Cert Petition Says Federal Circuit Willfulness Standards to Follow Exceptional Case Result

摘要

A petition for writ of certiorari was filed in Voda v. Medtronic, Inc., (U.S., No. 13-992, review sought 2/18/14), questioning the patent infringement willfulness standards set by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit under 35 U.S.C. § 284. The appeals court summarily affirmed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Voda v. Medtronic, Inc., 899 F. Supp. 2d 1188, 2012 BL 254273 (W.D. Okla. 2012), denying patent owner Jan K. Voda's willfulness claim under the "objective reasonableness" standard despite a jury finding in favor of the doctor.