More on 1498 here: https://www.keionline.org/cl/28usc1498
There is a discussion of compensation under 28 USC §1498 in Remuneration Guidelines for Non-Voluntary Use of a Patent on Medical Technologies. UNDP and World Health Organization. 2005 (pages 18-21 in the UNDP edition, and pages 23-27 in the WHO publication).
Selected § 1498 court cases involving patents
Pitcairn v. United States, 547 F.2d 1106 (Ct. Cl. 1976).
Tektronix, Inc. v. United States, 552 F.2d 343 (Ct. Cl.), opinion modified on denial of reh’g, 557 F.2d 265 (Ct. Cl. 1977).
Leesona Corp. v. United States, 599 F.2d 958 (Ct. Cl. 1979).
Decca Ltd. v. United States, 640 F.2d 1156 (Ct. Cl. 1980).
Bendix Corp. v. United States, 676 F.2d 606 (Ct. Cl. 1982).
Dynamics Corp. of Am. v. United States, 5 Cl. Ct. 591 (1984), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 766 F.2d 518 (Fed. Cir. 1985).
de Graffenried v. United States, 25 Cl. Ct. 209 (1992).
Penda Corp. v. United States, 29 Fed. Cl. 533 (1993).
Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States, 86 F.3d 1566 (Fed. Cir. 1996), cert. granted, judgment vacated, 520 U.S. 1183, 117 S. Ct. 1466, 137 L. Ed. 2d 680 (1997).
Brunswick Corp. v. United States, 36 Fed. Cl. 204 (1996), aff’d, 152 F.3d 946 (Fed. Cir. 1998).
Dow Chem. Co. v. United States, 36 Fed. Cl. 15 (1996), vacated, 226 F.3d 1334 (Fed. Cir. 2000).
Gargoyles, Inc. v. United States, 113 F.3d 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1997).
The Boeing Co. v. United States, 86 Fed. Cl. 303 (2009).
Honeywell Int’l Inc. v. United States, 107 Fed. Cl. 659 (2012).
Legislative history
- Just Compensation of Patent Owners for Unlicensed Use by United States, H. Rept. 104-373 – 104th Congress (1995-1996).
- History of 28 USC 1498, as reported in Zoltek Corp v US (2009-5135), March 14, 2012
The 2015 VA case involving HCV drugs.
- Letter from Senator Bernie Sanders to the VA, asking for compulsory licenses on Hepatitis C drugs., May 13, 2015
- Sanders offers amendment to create compulsory licenses on medical inventions, for veterans, July 24, 2015.
- Senator Bernie Sanders proposal to expand Veterans access to patented medical inventions September 20, 2015.
Articles and blogs
- 2005. Discussion of compensation under 28 USC §1498 in Remuneration Guidelines for Non-Voluntary Use of a Patent on Medical Technologies. UNDP and World Health Organization. 2005 (pages 18-21 in the UNDP edition, and pages 23-27 in the WHO publication).
- 2011. James G. McEwen, “The Impact of Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. on Patent Damages under 28 U.S.C. §1498(a), IP Currents. March 6, 2011.
- 2016-2017. The Conference on Patent Damages, The University of Texas School of Law,The Review of Litigation. Pt. 1 – June 9 & 10, 2016, Pt. 2 – February 17 & 18, 2017.
Videos
- Zack Struver’s 8.5 minute video on 28 USC § 1498.