Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. WEBER, INC. [OPINION] (23-1438, 10/2/24) (Moore, Taranto, Cecchi) -
Moore, J. The Court reversed the denial of judgment as a matter of law...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. ASTELLAS PHARMA v. SANDOZ INC. [OPINION] (2023-2032, 2023-2063, 2023-2089, 9/18/24) (Lourie, Prost, Reyna) -
Lourie, J. The Court vacated and remanded the district...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION v. APPLE INC. [OPINION] (2022-1884, 8/28/2024) (Prost, Taranto, and Chen) -
Prost, J. The Court affirmed two final judgments of the...more
9/12/2024
/ Amazon ,
Apple ,
Burden of Proof ,
Claim Construction ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Daubert Standards ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Expert Testimony ,
Expert Witness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Qualcomm ,
Section 101
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
SANHO CORP. v. KAIJET TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, INC. [OPINION] (2023-1336, 7/31/24) (Dyk, Clevenger, Stoll) -
Dyk, J. The Court affirmed the Board’s decision...more
8/29/2024
/ Exceptional Case ,
First-to-File ,
Office Actions ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Prior Art
Following nearly twenty-five years of negotiations, members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently adopted a treaty implementing the new requirement for international patent applicants to disclose in...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. BACKERTOP LICENSING LLC [OPINION] (23-2367, 23-2368, 24-1016, 24-1017 Prost, Hughes, and Stoll) -
Hughes, J. The Court affirmed the District Court’s orders (1)...more
7/30/2024
/ Alice/Mayo ,
America Invents Act ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Court Appearances ,
Estoppel ,
Fraud ,
Fraud on the Court ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
USPTO
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. NATERA, INC. v. NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC. [OPINION] (2024-1324, 2024-1409, 7/12/2024) -
Moore, Taranto, and Chen Moore, C.J. The Court affirmed the district...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
BETEIRO, LLC v. DRAFTKINGS INC. [OPINION] (2022-2275, 06/21/2024) (Dyk, Prost, Stark) -
Stark, J. The Court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of multiple, related...more
On June 6, 2024, the US Supreme Court decided Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Becerra v. Northern Arapaho Tribe (Nos. 23-250 and 23-253), holding that the Indian Health Service (IHS) must reimburse Native nations,...more
6/12/2024
/ Becerra v San Carlos Apache Tribe ,
Claim Procedures ,
Health Insurance ,
Indian Health Service (IHS) ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Native American Issues ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tribal Government Programs ,
Tribal Governments
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
LKQ CORPORATION v. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC [OPINION] (2021-2348, 5/21/24) Moore, Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Reyna, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, Stoll, and Stark -
Stoll,...more
6/5/2024
/ Assignments ,
Design Patent ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Interference Claims ,
Inventors ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Standing
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. ZIRCON CORP. v. ITC (2022-1649, 05/08/2024) (Lourie, Bryson, and Stark) -
Bryson, J. The Court affirmed the Commission’s determination regarding the domestic...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. IOENGINE, LLC V. VIDAL (21-1227 Lourie, Chen, Stoll) -
Chen, J. The Court reversed in part and affirmed in part the Final Written Decisions of the Patent Trial and...more
5/14/2024
/ Amazon ,
Dismissals ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mootness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Printed Matter Doctrine ,
Remand ,
Standing
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. [OPINION] (2022-1258, 2022-1307, 4/1/2024) (Dyk, Prost, and Hughes) -
Prost, J. The Court affirmed...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. FRESHUB, INC. v. AMAZON.COM, INC. [OPINION] (2022-1391, 2/26/2024) (Reyna, Taranto, and Chen) -
Taranto, J. The Court affirmed the District Court’s decision 1)...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
PROMPTU SYSTEMS CORPORATION v. COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC [OPINION] (2022-1093, 2/16/2024) (Moore, Prost, and Taranto) -
Per Curiam. The Court sua sponte issued...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
CYWEE GROUP LTD. v. ZTE (USA) INC., LG ELECTRONICS INC. [OPINION] (2021-1855, 1/18/2023) (Prost, Hughes, and Stoll) -
Prost, J. The Court affirmed the Patent Trial and...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. PARKERVISION, INC. v. VIDAL [OPINION] (2022-1548, 12/15/2023) (Prost, Wallach, and Chen)* -
Chen, J. The Court affirmed the PTAB’s determination that the patent...more
1/10/2024
/ Breach of Contract ,
Claim Construction ,
European Patent Office ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Precedential Opinion
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. VLSI TECHNOLOGY LLC, v. INTEL CORPORATION [OPINION] (2022-1906, 12/04/2023) (Lourie, Dyk, Taranto) -
Taranto, J. The Court reversed the judgment of infringement on...more
On October 24, 2023, the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), which is a component of the Department of Commerce, published two notices in the Federal Register seeking input from Tribal Nations regarding intellectual...more