Licensee patent challenges represent a critical intersection between contractual agreements and patent law. This concept, ...

David McCombs, Eugene Goryunov and Jonathan Bowser of Haynes Boone discuss collateral estoppel and when it might apply in a ...

It is socially just and imperative that disputes between parties, when the disputed issues are identical, should not be heard in parts and be perpetuated, but that there should be finality. A ...

A federal court in California recently granted a manufacturer’s motion to dismiss a distributor’s oral contract claims, but declined to dismiss ...

Concord & Cumberland, LLC. Perhaps one of the most surprising aspects of the ruling is the court’s application of collateral estoppel, even when a trial court ruling is under appeal. This means ...