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An August 3, 2020 Bloomberg Law article (subscription required) titled “FastShip’s $6 Million Fee Award in Navy Patent Fight Nixed” discusses a recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the…

An article in Minnesota Lawyer (subscription required), titled “Profits More Available in Trademark Cases,” discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Group…

A March 12, 2020 Twin Cities Business Magazine article titled “Klobuchar Looks to Add More Teeth to Antitrust Law” provides competing perspectives from Professor Tom Cotter and from Dorsey & Whitney…

The February 29, 2020 Rochester Post Bulletin “Answer Man” column responds to a reader’s question whether the vendors at Rochester’s SocialICE Festival need permission to make ice sculptures of…

On February 13, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument in Qualcomm’s appeal from a district court ruling last year finding Qualcomm’s patent licensing practices to…

In a January 15, 2020 opinion, Energy Intelligence Group, Inc. v. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit cited Professor Thomas Cotter’s article…

A January 24, 2020 article on Bloomberg Law, entitled “Pressure Grows to Stop Automatic Product Bans in EU Patent Rows,” discusses a proposed amendment to the German Patent Act that would, among other things,…

A December 13, 2019 Law360 article titled “Fed. Circ.’s FRAND Decision Will Put Spotlight On Juries” quotes Professor Thomas Cotter on the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in TCL v. Ericsson,…

A November 20, 2019 Law360 article titled “DOJ Gets Time In Court In Qualcomm’s 9th Circ. Class Appeal” discusses an order issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which permits the Antitrust…

An October 25, 2019 Law360 article titled “FRAND At UK’s Top Court: What You Need To Know,” discusses recent hearings before the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the joined cases Unwired Planet v.…

On October 18, 2019, Professor Tom Cotter delivered a keynote speech at a conference held at St. Cross College, Oxford, titled “OxFirst’s Fourth IP and Competition Forum: Globalisation and FRAND: Coming to…

A Law360 article titled “NJ Track Clears Hurdle In Long-Shot Bid For Betting Revenue” discusses a recent Third Circuit ruling that a district court had wrongly enjoined the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s…