Mellaconic IP LLC v. TimeClock Plus, LLC.
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December 13, 2023
The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2023
Over the past year, the Federal Circuit has suspended one of its own judges, Delaware's chief federal judge has told the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate attorneys practicing in his court, and the Federal Circuit vacated a huge infringement verdict. Here's what you need to know about these cases and other major decisions in 2023.
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November 27, 2023
Judge In Del. Asks DOJ To Look Into IP Edge Patent Litigation
The top federal judge in Delaware concluded Monday that the Texas attorneys behind prolific patent litigation funding outfit IP Edge might have broken the law — and their ethical obligations as lawyers — by litigating ferociously for settlements from tech companies while operating behind a shadowy network of "relatively unsophisticated individuals."
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May 04, 2023
Delaware Judge Won't Backtrack On Patent Funding Concerns
Delaware's chief federal judge has rebuffed a patent owner's bid to call off his probe into its litigation funding and ownership information after he expressed concern that a stream of suits was tied to a patent monetization firm, finding that the disclosure request was not outside his jurisdiction even if the suits had been dropped.
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September 14, 2022
Del. Judge Sets Hearings About Patent Funding Info Concerns
Delaware federal Judge Colm Connolly has ordered the owners of six companies that have filed 14 patent cases, nearly all of which have been voluntarily dismissed, to appear in person to address his concerns that they are not complying with standing orders requiring disclosure of their litigation funding and ownership information.