Panel Reinstates Contract Case Against MasterCard Over Patent Royalties

(March 1, 2024, 1:31 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a case the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said “illustrates the importance of carefully reviewing the language in a covenant not to sue when entering a license agreement,” the court has again reversed summary judgment in favor of MasterCard International Inc., which stands accused of breaching its contract with a patent owner....