“Patentees must think strategically before firing off cease-and-desist letters and during follow-up correspondence or meetings, lest they ultimately find themselves defending against a declaratory ...

Collateral estoppel, or issue preclusion, the Court of Appeals found, "precludes a party from relitigating in a subsequent action or proceeding an issue clearly raised in a prior action or proceeding ...

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“[T]he standard for establishing standing under the Declaratory Judgment Act is the same as the standard for establishing Article III standing.” – Federal Circuit Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals ...