On May 8, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the judgment of the District Court for the Central District of California, which had found after a bench trial that Melli Yellow Pages did not infringe three alleged trademarks asserted by a competing yellow pages company, Ketab Corporation. Affirming the District

Daily Journal Weekly Appellate Report Podcast interviews Ben Davidson to explain how the Supreme Court is likely to consider of the constitutionality of inter partes reviews.  (Daily Journal Dec 1, 2017)  More…

Daily Journal Weekly Appellate Report Podcast interviews Ben Davidson to explain fallout from Supreme Court’s decision limiting venue for patent infringement lawsuits.  (Daily Journal May 26, 2017)  More…

Ruling Will Dramatically Change How Patent Cases Are Litigated On Monday, in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Group Brands LLC, 2017 DJDAR, the U.S. Supreme Court greatly limited the ability of patent owners to sue defendants in far-away venues, including in districts that have long been viewed as favorable to patent owners. The court

Ben Davidson interviewed by the Daily Journal Appellate Roundup to unpack Supreme Court decision eliminating laches defense in patent infringement cases.  (Daily Journal April 14, 2017)

(Originally appeared in Los Angeles Daily Journal March 27, 2017)  Last week, in SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag SCA Personal Care, Inc. v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, 2017 DJDAR 2683 (March 21, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the equitable defense of laches is not available as a defense to a damage claim in