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Library: Dispute Resolution

 Licensing and Litigation Strategies After MedImmune
Licensing and Litigation Strategies After MedImmune

The 2007 MedImmune decision is significant because the United States Supreme Court in this decision construed and changed the scope of Article III of the United States Constitution. The Court construed Art. III more broadly to make it easier for ...

 Settlement Agreements and blocking clauses
Settlement Agreements and blocking clauses

Lear v. Adkins revoked licensee estoppel and authorized licensees to challenge validity. MedImmune extended Lear by allowing validity challenges even if the licensee is not in breach. Generally but not always, license clauses that block validity ...

 Standing room only.
Standing room only.

Spin Master, Ltd. v. E. Mishan & Sons, Inc., No. 1:2019cv09035 (S.D.N.Y. 2019) Does a licensee have standing to bring an infringement action against an accused infringer, or does the patent owner have to be involved somehow? The provisions of 35 ...