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The U.S. Supreme Court clarified the standard that federal courts must apply when determining whether to issue preliminary injunctions.

The United States has both federal and state competition laws. Under the federal antitrust laws, the government, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), brings criminal claims.

It is traditional in beginning an article on antitrust law and intellectual property to note the tension—or, as some would put it, the conflict— when the two intersect.

The United States has both federal and state competition laws. Under the federal antitrust laws, the government, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), brings criminal claims.

Addressing the issue of preliminary injunction standards in patent cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that when it comes to determining whether a preliminary injunction should be issued in patent cases, the Federal Circuit’s preliminary injunction standards apply, rather than those of the regional circuit in which the district court hearing the patent case sits.

Even as courtrooms were replaced by Zoom rooms in 2020, the last year brought a number of important developments in US antitrust litigation across a range of topics and industries.