How do settlement talks happen? I would dare to say that settlement discussions are ongoing throughout any litigation process. Parties involved in litigation always have a channel open, either directly or through its outside counsels. And settlement is always a topic that is brought up. In addition, settlement talks are generally confidential, meaning the discussions […]
This is big! Yesterday, on August 20, (75 days after the appeals hearing) the Court of Appeals sent the case back to District Court for the Western District of Texas and its judge Alan Albright. Circuit Judges Lourie, Prost, and Stark concluded that the district court, under Judge Albright, erred in determining that the patent […]
There is currently a lot of speculations whether the Texas case will move on, or get stayed, pending the IPR appeal. There is no regulation that mandates a halt in patent litigation before a district court due to either the filing or institution of an IPR. If a stay is allowed, the proceedings in the […]
Iwerback Patent Report (IPR) 