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Cross-Border Wind Deals Plentiful but Challenging
Jeffrey G. Davis, Robert S. Goldberg, November 18, 2009
As US-based wind companies continue to be acquisition targets for foreign investors, buyers and sellers in these deals should be prepared for some unique cross-border issues.

US Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit Vacates $358 Million Damages Award as Not Supported by Substantial Evidence
Brandon D. Baum, Sharon A. Israel, September 18, 2009
On September 11, 2009, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion of importance in the area of patent damages in Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Gateway, Inc. (consolidation of appeals 2008-1485, -1487, and -1495). At issue on appeal was Microsoft's liability for the alleged infringement of a patent now...

Federal Circuit Rules Section 271(f) Does Not Apply to Method Claims
Sharon A. Israel, Trent L. Menning, August 24, 2009
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's en banc opinion in Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., Nos. 2007-1296, -1347 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 19, 2009), clarifies that 35 U.S.C. § 271(f) does not apply to method claims of patents. Section 271(f) states as follows:

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