The Federal Circuit recently found that a district court abused its discretion when it struck portions of a patentee’s expert infringement report as allegedly including an infringement theory absent from the plaintiff’s contentions. The district court found that the...
Ghee Lee was named again to Lawdragon’s List of 500 Next-Generation Lawyers-2025. We congratulate Ghee for this prestigious recognition which honors the brightest future leaders in law.
On June 17, 2025, Minotaur Systems LLC (“Minotaur”) filed suit against Blink Charging Company (“Blink”) alleging infringement of its electric vehicle charge monitoring patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,417,402 (“the ’402 patent”). Minotaur Sys. LLC v. Blink Charging Co.,...
In Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Synthego Corp., No. 2023-2186 (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2025), the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) decisions that invalidated all claims of two CRISPR-related patents owned by Agilent Technologies, Inc....
Relink US LLC (“Relink”) sued Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”), alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,793,755 (“the ’755 patent”). On April 28, 2025, the case was transferred from the Western District of Texas to the Northern District of California. Relink US LLC v. Tesla,...
PV Law LLP named by Chambers and Partners USA as a top ranked PTAB firm in it’s inaugural PTAB ranking guide 2025. This is a tremendous accomplishment and recognizes the value and success PV Law continually brings to clients before the PTAB.
In an 8-2 en banc ruling, the Federal Circuit reversed the original panel’s ruling, holding that the district court abused its discretion in failing to exclude damages expert testimony and reversing the district court’s denial of a motion for new trial on damages. ...
On January 17, 2025, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd. (“LONGi Green”) sued JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar”), Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., JinkoSolar (Vietnam) Industries Co. Ltd., and Jinko Solar Technology Sdn. Bhd. (collectively “Jinko”), alleging...
On April 1, 2025, Shenzhen Fbtech Electronics Ltd. petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. Patents 9,954,207 (“the ’207 patent”) and 9,412,994 (“the ’994 patent”). Shenzhen Fbtech Elecs Ltd. v. LithiumHub, LLC, IPR2025-00822, Paper 1 (PTAB April 1, 2025); Shenzhen...
In CQV Co. Ltd. v. Merck Patent GmbH, No. 23-1027 (Fed. Cir. March 10, 2025), the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) decision that upheld the validity of Merck Patent GmbH’s patent in a post-grant review (PGR) proceedings....