July 19, 2023
The Federal Circuit will be reviewing its first en banc patent case since 2018, while the court's members are being sued by its longest-serving judge, who claims that an attempt to oust her is unconstitutional. Here's what you need to know about these and other high-profile patent cases.
February 07, 2023
Nimitz Technologies LLC cannot get a pause on what it calls a Delaware federal judge's "inquisition" into its business practices while it appeals that investigation to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit ruled Tuesday.
February 04, 2023
Nimitz Technologies — an alleged stalking horse for so-called patent troll IP Edge — plans on going to the U.S. Supreme Court to fight a Delaware federal judge's headline-grabbing "inquisition" into its business practices, asking an appeals court to freeze that investigation until it files with the justices.
January 31, 2023
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday held firm on its refusal to block a Delaware federal judge from requiring companies to disclose funding in patent suits, rejecting an en banc request by Nimitz Technologies LLC.
December 22, 2022
Nimitz Technologies LLC urged the full Federal Circuit Wednesday to undo a Delaware judge's order requiring the company to produce documents about who is funding its patent suits, calling the order an "inquisition" that is "unheard of in the annals of the common law."
December 08, 2022
The Federal Circuit refused Thursday to make a Delaware federal judge nix his probe into who is funding a patent owner's infringement litigation against Buzzfeed, Bloomberg and other media companies over content streaming technology, finding that a writ of mandamus is not the only pathway to protect confidential documents.
December 02, 2022
A patent owner has doubled down on its fight against a Delaware federal judge's probe into records about who's funding patent litigation against several media companies, telling the Federal Circuit it never did anything legally wrong.
December 02, 2022
Delaware's top federal district judge is on the offensive against perceived rule-breaking in an ongoing crush of patent suits filed by "nonpracticing" entities, roiling the local patent bar and likely encouraging would-be filers to seek other venues for their suits.
December 01, 2022
Delaware's chief judge has detailed the full story of why he's investigating whether patent monetization entity IP Edge is controlling seemingly unrelated litigation after the patent owners called on the Federal Circuit to intervene.
November 17, 2022
The Federal Circuit on Thursday froze a Delaware federal judge's order that seeks records about who's funding patent litigation against several media companies, giving the parties time to respond to a patent owner's argument that the court's related standing order is illegal.