In a recent development, The Federal Circuit has dismissed TCL Technology’s petition for a stay in a patent suit brought forward by Freedom Patents. The lawsuit came under scrutiny after a lower court permitted Freedom Patents to serve TCL via alternative methods.
Chinese electronics company TCL had lodged an appeal for a stay, attempting to halt the legal proceedings instigated by Freedom Patents. The Federal Circuit, however, on Monday, rejected this plea.
This legal face-off between Freedom Patents and TCL Technology is significant as it grapples with the key issue of alternate means of service in a patent suit. More details of this unfolding legal drama can be found at Law360.