By Ross Todd | June 28, 2018
Susman Godfrey partner Brian Melton led a team that won a $25 million verdict for client Steven Lamar in a royalty dispute over the high-end, celebrity-endorsed headphones.
By Scott Graham | June 22, 2018
Sidestepping the presumption against extraterritoriality, Justice Clarence Thomas' 7-2 opinion OKs damages under narrow overseas inducement statute.
By John Council | June 21, 2018
For some perspective, Raytheon's patent comes 228 years after the country's first patent was issued on July 31, 1790, to Samuel Hopkins for a process for making potash, an ingredient used in fertilizer.
By R. Robin McDonald | June 20, 2018
The Federal Circuit gave new impetus to a long-running battle between Atlanta's The Coca-Cola Co. and rival Royal Crown Cola/Dr. Pepper Snapple over the use of the word Zero in no-calorie sports and soft drinks.
By Scott Graham | June 18, 2018
A team led by partner Jason Sheasby accused the electronics giant of scoffing at a superstar inventor, then profiting from his semiconductor breakthrough.
By Scott Graham | June 13, 2018
Chief Judge David Ruschke alleges he was laid off from Medtronic's in-house department for pretextual reasons in 2015.
By Scott Graham | June 5, 2018
Two judges hinted strongly that Allergan's bid to "rent" the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's sovereign immunity will fail.
Texas Lawyer | Best Practices|News
By John Council | May 31, 2018
When Sidley Austin partner Mike Hatcher was 23 years old, he was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with dreams of becoming the first astronaut to land…
By Scott Graham | May 30, 2018
An appeal by Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears could determine whether legal fees from PTO proceedings are recoverable in "exceptional" patent cases.
By Scott Graham | May 16, 2018
Appellate court rules that patent owners have the burden of establishing proper venue, and that defendants can't necessarily be sued anywhere within their state of incorporation.
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