A patent litigation remedies profile of the District of New Jersey

This post will organize various patent litigation decisions from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (D.N.J.). The focus will be on patent infringement remedies, particularly damages and injunctions.   Local Patent Rules   Patent Jury Verdicts: Below are the patent jury verdicts from the  District of …

Preliminary injunction vacated due to erroneous construction of asserted claims

Indivior v. Dr. Reddy’s is a nonprecedential case decided on November 20, 2018 on appeal from the District of New Jersey. In the first ANDA case, plaintiff Indivior sued defendant Dr. Reddy’s, alleging infringement. The district court found that Dr. Reddy’s ANDA did not infringe the asserted patent. After the judgment …

Declaratory action improper where DJ-defendant’s patent ownership was contingent on prevailing in state court

First Data v. Inselberg was decided on September 15, 2017 on appeal from the District of New Jersey. Inselberg is the inventor of various relevant patents formerly held by Inselberg Interactive. In 2011, Inselberg Interactive transferred “all right, title, and interest” in the patent portfolio to Bisignano, who eventually became CEO …

Treble attorney fees for defending against a fraudulently obtained patent

TransWeb v. 3M was decided on February 10, 2016 on appeal from the District of New Jersey.  Prior than one year before the priority date of the asserted patents, defendant TransWeb’s founder handed out samples (that were arguably prior art) at an industry exposition. The jury found plaintiff 3M’s patents invalid …