McAndrews Secures TTAB Victory for Client AbbVie
McAndrews shareholders Patrick J. Arnold and Edward A. Mas II secured dismissal of an opposition proceeding in a trademark opposition before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) for client AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd.
01.28.19
McAndrews Wins $254M Damages Award in Stryker Corporation v. Zimmer, Inc.
McAndrews shareholders, Sharon Hwang, Deborah Laughton, and Stephanie Samz, have won an affirmance from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of a $254 million judgment for Stryker Corporation in one of the largest enhanced damage awards in patent history.
12.12.18
McAndrews Successfully Defends Netlist Memory Patents Against Six IPR Challenges
McAndrews announced today that the Federal Circuit has affirmed four decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”), in favor of its client, Netlist, Inc.
11.16.17
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Finds All Claims of a Patent Owned by LiquidPower Specialty Products Unpatentable
On November 1, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued the public version of its final written decision in favor of firm client Baker Hughes, a GE Company LLC, finding that all claims of a patent owned by LiquidPower Specialty Products (“LSPI”) are unpatentable on all three grounds asserted in the Baker Hughes petition for inter partes review.
11.01.17
U.S. Court of Appeals Vacates Decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
On August 25, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals vacated a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) that had rejected all of the claims of a patent application owned by Stepan Company. The inventions of the Stepan application relate to an improved herbicidal surfactant formulation that provides significant manufacturing and processing benefits.
08.28.17
Federal Judge Reaffirms Zimmer Must Pay More Than $248 Million to Stryker for Willful Infringement
On July 12, 2017, a federal judge reaffirmed that Zimmer Inc. must pay more than $248 million to Stryker for the willful infringement of three of its pulsed lavage patents, calling it “a case of egregious piracy.” This long-running case was sent back to the Western District of Michigan for reconsideration after the Supreme Court’s June 2016 decision found the Federal Circuit’s test for awarding damages “up to three times the amount found or assessed” was overly rigid and not justified under the Patent Act.
07.31.17
A David and Goliath Story: Local Pete the Painter, Inc., Wins Trademark Infringement Battle against the Largest Coatings Company Worldwide
Pete the Painter, Inc., a residential and commercial painting business well known in the Chicagoland area and surrounding states, won a permanent injunction in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against PPG Industries, Inc.
02.07.17
Seabery North America Sets Record for Most Claims Instituted in One IPR Petition
On October 6, 2016, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board instituted 151 claims on a single petition on the grounds of obviousness for inter partes review by Seabery North America, Inc.
10.17.16