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Lost Profits Damages & On-Sale Bar to Patentability Hinge on Equipment Contract Interpretation

York Faulkner

May 3, 20226 min read

Lost Profits Damages & On-Sale Bar to Patentability Hinge on Equipment Contract Interpretation

In the appeal from the district court’s judgment in this case, the Federal Circuit, inter alia, (1) reversed the district court’s...

Patent Licensing Activity May Subject Patent Owners to Personal Jurisdiction in Target’s Home Court

York Faulkner

Apr 19, 20225 min read

Patent Licensing Activity May Subject Patent Owners to Personal Jurisdiction in Target’s Home Court

Against that background, the Federal Circuit nonetheless emphasized that its precedent had not created a “bright-line rule” but instead...

Court Rules Seller Not Entitled To $250K Earnest Money in Busted MedTech M&A Deal

York Faulkner

Nov 5, 20215 min read

Court Rules Seller Not Entitled To $250K Earnest Money in Busted MedTech M&A Deal

. . . According to [Seller], the payment was intended either as a non-refundable “break-up fee in the event that the closing did not...

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