Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership
GPTKB entity
Statements (104)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:appeals_to |
appeal from Federal Circuit
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
April 18, 2011
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
analyzed in legal journals
affects patent validity challenges important for tech companies relevant to technology companies |
| gptkbp:case_legal_analysis_details |
detailed analysis in legal literature
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| gptkbp:case_legal_discussion |
subject of many legal discussions
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| gptkbp:case_legal_outcome_summary_details |
summary of the outcome provided
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| gptkbp:case_legal_review |
reviewed by legal scholars
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| gptkbp:case_number |
originated in district court
09-1502 10-269 dispute over patent validity important patent case history |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:majority_opinion
resolved upheld lower court's decision upheld patent rights Microsoft found liable for patent infringement Microsoft's appeal denied Microsoft's burden not met influenced patent litigation strategies influences patent litigation strategies written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
influenced future patent cases
clarified patent law standards important for patent enforcement important for patent holders significance detailed in legal reports |
| gptkbp:case_types |
civil case
intellectual property case |
| gptkbp:consequences |
affects patent holders
affects future patent litigation implications for patent holders significant impact on patent law |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 9, 2011 unanimous opinion |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
dissenting justices |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
10-269
10-290 |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
June 9, 2011
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| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
affects future patent litigation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership
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| gptkbp:impact |
patent law
patent law interpretation |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
Microsoft and i4i
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Microsoft_Corporation
gptkb:i4i_Limited_Partnership |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
131 S. Ct. 2238
564 U. S. 91 |
| gptkbp:judged_by |
gptkb:judgment_in_favor_of_i4i
upheld patent validity |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
patent infringement
patent enforcement U. S. patent law context of patent litigation contextual details provided in rulings |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
details of the legal framework discussed
U. S. Supreme Court decisions U. S. patent law part of U. S. legal framework |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
patent validity
clear and convincing evidence required |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
upheld lower court's decision
details of the ruling discussed Microsoft ordered to pay damages Microsoft's challenge rejected patent upheld against challenge |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
clear and convincing evidence
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Kirkland_&_Ellis
gptkb:Wilmer_Hale law firms involved widely discussed in legal circles analysis of evidence standards analysis of patent standards |
| gptkbp:material |
involves software patents
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| gptkbp:outcome |
affirmed lower court ruling
affirmed the lower court's ruling |
| gptkbp:party |
gptkb:Microsoft_Corporation
gptkb:i4i_Limited_Partnership |
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:KSR_International_Co._v._Teleflex_Inc.
set precedent for future cases established legal precedent burden of proof remains on the challenger established burden of proof established standards for patent validity standard of proof in patent cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Microsoft_Corp._v._AT&_T_Corp.
i4i Limited Partnership v. Microsoft Corp. |
| gptkbp:related_litigation |
other patent disputes
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| gptkbp:related_to |
intellectual property rights
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| gptkbp:resolution |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:significance |
impact on patent litigation standards
clarified burden of proof in patent infringement cases |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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