Justices' Enhanced Damages Ruling Gives Patents More Teeth

By Ryan Davis

Law360, New York (June 13, 2016, 9:01 PM ET) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday casting aside a strict test for securing enhanced damages in patent cases clears the way for patentees to recover big damages more frequently and exert greater leverage over accused infringers in settlement talks, attorneys say.

After a string of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings in cases involving patent eligibility and other issues that have been widely viewed as making it more difficult to enforce patents, Monday's decision strengthens patent owners' hand, attorneys say. (Credit: Law360) The justices unanimously held that the...