Australian group says Federal Circuit claims too much authority over patent damage questions
( May 25, 2016, 21:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Patent holder Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, or CSIRO, said in a petition for certiorari with the US Supreme Court that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has claimed too much authority over district courts in deciding damages awards. "The Federal Circuit now routinely vacates factual damages findings and remands for retrial of issues already properly decided. That court’s damages framework undermines the predictability and finality of patent damages verdicts, thereby disincentivizing settlement and multiplying the already immense costs of patent litigation," CSIRO said.See document below....
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