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ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, INC. v. DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO, LLP

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:10-cv-00454

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Royce C. Lamberth

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  1. August 27, 2015

    Dickstein Prevails in Britannica IP Malpractice Suit

    Dickstein Shapiro LLP on Wednesday dodged a malpractice suit filed by Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. in a District of Columbia federal court, convincing a judge that the publisher's purportedly undefended patents would have been held invalid given the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice Corp. ruling regardless of the firm's involvement in their drafting and prosecution.

  2. March 30, 2015

    Dickstein Says Alice Shields It In IP Malpractice Case

    Dickstein Shapiro LLP told a D.C. federal court on Monday that Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. can't win its malpractice suit alleging the firm cost it royalties from Google Inc. and other online mapmakers because the publisher's patents would have been invalidated anyway under the Alice standard.

  3. March 09, 2015

    Dickstein Can't Rely On Alice In Malpractice Suit: Britannica

    Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. on Monday attacked Dickstein Shapiro LLP's efforts to evade a malpractice suit accusing the firm of failing to properly prosecute the publisher's patents, arguing in D.C. federal court that the firm's reliance on the Alice Corp. standard for patent eligibility was misplaced.

  4. February 09, 2015

    Dickstein Slams Malpractice Suit, Says Britannica IP Invalid

    Dickstein Shapiro LLP on Monday urged a D.C. federal judge to toss Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.'s malpractice suit accusing the firm of failing to successfully prosecute the publisher's patents, arguing they would be held invalid following the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice Corp. decision.

  5. January 28, 2014

    Britannica Blasts Dickstein's Bid To Nix Malpractice Suit

    Dickstein Shapiro LLP was trying to wash its hands of a broad interpretation of Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. patents that were eventually declared invalid, the encyclopedia maker said Tuesday, urging a District of Columbia federal judge to reject a bid to ax its malpractice suit against the firm.

  6. February 22, 2013

    Dickstein Shapiro May Dodge Britannica's IP Malpractice Suit

    Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Wednesday that legal malpractice suits involving patents belong in state court, a Washington federal judge questioned whether Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.'s suit accusing Dickstein Shapiro LLP of botching a patent application should still be heard in his court.

  7. November 27, 2012

    Dickstein Avoids Sanctions In Britannica IP Malpractice Row

    A Washington federal judge on Monday slammed Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.'s bid for sanctions against Dickstein Shapiro LLP in the publisher's legal malpractice suit over an allegedly botched patent application, saying Britannica requested sanctions without a "shred" of support.

  8. November 15, 2012

    Britannica Wants Sanctions In Dickstein Shapiro Malpractice Suit

    Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. urged a Washington federal judge on Thursday to sanction Dickstein Shapiro LLP, arguing the firm has been misleading the court through documents and fruitless depositions about the allegedly botched patent applications that sparked a $250 million malpractice suit.

  9. July 31, 2012

    Britannica Seeks Sanctions In Dickstein Malpractice Suit

    Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. on Tuesday urged a Washington federal court to sanction Dickstein Shapiro LLP in a $250 million malpractice suit over the firm's allegedly botched application for patents, contending the firm was trying to mislead the court about statements it made regarding the patent process.

  10. February 02, 2012

    Judge Pares Dickstein, Britannica IP Malpractice Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Thursday nixed a breach of fiduciary duty claim from a $250 million suit alleging Dickstein Shapiro LLP was guilty of manifest negligence in its handling of Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.'s intellectual property, but refused to toss the main negligence claim.