No appellate jurisdiction for non-final judgments of lack of notice under Section 287

Iron Oak Techs. v. Microsoft is a nonprecedential case decided on June 8, 2020, on appeal from the Northern District of Texas. In 2016 and 2017, Iron Oak sued various electronics manufacturers. Because those lawsuits implicated Microsoft’s products, Declaratory Plaintiff Microsoft sued Iron Oak “seeking a declaratory judgment action that …

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 …