Google Sued Over US9420075B2: Will it Survive DDC Technology’s Legal Fight?
Virtual Reality (VR) technology rapidly transforms how we experience the world, from immersive gaming to advanced training simulations. However, as with any burgeoning field, legal battles over intellectual property rights have become common in VR as well. One interesting case is the ongoing patent infringement against Google’s VR headset filed by DDC Technology. As experts […]
How Nokia & OnePlus could have made a stronger impact in the global market?
In 2019, OnePlus Technology faced a legal battle when EVS codec tech LLC & Saint Lawrence Communications- two U.S. NPEs sued this Chinese mobile giant for infringing on the patents related to wideband signals. While OnePlus was on the route to extracting the benefits of global expansion, it became a prime target for litigation in […]
Product Testing to prove the patent infringement by a leading dating app
Samuel (a Patent Attorney at a leading law firm in the USA) was exploring DatingArc (a famous dating app) as a potential infringer on one of his client’s patents. Despite his best efforts, he wasn’t been able to gather enough evidence to prove his case. That’s when he turned to GreyB’s infringement team. Initially, what […]
GreyB’s Claim Chart Construction – A Sure Shot to Winning Patent Infringement Cases
As an IP litigator, you know well how a claim chart can make or break the case for you. The effectiveness of a patent infringement search is nullified if the findings cannot be conveyed in the claim chart. The stakes are high, and you need to convince the judge or jury that your client’s patent […]
Bell Semiconductor’s US7231626B2 is taking semiconductor companies under its radar. Are you safe?
Bell Semiconductor, an entity of Hilco Global, has thousands of patents in the semiconductor domain. However, despite the connotations, it is a category 2 Non-Practicing Entity and doesn’t seem to sell or develop anything. Instead, the company focuses solely on acquiring and asserting patents, and its recent lawsuit against 25 semiconductor companies has become a […]
4 ways to use the FCC database in patent infringement search
Patent infringement search cases can become complex and challenging to navigate when product literature is to be extracted from thousands of NPL sources. What if, while checking every single database, you miss out on information that could be related to the prior art or even the potential infringer’s activities? How will you decide the priority […]
Make a high-return litigation funding decision with GreyB
“First of all, it is very expensive litigation, and it is fairly risky on the plaintiff’s side, so the risk transferred to a funder is very appealing. You often have, not always, but a David versus Goliath dynamic between the plaintiff and defendant,” says Charles M Agee III, Westfleet CEO. As per the Westfleet 2021 […]
PUMA lost the case because of Rihanna! Here is why
In just a few decades, social media, as we know it, has influenced our everyday life. Over 4.5 billion people use social media daily. More than 300 million photos are uploaded daily on Facebook. Next to Facebook is Instagram, where 95 million photos and videos are shared every day. With so much information on social […]
This strategy can help you Predict Potential Patent Litigation Threats
Studying various infringement cases, I couldn’t help but notice that companies generally start preparing against litigations only after they are sued. For example, doing non-infringement checks, prior-art searches, etc. But what if you could predict a patent litigation threat before it even surfaces? Imagine how smooth sailing your business can be. But how do you […]
Avoid SEP Litigation with 5G in the Healthcare Sector! GreyB found the solution
With our previous articles on 5G in the Healthcare sector, it is apt to wonder if turbulence brought by the introduction of 5G to the various other technical domains is waiting to shake the Healthcare sector too. The e-Healthcare market around the globe is flourishing and the major contributor is the pandemic that expedited the […]
These 15 Claim Chart Mistakes Can Kill Your Chances to Win Litigation
This article is written by Andrew Schulman, Consulting Expert & Attorney at Law, and it appeared first on his LinkedIn profile. Claim charts (infringement contentions [ICs], invalidity contentions, etc.) are required in patent litigation under the Local Patent Rules (LPRs) adapted in most federal district courts. The rules require something that doesn’t just look like […]
10 Proven Arguments To Respond to Alice Rejections
“In 2020, there were 27 software-related patents on appeal for subject matter eligibility. The CAFC found four of the patents either partially or fully eligible under Section 101. It found 22 patents invalid and remanded one case to the district court.” (source) In 2014, the US Supreme Court drastically changed the law relating to patent […]
Top 10 US Patent Infringement Cases with Largest Patent Damages
In March 2021, Intel vs. VLSI made the news when a Texas court ordered Intel to pay $2.18 billion to VLSI for infringing two of its patents. The amount was the second-highest patent damages award in US History. In the history of initial patent damages awarded in the US, few cases—including the one above—crossed the […]
14 Famous Patent Infringement Cases that changed US Patent Law
The patent system that exists today in the US is a result of multiple decisions and verdicts that shaped the course of history for patent laws. Some decisions were minorly significant, while others had a major impact and changed laws on patentability and how patents were perceived. Every verdict changed some aspects of patent law […]
Litigators, Are you facing difficulty in finding expert witness in your patent litigation?
Patent litigation is greatly influenced by having an expert witness on your side. These expert witnesses provide testimony for infringement, validity, damages, etc. As a patent litigator, you would want to on-board such individuals in your team during trials. However, the key question is not whether an expert witness helps or not. It is – How […]
Should eCommerce Websites be worried about getting sued for listing infringing products?
Recently, Hailo Technologies LLC – after three continuous attempts at suing the manufacturer of Anker Roav SmartCharge Car Kit – sued Best Buy, Target, and Walmart for infringement through the sale of Anker’s devices. While this clearly looks like a move made after extreme frustration, things might not go well for these online retailers. For […]