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The Right Not To Use In Property And Patent Law, Oskar Liivak, Eduardo M. Peñalver

Oskar Liivak

In Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co., the Supreme Court held (1) that patent owners have an absolute right not to practice their patent and (2) that even these nonpracticing patent owners are entitled to the liberal use of injunctive relief against infringers. Both of these holdings have been very important to the viability of patent assertion entities, the so-called patent trolls. In eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., the Supreme Court softened the injunction rule. In this Article, we argue that Congress or the Court should reconsider Continental Paper Bag’s embrace of an absolute right not to …

The Right Not To Use In Property And Patent Law, Oskar Liivak, Eduardo M. Peñalver

Eduardo M. Peñalver

In Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co., the Supreme Court held (1) that patent owners have an absolute right not to practice their patent and (2) that even these nonpracticing patent owners are entitled to the liberal use of injunctive relief against infringers. Both of these holdings have been very important to the viability of patent assertion entities, the so-called patent trolls. In eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., the Supreme Court softened the injunction rule. In this Article, we argue that Congress or the Court should reconsider Continental Paper Bag’s embrace of an absolute right not to …

Will The “Nexus” Requirement Of Apple V. Samsung Preclude Injunctive Relief In The Majority Of Patent Cases?: Echoes Of The Entire Market Value Rule, Daniel Harris Brean

Daniel Harris Brean

Keeping Up With The Game: The Use Of The Nash Bargaining Solution In The Calculation Of Reasonable Royalty Damages In Patent Infringement Cases, Lance E. Wyatt Jr.

Lance E Wyatt Jr.

Determining damages are an integral stage in the patent litigation process. Since 1970, reasonable royalty damages have been calculated using the factors set forth in the seminal decision, Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. United States Plywood Corp. However, these factors are prone to manipulation and abuse by damages experts. Using a solution to a two-person bargaining situation developed by John Nash, Jr. in 1950, damages experts have utilized the Nash Bargaining Solution as a method to calculate reasonable royalty damages in patent infringement cases. Since its introduction in patent infringement cases, courts have been reluctant to admit the use of the NBS …