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Law360 Article 

This Law360 article highlights one of our most recent wins at Rozier Hardt McDonough. RHM convinced the Federal Circuit Court to block the request to transfer Assa Global Solutions’ suit from Illinois to Texas. In this suit, Assa Abloy Global Solutions’ states that it does not infringe patents by Liberty Access Technologies Licensing. Rozier Hardt…

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RHM convinces Court to Reject a Special Master’s Claim Construction Recommendation

Rozier Hardt McDonough secured a key victory for client Jetaire Aerospace, LLC with a successful motion for reconsideration, which reversed the Court’s prior order from March of 2022 that invalidated the claims of U.S. Patent 9,849,998 for indefiniteness.  The Court’s ruling overturned its prior finding that the term “FAA-certified fuel gauge calibrating procedures” was indefinite…

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RHM partners Matthew Rozier James McDonough and Jonathan Hardt Secure Venue Transfer

Rozier Hardt McDonough successfully secured a meaningful victory for their client Liberty Access Technologies Licensing LLC (“Liberty Access”) in a declaratory judgment case brought by ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions, Inc. (“ASSA ABLOY”) in the Northern District of Illinois.  On August 24, 2023, U.S. Senior District Judge Charles P. Kocoras of the Northern District of Illinois…

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IPWatchdog Article

Interesting IPWatchdog article involving proper v. improper uses of the post grant proceeding process, the purpose of which is to “permit efficient resolution of questions about the validity of issued patents without recourse to expensive and lengthy infringement litigation.”  20 House Report No. 96-1307, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. (1980).  RHM represents the Patent Owner in…