Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a patent case over an injunction in Collision Communications v. Samsung.
In its brief along with its co-filers, US*MADE, and the National Retail Federation, and CCIA assert that the district court properly denied giving Collision injunctive relief. The reason was that the company – a nonpracticing entity – was seeking the injunction in order to obtain settlement leverage and not to protect an ongoing market or prevent competitive harm. Thus, remedies such as a monetary damages award to Collision would be adequate redress for the company’s injury. The brief also demonstrated that denying injunctive relief in such circumstances is consistent with historical precedent for nearly two hundred years.
The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Matt Schruers:
“Collision is seeking an injunction not for relief, but as a bargaining tool. Courts have historically denied injunctions to patent plaintiffs who were seeking them solely to use for leverage in negotiations.”
