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United States - Patent - Defendants Can Recover Fees For "Baseless" Infringement Allegations Even When Non-Infringement Decision Vacated As Moot By IPR, But Cannot Recover From Counsel Or For The Related IPR

Jun 14, 2024 | mondaq.com | Forrest Jones |Luke MacDonald |Elizabeth D. Ferrill

In Dragon Intellectual Property LLC v. Dish Network L.L.C. et al, Nos. 2022-1621, 2022-1777 (Fed. Cir. May 20, 2024), the Federal Circuit resolved cross appeals on an attorney's fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285. Below, the district court ordered a claim construction based on clear prosecution history disclaimer. This led the parties to stipulate to noninfringement, so the court issued a judgment of noninfringement. Dragon then appealed the noninfringement and underlying construction.
Defendants Can Recover Fees for “Baseless” Infringement Allegations Even When Non-Infringement Decision Vacated as Moot by IPR, but Cannot Recover from Counsel or for the Related IPR

Jun 12, 2024 | lexology.com | Forrest Jones |Luke MacDonald |Elizabeth D. Ferrill

In Dragon Intellectual Property LLC v. Dish Network L.L.C. et al, Nos. 2022-1621, 2022-1777 (Fed. Cir. May 20, 2024), the Federal Circuit resolved cross appeals on an attorney’s fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285. Below, the district court ordered a claim construction based on clear prosecution history disclaimer. This led the parties to stipulate to noninfringement, so the court issued a judgment of noninfringement. Dragon then appealed the noninfringement and underlying construction.
respectfully, you do Easter wrong

Apr 1, 2023 | goodnewsintheneighborhood.substack.com | Luke MacDonald

the best week of the year is here. would love to see you + your family. this coming week is the peak of the Christian calendar. yet, an increasing number only celebrate Easter, not Friday along with it.
a real look at real friends

Mar 25, 2023 | goodnewsintheneighborhood.substack.com | Luke MacDonald

i say this not for dramatics, but to try + shock you into a little noticing something important. we are living through an loneliness epidemic … consider36% of American adults reported experiencing serious loneliness "frequently" or "almost all the time or all the time" in a recent national survey. among young people aged 18-25 and mothers with young children, this number rose to 61% and 51%, respectively.
Startups and IP protections: Fuel growth and protect your future

Mar 20, 2023 | today.westlaw.com | Luke MacDonald |Daniel Tucker

(March 20, 2023) - Luke MacDonald and Daniel Tucker of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP offer strategies and tips on protecting ideas at startups by obtaining intellectual property protection, which is also important in attracting investors. Every startup begins with an idea. That idea drives development of new products and services. Such development requires investors willing to bet on an unknown.
manhole > megaphone

Mar 18, 2023 | goodnewsintheneighborhood.substack.com | Luke MacDonald

Neighbor Brunch tomorrow @ 10.15 .. we would love for you to join us for some food + connection with others. we are baptizing someone and looking forward to a great time. Easter is coming and we need you … lots of opportunity to get involved, sign up below:sign up(s/o to my friend fred who i believe made this analogy up many years ago)manhole covers keep the stink + the sewage where it belongs: out of sight + out of mind. megaphones draw attention to things by adding artificial volume.
current events essay 2.0

Mar 11, 2023 | goodnewsintheneighborhood.substack.com | Luke MacDonald

we are starting to get locked in on the easter season, now a month away. believing by faith for great days ahead. small talk is brutal when you are a pastor. no matter how hard i try to be a normal person, things get weird. in most conversations between adults, pretty quickly, your children + career become talking points. whenever i tell people i started a church in my hometown, one of three things happens1. they are intrigued and ask follow-up questions. 2. they avert their eyes and change the subject.