Last month, the Federal Circuit’s holding in Google LLC v. Hammond Dev. Int’l, Inc. illustrated the importance of raising a collateral estoppel argument when the opportunity arises. In.
Guidehouse, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, protests the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with Deloitte Consulting LLP under request for.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered whether a dependent claim invalidated by collateral estoppel also invalidates its parental independent claim. Google LLC v. Hammond Devel. Int'l, Inc.
In Google v. Hammond, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals considered if a dependent claim invalidated by collateral estoppel also invalidates its parental independent claim. Hammond Development sued Google alleging they infringed Hammond’s automated voice response systems patents.