & Co.’s $200 million jury verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc. was voided in a patent dispute over a breakthrough for hepatitis C because of misconduct by a witness at the companies’ trial.
High court to hear patent fight over adult diapers
The Supreme Court of the United States will resolve a patent dispute between companies that make adult diapers.
Bloomington startup cultivates patents for novel way to garden
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on March 29 issued a design patent for the Garden Tower 2, and other patents are pending for an invention that allows up to 50 plants to grow in a compact space that would fit on the most modest apartment patio.
Willfulness test sets high bar for IP treble damages
A patent infringement fight involving Indiana’s Zimmer Inc. has sparked a judicial debate over how much leeway District Court judges should have when deciding how intentional an infringer’s actions were.