Today, the Federal Circuit announced that the appeal from Judge Robinson’s decision in Robert Bosch LLC v. Pylon Mfg. Corp., C.A. No. 08-542 (D. Del. 2012) (the Court’s post-trial opinion is discussed here), will be heard en banc to determine whether the Federal Circuit has jurisdiction “to entertain appeals from patent infringement liability determinations when a trial on damages has not yet occurred[,]” and “when willfulness issues are outstanding and remain undecided[.]” In recent years, absent unusual circumstances, Judge Robinson has bifurcated liability and damages in all patent infringement cases before her, such that a trial on damages will commence after the issue of liability is fully adjudicated on appeal.
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