Author: Mario López
Patent litigation funding: a rising trend
Access to third-party funding is becoming a key tool for businesses with valuable patents and limited resources to be able to litigate on equal terms and promote innovation. Third-party litigation funding (TPF) has become a real alternative for startups and SME’s to be able to face the high costs that a lawsuit may involve and […]
When a lack of technical legal rigor turns out expensive: patent invalidation and legal costs due to recklessness in the FREENOW case
Besides invalidation of the patent, the lack of a legal basis in patent infringement and invalidity claims can also result in an order to pay costs due to recklessness. The judgments in the FREENOW case reaffirm the need for an exhaustive and well-reasoned analysis in intellectual property lawsuits and serve as a reminder that abuse […]
Battle for gene editing: the US Appeals Court rules on CRISPR patents
The Danish company SNIPR Biome, which researches and develops CRISPR-based microbial gene therapy, has obtained a favorable decision in defense of its patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned the decision of the PTAB which had ruled in favor of Rockefeller University and canceled five of the company’s patents on […]