Bonzel v. Pfizer, Inc.
A breach of contract suit over the terms of a patent licensing agreement was properly dismissed from U.S. courts on forum non conveniens grounds, when the inventor and the licensee were foreign, and the agreement had been negotiated under German law.
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Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. v. Benun et. al.
The Court upheld the District Court's jurisdiction to issue a preliminary patent injunction.
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Honeywell Int'l Inc. v. Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
Summary Judgment in Relation to Patents Covering Aviation Electronics Technology Affirmed-in-Part, Vacated-in-Part, and Remanded
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Intel Corp. v. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Microsoft v. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Patent Licensing Negotiations Can Fall Under Commercial Activity Exception to Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
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Lava Trading, Inc. v. Sonic Trading Management, LLC, et al.
The Federal Circuit found flaws in the district court’s interpretation of the limitation “distributing” found in claim 9 of the ’982 patent, which called into question two stipulated judgments of noninfringement. The Court construed the limitation, despite the fact that there were claims of invalidity and unenforceability pending before district court and that there was a lack of discussion of the accused products on the record. The case was vacated and remanded to the district court for furth
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SanDisk Corp. v. STMicroelectronics, Inc.
Prospective patent licensee had a reasonable apprehension of suit sufficient to create an actual controversy under the Declaratory Judgment Act.
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