Federal Circuit Review - Issue 278
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20
278-1. Federal Circuit Remands Patent Infringement Case to Answer Patent Ownership and License to Practice Questions - The Federal Circuit recently vacated a grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent, remanding the case for further factual development regarding (1) whether a co-owner of the patent waived its right to refuse to join the suit, and (2) whether the defendant received a license to practice the invention from the patent owner. The Court noted that, if the theory of...
By: Troutman Pepper