Backertop Licensing LLC v. Canary Connect, Inc.

  1. July 16, 2024

    Fed. Circ. OKs Judge Connolly's Fine Against IP Biz Owner

    A precedential ruling from the Federal Circuit on Tuesday found that Delaware's top judge has the right to fine a Texas paralegal who is the sole owner of patent litigation outfit Backertop Licensing LLC $200 a day for refusing to show up in court as part of the judge's investigation into whether Backertop and others hid their connection to big-name intellectual property consulting firm IP Edge.

  2. April 08, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Says Law Taken Out Of Context In IP Fraud Defense

    U.S. Circuit Judge Todd Hughes on Monday told the attorney for the owner of a patent enforcement company that his attempt to beat a contempt order for his client involved reading a key rule out of context.

  3. January 17, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Urged To OK Contempt Order In Patent Fraud Probe

    A federal district court judge properly ordered the owner of a patent enforcement company to travel from Texas to answer questions about potential fraud and held her in contempt for refusing, an attorney appointed by the Federal Circuit to defend the decision said Tuesday.

  4. December 05, 2023

    Paralegal Patent Owner Pushes Back Against Del. Court Order

    A Texas paralegal facing fines for not showing up at a hearing over litigation generated by a patent licensing outfit she ostensibly owns has told the Federal Circuit that disclosure requirements from Delaware's top federal judge have left her "living in a sense of fear and intimidation."

  5. October 27, 2023

    ​​​​​​​Patent Biz Owner Asks Fed. Circ. To Stay Contempt Order

    The owner of a patent enforcement company is urging the Federal Circuit to pause an order fining her $200 per day after she refused to travel to Delaware to answer a federal judge's inquiries, arguing she has a good chance of prevailing in her appeal of the contempt order.