• BearBox LLC v. Lancium LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-28
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Software | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew C. Mayo, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin T. Horton, John R. Labbe, Raymond R. Ricordati III, Chelsea M. Murray, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Chad S.C. Stover, Mark C. Nelson, Darrick J. Hooker, Adam M. Kaufmann, Dana Amato Sarros, David M. Lisch, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 21-534-GBW

    Conversion claim was preempted by federal patent law where relief on the claim would be predicated on resolution of the dispute over ownership of the technology disclosed in the patent-in-suit.

  • Maugain v. FCA US LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-21
    Practice Area: Class Actions
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kelly A. Green, Smith, Katzenstein, & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Russell D. Paul, Abigail J. Gertner, Amey J. Park, Natalie Lesser, Berger Montague PC, Philadelphia, PA; Tarek H. Zohdy, Cody R. Padgett, Laura Goolsby, Capstone Law APC, Los Angeles, CA; Steven Calarnusa, Geoff Stahl, Rachel Bentley, Gordon & Partners, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Geoffrey Graber, Brian E. Johnson, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Patrick M. Brannigan, Jessica L. Reno, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Stephen A. D’Aunoy, Scott H. Morgan, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO for defendants

    Case Number: 22-116-GBW

    The court granted a motion to dismiss in part in a class action matter filed by vehicle owners against an engine manufacturer and distributor.

  • Pfizer Inc. v. Sinotherapeutics Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-01-10
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1427-GBW

    Court declined to grant patent infringement defendant judgment on the pleadings based on prosecution history estoppel where the evidentiary record was not developed enough to determine whether plaintiff's amendments to its patents were related to patentability.

  • In re: Start Man Furniture LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-12-27
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. Joyce, Joyce, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Rene S. Roupinian, Jack A. Raisner, Gail C. Lin, Raisner Roupinian LLP, New York, NY for appellants and cross-appellees.
    for defendant: Bradford J. Sandler, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Wilmington, DE for cross-appellant and appellee.

    Case Number: 20-10553 (CTG)

    Court reversed in part Bankruptcy Court's decision holding that debtor employers were not required to provide notice under the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act prior to laying off workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Jazz Pharm. V. Avadel CNS Pharm., LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jack B. Blumenfeld, Jeremy A. Tigan, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; F. Dominic Cerrito, Eric C. Stops, Evangeline Shih, Andrew S. Chalson, Gabriel P. Brier, Frank C. Calvosa, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Daniel M. Silver, Alexandra M. Joyce, McCarter & English, LLP; Kenneth G. Schuler, Marc N. Zubick, Alex Grabowski, Sarah W. Wang, Herman Yue, Alan Devlin, Andrew T. Jones, Audra Sawyer, Franco Benyamin, Sarah Propst, Yi Ning, Latham & Watkins LLP; Daralyn J. Durie, Kira A. Davis, Katherine E. McNutt, Rebecca E. Weires, Durie Tangri LLP for defendant.

    Case Number: 21-691-GBW

    Court accepted plain and ordinary meaning of disputed patent terms where extrinsic evidence showed that the term constituted a term of art showing that the claimed invention had a release profile different from immediate release or other prior art.

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  • Int'l Bus. Machs. Corp. v. Zynga Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Moore, Bindu A. Palapura, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; John M. Desmarais, Karim Z. Onssayef, Lindsey E. Miller, Edward Geist, Raymond N. Habbaz, William Vietb, Benjamin Rodd, Amy I. Wann, Jonas R. McDavit, Tamir Packin, Desmarais LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alyssa Caridis, Jack O'Neal, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Clement S. Robert, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, CA; Evan D. Brewer, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Menlo Park, CA; Richard F. Martinelli, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 22-590-GBW

    Patent infringement claim dismissed where computer systems patent claimed an abstract idea that did not provide an inventive concept.

  • Bd. of Regents, Univ. of Texas Sys. v. Boston Scientific Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-29
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Education | Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stamatios Stamoulis, Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC, Wilmington, DE; Michael W. Shore, Alfonso G. Chan, Chijioke E. Offor, Shore Chan DePumpo LLP, Dallas, TX; Brian D. Melton, John P. Lahad, Corey M. Lipschutz, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Brian E. Farnan, Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; Chad Drown, Timothy E. Grimsrud, Katherine S., Razavi, Lauren J.F. Barta, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, MN; David J.F. Gross, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, East Palo Alto, CA; Christopher J. Burrell, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Washington, D.C.; Melissa A. Anyetei, James R. Ferguson, Michael J. Word, Ma yer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL for defendant.

    Case Number: 18-392-GBW

    The court issued a decision granting official definitions to the term "fiber" in a claim construction request.

  • Bearbox LLC v. Lancium LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-11-22
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew C. Mayo, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Benjamin T. Horton, John R. Labbe, Raymond R. Ricordati III, Chelsea M. Murray, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Chad S.C. Stover, Mark C. Nelson, Darrick J. Hooker, Adam M. Kaufmann, Dana Amato Sarros, David M. Lisch, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: 21-534-GBW

    The court issued a ruling defining the claim terms of a patent consistent with the arguments made by defendant LLC.

  • Upsher-Smith Lab. LLC. v. Zydus Pharm. (USA) Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-08
    Practice Area: Patent Licensing and Transactions
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel M. Silver, Alexandra M. Joyce, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel V. Ward, Emma Notis-McConarty, Ropes & Gray, LLP, Boston, MA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John C. Phillips, Jr., Megan C. Haney, Phillips, McLaughlin & Hall, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Gaertner, James T. Peterka, Timothy F. Peterson, W. Patrick Conlon, Locke Lord LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.

    Case Number: 21-1132-GBW

    The court granted in part and denied in part defendant's motion to dismiss.

  • Rider v. PPG Indus., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-01
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian E. O'Neill, Elliott Greenleaf, P.C., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jared Thomas Green, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Lindsay Neinast, Littler Mendelson, PC, Washington, D.C. for defendants.

    Case Number: 21-1819-GBW

    Breach of contract and promissory estoppel claims seeking retiree benefits were not preempted by ERISA where employee had allegedly negotiated for reinstatement of benefits as if there was no break in service upon resuming employment following termination, thereby creating an independent legal duty for employer.