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WesternGeco LLC, Petitioner v. ION Geophysical Corporation
Case Number:
16-1011
Court:
Nature of Suit:
830 Patent Infringement (Fed. Question)
Firms
- Ahmad Zavitsanos
- Essential Patent LLC
- Fish & Richardson
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Marshall Gerstein
- Merchant & Gould
- Patterson Belknap
- Quinn Emanuel
- Shapiro Arato
- Shook Hardy
- Williams & Connolly
Companies
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
- Intellectual Property Owners Association
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June 22, 2018
High Court Ruling To Spur Push For Broader Patent Damages
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday that patent owners can recover profits lost outside the U.S. due to infringement appears limited to a certain type of case, but attorneys say patentees will likely argue it should apply broadly to allow awards of foreign lost profits in other situations.
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June 22, 2018
Justices Say Patent Owners Can Recover Foreign Damages
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Schlumberger Ltd. unit can recover profits it lost outside the U.S. due to a rival's infringement of its oil exploration patents, saying the Federal Circuit was wrong to hold that such damages cannot be awarded based on overseas conduct.
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April 09, 2018
High Court Could Open Door To Worldwide Patent Damages
A case the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear next week has the potential to shake up the law on patent damages by significantly expanding the amount of money patent owners could be able to recover to include profits lost in other countries due to infringement in the U.S.
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April 03, 2018
Justices Warned Of Peril In Expanding Patent Lost Profits
Ion Geophysical Corp., with amicus support from major technology companies, has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject calls to let patent owners recover profits lost outside the U.S. as a result of infringement, saying the recoveries would be an "intolerable" shift in law leading to "staggering awards."
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March 05, 2018
SG Backs Schlumberger In Bid To Revive $93M Patent Award
The solicitor general on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision that held patent owners cannot recover profits lost outside the U.S., one of several briefs supporting Schlumberger Ltd. in its bid to reinstate a $93 million damages award.
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January 16, 2018
High Court Case Could Open New World Of Patent Damages
A case that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear could dramatically expand the amount of damages potentially available in patent cases, as the court weighs whether patent owners should be able to recover profits lost outside the U.S. due to infringement.