According to Masimo, the CBP 'inexplicably reversed course' from its prior rulings in finding that Apple could overcome the LEO by shipping its smartwatches separately from iPhones.
"To only seek such damages after default here is fundamentally unfair, as in this case it would more than triple Group One's damages award." - CAFC The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Thursday partially affirmed and partially reversed a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York that had denied holding a non-party in contempt of a temporary restraining order (TRO) and awarded less than the requested damages amount in a patent infringement suit.
Cancellation bears on what can be covered under the doctrine of equivalents... because a relevant artisan would understand the close basic-physics relationship of the cancelled and retained claims.
Research supporting institutional or commercial goals is not protected. Modern research rarely happens in a vacuum, as it is performed with a purpose beyond mere intellectual curiosity.
The Fifth Circuit's ruling in Reed v. Marshall establishes that trademark infringement claims under the Lanham Act cannot be sustained between co-owners of a trademark.
The district court concluded Mitek had no reasonable apprehension of suit, determining that MiSnap did not practice all claim elements, thus undermining the legitimacy of Mitek's claims.
What's important to understand here is, Carma isn't just asserting five patents. They have had a very sophisticated strategy of patent procurement that they've been working on for the past 18 years.
Judge Stark did not believe that Acufloor's representations during prosecution sufficed to overcome clear indications from the specification that mortar is not required to reach the very edge of the tile to meet Acufloor's asserted claims.
