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Historic moment as UPC hands down two full decisions within 24 hours of each other

The Unified Patent Court has handed patentees a win and a loss in its first on-the-merits rulings

UPC grants Abbott a preliminary injunction – including for Ireland

But despite a couple of recent wins, PI applicants have a losing record at the Unified Patent Court

The biggest patent jury verdict winners of the first quarter of 2024

Centripetal Networks came out on top with $151.5 million in damages, while Apple dodged a $503-million-dollar bullet

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Natera’s $96 million win is latest big-money decision in contested cell-free DNA testing space

The major victory comes just days after the company was ordered to hand over $57 million in another dispute

02 February 2024

US patent cases plummet by 18% in 2023

The disappearance of prolific NPEs drove filings down while trends in Delaware and the Western District of Texas have catapulted EDTX Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap back to the top

15 January 2024

Biden dashes Apple’s hopes of import ban intervention

The tech giant is challenging the ITC ruling affecting two models of Apple Watch but is left scrambling as Masimo’s infringement claims are hardware-specific

26 December 2023

How a DNA sequencing start-up proved it is no pushover

TwinStrand co-founder’s grandfather famously didn’t patent the polio vaccine, but Dr Jesse Salk believes that protecting inventions is key to getting products to reach the market

05 December 2023

$250 million Alcoa litigation failure a reminder of pitfalls facing trade secret owners

This is the latest of three recent setbacks that provide a warning to would-be trade secrets plaintiffs

15 August 2023

Small innovator's litigation funding enabled $106.5 million verdict against Medtronic

Colibri Heart Valve had no financial alternative to pay for the protracted legal battle and plans to invest the proceeds to further its development pathway into the US marketplace

12 July 2023

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