Vincent Shier, a partner in Haynes Boone’s Intellectual Property practice group, was quoted in a Law360 article on the biggest patent rulings of the year. Read an excerpt below:
In the first half of 2022, the Federal Circuit made key rulings tying induced infringement to willfulness and expanding the scope of estoppel in the America Invents Act, both while wiping a series of high-dollar verdicts. Here's a look back at the biggest patent decisions so far this year. …
Haynes Boone Partner Vincent Shier was drawn to this decision falling in a line of cases where the Federal Circuit overturned large verdicts.
"What it underscores is that the lack of uniformity and clarity — and the complexity of dealing with — damages awards and reaching some kind of model that can be widely accepted and implemented," Shier said. "It often seems like there's a complete lack of certainty or reasonable expectation that your award will hold up."
The case is Roche Diagnostics Corp. v. Meso Scale Diagnostics LLC, case numbers 21-1609 and 21-1633, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
To read the full article from Law360, click here.