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Resorbing Patent Law's Kessler Cat Into The General Law Of Preclusion, Dennis D. Crouch, Homayoon Rafatijo
Resorbing Patent Law's Kessler Cat Into The General Law Of Preclusion, Dennis D. Crouch, Homayoon Rafatijo
Faculty Publications
It has become exceedingly common in our legal system that courts, in the guise of respect for precedent, compound upon errors. Legal precedents are written documents, but "[t]he reality we can put into words is never reality itself." As such, we seldom find a court decision that embodies the entire legal reality regarding the questions presented. In this respect, the legal system inherently suffers from a lack of what mathematicians call completeness. Each decision gives rise to countless inferences because what lower courts observe by reading the precedent is not the entire legal reality but an incomplete reality exposed to …
Imputed Liability: How To Determine When Parent Companies Should Be Held Liable For The Patent Infringements Of Their Subsidiary Companies, Emma Tracy
Missouri Law Review
This Note examines the theory and principles behind three traditional methods used to hold parent companies liable for the infringing actions of their subsidiaries. These methods include traditional agency principles of tort law, piercing of the corporate veil, and inducement principles outlined in § 271(b) of the Patent Act. This Note then discusses how these three methods differ in both the underlying theories they employ, and the subsequent outcomes they achieve, when it comes to fundamental issues of inducement liability. This analysis will include what type of conduct is required and what level of knowledge is necessary to impute liability …
Intersection Of Patent Infringement And Antitrust Liability In Abbreviated New Drug Application Litigation, The, Kevin E. Noonan
Intersection Of Patent Infringement And Antitrust Liability In Abbreviated New Drug Application Litigation, The, Kevin E. Noonan
Journal of Dispute Resolution
A battle has been raging, over the past ten years, regarding the competing interests of patent protection and antitrust prohibitions in the specialized area of law concerned with patented drugs regulated by the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA").' The contestants are the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and parties to Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation, which are a branded drug company and a generic challenger.
Copycats, Relax - The Federal Circuit Lightens Up On Willful Patent Infringement, Sarah J. Garber
Copycats, Relax - The Federal Circuit Lightens Up On Willful Patent Infringement, Sarah J. Garber
Missouri Law Review
"Willful" infringement is alleged in over 90% of patent cases. This is primarily because, under the Patent Act and Federal Circuit case law, a finding of willful infringement gives trial judges the discretion to award treble damages and attorney's fees to the patentee. Given that patent infringement actions can carry litigation fees of two million dollars or more, an award of punitive damages is a serious threat to accused infringers. A common and powerful defense to a willful infringement allegation is reasonable reliance on an opinion of counsel. Using this defense, the accused infringer can prove he acted in good …