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Intellectual Property

Feb. 17, 2017

Federal Circuit rules against German patent holding company

Companies that face patent litigation from overseas holding companies got a victory Wednesday when a federal appeals court ruled that they can file declaratory actions against non-U.S. patent holders.

By Joshua Sebold
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Companies that face patent litigation from overseas holding companies got a victory Wednesday when a federal appeals court ruled that they can file declaratory actions against non-U.S. patent holders.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision overturned an order from U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh of San Jose, who had ruled that jurisdictional issues precluded a declaratory f...

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