Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access originally published online on November 15, 2006
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2006 1(13):821-822; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpl182
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Court finds software patent wilfully infringed but refuses to enjoin the infringement
Visiting Assistant Professor, Boston University Law School of Counsel McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert, and Berghoff LLPwww.patentlyo.com
In the wake of the US Supreme Court's recent decision in eBay v MercExchange, a Texas district court has refused to enjoin Microsoft's ongoing patent infringement, holding that no presumption of irreparable injury should be given to the patentee even when the patent is upheld by a jury and is found to be wilfully infringed.