Finding of bad faith is required to enjoin patentee from making infringement accusations

Myco v. BlephEx was decided on April 3, 2020 on appeal from the Eastern District of Michigan. Declaratory plaintiff Myco filed an action against declaratory defendant BlephEx, seeking a declaration of no infringement and that the claims of BlephEx’s patent are invalid, and for injunctive and monetary relief. The district …

Patent exhaustion and patent repair do not necessarily apply to replacement parts in design cases

Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies was decided on July 23, 2019 on appeal from the Eastern District of Michigan. Plaintiff Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) sued defendant Ford seeking a declaratory judgment of invalidity or unenforceability of two design patents covering a vehicle’s hood and headlamp respectively. ABPA …