Category Archives: Injunctions

Client: “The Defendants Owe Me a Bunch of Money. Let’s File Suit and Freeze Their Assets” Attorney: “That’s Not the Way It Typically Works”

On April 12, 2019, the Fifth District Court of Appeals issued its decision in RWI Construction v. Comerica Bank (available here). The trial court granted Comerica Bank’s request for a temporary injunction enjoining defendants from dissipating certain funds that had … Continue reading

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Judge Posner Gets It Wrong On Patents: A Patent Doesn’t Give Anyone The Right To Practice The Invention

I had lunch the other day with an attorney who said that, when he was in law school, ol’ Learned Hand was the judge whose cases you were most often likely to read. I remember only one of Hand’s cases, … Continue reading

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Judge Kinkeade Issues Injunction in Red Dog Mobile Shelters v. Rising S

On December 2, 2013, Judge Kinkeade issued a Final Judgment And Agreed Permanent Injunction (available here) in Red Dog Mobile Shelters v. Rising S. The injunction prohibits defendant from selling certain shelters during the term of the patent-in-suit.

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Obama Administration Vetoes ITC Decision to Ban Apple IPhones/IPads

On August 3, 2013, the Obama Administration (in a letter available here from Ambassador Michael B. G. Froman) disapproved of the ITC’s exclusion order prohibiting the unlicensed importation of Apple devices that infringe certain Samsung patents. The letter “express[ed] substantial concerns … Continue reading

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Judge Ferguson Grants General Electric A Conditional Permanent Injunction Against Mitsubishi For Patent Infringement

On July 9, 2012, Judge Ferguson issued a thorough opinion (available here) conditionally (because the matter of inequitable conduct is still pending) resolving a number of issues relating to last March’s $170 million jury verdict (available here) that General Electric … Continue reading

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