Jeffrey Lyons

Federal Circuit Disregards ‘Manipulative Activities’ of Plaintiffs in Deciding Venue Transfer

By Jeffrey Lyons on July 14, 2021 Posted in Patent

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a precedential opinion discussing plaintiffs’ attempts to influence venue through reliance on a licensing agreement that purported to limit where a patent infringement suit “might have been brought.” See In re Samsung Electronics Co., Case Nos. 2021-139, 2021-140 (Fed. Cir. June 30, 2021). In … Continue Reading

Appellate Hot Potato: Which Circuit Court Will Hear a ‘Walker Process’ Appeal?

By Jeffrey Lyons on July 13, 2021 Posted in Patent

In the latest round of appellate hot potato, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit transferred to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit an appeal from a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas regarding antitrust claims associated with enforcement of a patent found unenforceable … Continue Reading

Can a Good Deed Ever Go Unpunished? Patent Infringement Considerations for Technologies Used to Combat COVID-19

By Jeffrey Lyons and Aaron Rabinowitz on May 18, 2020 Posted in 3D Printing

With the COVID-19 outbreak, institutions and corporations are scrambling to develop and produce COVID-19 tests and cures, while at the same time hospitals are facing a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and lifesaving medical devices such as ventilators. Major companies are using their large-scale production capabilities to mass-produce products for hospitals. For example, some … Continue Reading