Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property in Asia
I recently received a copy of a new edited volume, Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property in Asia: Sources, Significance, and Side-Effects (Kung-Chung Liu & Tianxiang He eds., Oxford Univ....
View ArticleAbuse of Economic Dependence
As I discuss at pages 199-204 of my book Wrongful Patent Assertion: A Comparative Law and Economics Analysis (Oxford Univ. Press 2026), several countries, though not the United States, recognize an...
View ArticleHelmers and Love on Injunctions and Venture Capital
Christian Helmers and Brian Love have posted a paper on ssrn titled Injunctions and Venture Capital: An Empirical Look at eBay's Effect on Startups, 16 NYU J. Intell. Prop. & Enter. L. __...
View ArticleSuzuki on SEP Disputes in Japan
Masabumi Suzuki has posted a paper on ssrn titled Standard Essential Patent Disputes in Japan: From Apple v. Samsung to Pantech and the Future of SEP Dispute Resolution. Here is a link to the paper,...
View ArticleFederal Circuit Leaves Untouched Its Unjust Enrichment Holding in Versata v....
Last May, I published a post on Versata Software, LLC v. Ford Motor Co., a case in which a panel of the Federal Circuit held that, under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and the Michigan...
View ArticleLufthansa v. Astronics: Disgorgement of Profits, Part 3
This final installment of posts on the Court of Appeals for England and Wales’ decision in Lufthansa Technik AG v. Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, [2026] EWCA Civ 964, will discuss Lord Justice...
View ArticleGuest Post: Book Review of ‘Inclusive Innovation in the Age of AI and Big Data’
Next week I will publish the third and final installment of my three-part series on the Court of Appeals for England and Wales’ recent decision on disgorgement of profits, Lufthansa Technik AG v....
View ArticleWrongful Patent Assertion: Free First Chapter and Discount Code
My book Wrongful Patent Assertion: A Comparative Law and Economics Analysis (Oxford Univ. Press 2026) is now available for purchase online and in hard copies in all major markets. Readers can...
View ArticleLufthansa v. Astronics: Disgorgement of Profits, Part 2
This second post on the Court of Appeals for England and Wales’ recent decision in Lufthansa Technik AG v. Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, [2026] EWCA Civ 964, will focus on Lord Justice...
View ArticleLufthansa v. Astronics: Disgorgement of Profits, Part 1
Earlier this month I noted the decision of the Court of Appeal for England and Wales in Lufthansa Technik AG v. Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, [2026] EWCA Civ 964, and said that I would return...
View ArticleFederal Circuit Affirms Marking Requirement for NPEs Who License Their Patents
While I was away last week, the Federal Circuit handed down its decision in VDPP, LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., precedential opinion by Chief Judge Moore joined by Judges Lourie and...
View ArticleInteresting Question on the Relevance of Profits Earned on Sales of...
As I mentioned on Wednesday, after I return from my last little summer trip next week, I plan to write at least a couple of posts analyzing the recent decision of the Court of Appeal for England and...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal for England and Wales Issues Important Ruling on Disgorgement...
The decision, which I just became aware of today though it was released on July 27, is Lufthansa Technik AG v. Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, [2026] EWCA Civ 964. The principal opinion is by...
View ArticleFederal Circuit Reaffirms No Presumption of Irreparable Harm
The case is Socket Solutions, LLC v. Import Global, LLC,a short precedential opinion by Chief Judge Moore (joined by Judge Prost and District Judge Seeborg) handed down last Tuesday. Plaintiff Socket...
View ArticleTomimoto, Osuga, and Suzuki on Japanese SEP Litigation
Koji Tomimoto, Shigeru Osuga, and Mitsuhiro Suzuki have published an article titled Japanese SEP litigation--from the 2014 Grand Panel decision to the 2025 Tokyo District Court's Pantech v. Google...
View ArticleThe UKSC Decision in Tesla v. InterDigital
Yesterday the U.K. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Tesla, Inc. v. InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., [2026] UKSC 27. The Court held, inter alia, that (contrary to the majority view of the...
View ArticleFederal Circuit Vacates Preliminary Injunction in a Schedule A Case
Some readers may not be familiar with Schedule A litigation in the United States. The two leading scholars who write about it are Professors Sarah Fackrell and Eric Goldman, whose work on the topic I...
View ArticleSome Recent FRAND-Related Papers
1. Kung-Chung Liu and Rui Li have published A Critique on WT/DS611 Panel and Arbitration: To Better Understand Chinese Courts, Anti-Suit Injunction, and TRIPS, 2026 GRUR Int. (Advance Access...
View ArticleFederal Circuit Reaffirms Limited Use of the Book of Wisdom
In a precedential decision handed down yesterday, 4DD Holdings, LLC v. United States, opinion by Judge Hughes joined by Judges Prost and Stark, the court reaffirmed its understanding that so-called...
View ArticleMy ElgarBlog Post, "Finding the Right Remedy for IP Infringement"
ElgarBlog has posted my piece Finding the Right Remedy for IP Infringement. The piece discusses my recently-published book Remedies in Intellectual Property Law (Edward Elgar Publ. 2026), as well as...
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