Applied Medical Resources Corp. v. United States Surgical Corp.
District court did not err in failing to apply collateral estoppel regarding the reasonable royalty of two different accused products, and the judgment was affirmed. The jury's finding of willfulness was supported by substantial evidence.
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DSU Medical v. JMS Co.
Federal Circuit Establishes Intent Standard for Inducement
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EBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C.
Traditional rules of equity, not general rules, determine whether injunctions will issue in patent cases.
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Glenayre Electronics, Inc. v. Jackson
Remittitur acceptance prevents additional recovery for indirect infringement counterclaims against customers
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Golden Blount, Inc. v. Robert H. Peterson Co.
Federal Circuit affirmed a finding of willful, indirect infringement of the patentee's gas fireplace configuration; defendant was reckless in obtaining an incompetent oral opinion of noninfringement.
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Monsanto Co. v. Homan McFarling
The Federal Circuit affirmed a reasonable royalty damage award over arguments of an established royalty and affirmed the finding of no patent misuse.
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nCube Corp. v. SeaChange Int'l, Inc.
Court will not import claim limitations; willful infringement found where information given to opinion counsel was manipulated
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Venture Industries Corp. v. Autoliv ASP, Inc.
District court erred in failing to address whether financial statements containing false information used at trial constituted fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct.
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Wechsler v. Macke International Trade, Inc. et al
The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of JMOL that O’Rouke was personally liable for inducing infringement of the ’592 patent and the district court’s denial of JMOL on the issue of lost profit damages. The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment that Macke is not the alter ego of O’Rouke.
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Z4 Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
Substantial evidence supported jury finding that anti-piracy software patents were valid and infringed, notwithstanding modified claim construction.
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