Fortress Investment Group: Bad Actor, Bad Timing, or Both?
Fortress Investment Group, a patent aggregator/investment firm, owns patents allegedly infringed by bioMérieux SA (among others) over the previous six years. In a lawsuit filed on March 9, 2020, Fortress, though its wholly-owned entity Labrador Diagnostics, is claiming bioMériux’s testing process is infringing U.S. Patents.
New Injunction Policy Boosts Power Of Essential Patents
In mid-December 2019, a policy statement was issued by the USPTO, NIST, and DOJ to clearly state injunctive relief (among other remedies) is available to holders of standard-essential patents (SEPs.)
China Seeks Patent on US COVID-19 Drug
Gilead's vaccine against the Ebola virus, Remdesivir, is proving effective in combating COVID-19, according to news reports and clinical trials.
Wells Fargo Was Ordered To Pay USAA $200 Million But They Might Only Be The First Of Many
This fall, a jury ordered Wells Fargo to pay USAA $200 million for infringing on patents relating to mobile image capture technology. Judging by even more recent "Wells Fargo must pay a fine" news, their patent issues may be the least of their concerns, but it will not likely be the end of the story here.
A New Plaintiff on the Patent Front: The U.S. Government vs. Gilead
President Trump has a reputation for unorthodox approaches. His administration's foray into patent enforcement is no exception.
AI and the Next Frontier in Healthcare and Patent Law
From diagnostics to robotic surgery to predictive analytics, AI is revolutionizing health care.
Are You Overlooking the Importance of a Design Patent?
When we think of patents, many people think first of utility patents — the kind that protect the function of an invention. But there’s another type of patent that recently made news headlines that could be crucial to protecting your intellectual property.
Did You Get Punk’d By a Trademark Spammer or Patent Troll?
The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issued a caution, saying that a number of private companies are spamming trademark applicants and registrants. These spammers are leading unsuspecting applicants and registrants to believe payment of a fee to the company is required to maintain their application or registration.