There’s no way around it: patent litigation costs can come as a surprise to those who have not been involved in it. One economic survey estimated that, in 2019, the cost of patent litigation through trial and post-trial motions ranged
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Customer Relationships May Not Be Trade Secrets
In a relatively recent order denying a plaintiff’s application for preliminary injunction, Judge Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, considered whether certain “customer relationships” established by the plaintiff oil and gas investment…
Challenges to Patent Validity at the USPTO PTAB
An Inter Partes Review (IPR) is a trial held before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that determines whether a given patent is valid. Filing an IPR means that you are challenging an existing patent. With every type of patent…
Carstens & Cahoon Expands with Addition of Waco, Texas Office
New Office Adds Deep Patent Litigation to the Western District of Texas DALLAS – October 28, 2020 – Carstens & Cahoon, LLP, a full-service intellectual property law firm based in Dallas, Texas, announces the opening of a new office in Waco,…
Terms of an Intellectual Property License May Dictate IP Rights of Parties in Bankruptcy
As a result of the debilitating effects from COVID-19, businesses have been forced, or will be forced, to permanently close their doors. Consequently, some of these businesses will seek relief from their outstanding debts, in bankruptcy, which may cause potential…
Now Patented: Vehicle with Frunkgate
Frunkgate: US 10,676,137 has issued for something you didn’t know you wanted, a “tailgate” on the front of your car. For example, have you ever wished your car had a little extra length for storing poles, planks of wood, or…
Texas Patent Judges Diverge on Covid-19 Trial Protocols
This is a summary of the full article written by Katie Buehler and published on Law360. As America starts to open to face-to-face work, both offices and courthouses are continually adjusting to the safety precautions put in place by the…