Federal Circuit Affirms Deere & Company Not Obligated to Commercialize Inventor's Patent Without Explicit Contractual Duty
cafc · 2026-03-11 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
This case involved a dispute between Dr. Gramm and Deere & Company regarding a patent for a combine harvester. Dr. Gramm, the inventor, had assigned his patent rights to Deere. The core of the dispute...
Inventor barred by assignor estoppel from suing assignee for patent infringement
ca11 · 2025-09-29 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Jeffrey Thelen v. Somatics, LLC, decided by Eleventh Circuit on September 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to...