Carnegie Institution of Washington et al v. Mahendra Brothers Exports Private Limited et al

  1. February 22, 2024

    Carnegie Must Pay Fees For 'Unreasonable' Diamond IP Suit

    A New York federal judge ruled Wednesday that Carnegie Institute of Washington and its bankrupt former patent licensee M7D Corp. are jointly and severally liable for paying Fenix Diamond LLC's attorney fees and nontaxable expenses for pursuing their "objectively unreasonable" infringement suit for years.

  2. May 08, 2020

    Diamonds Are Forever, And Diamond IP Suits Survive For Now

    In a decision playfully referencing Marilyn Monroe and James Bond, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled Friday that the Carnegie Institution can go forward with two lawsuits accusing diamond companies of infringing a pair of patents covering technology for creating the precious stones in a laboratory.