HOLOGIC, INC. v. MINERVA SURGICAL, INC.
Before Wallach, Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeals from the United States District Court District of Delaware.
Summary: The doctrine of assignor estoppel precludes an assignor from...more
B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. v. FACEBOOK, INC.
Before Lourie, Plager, and O’Malley. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Summary: A decision on the merits is not a prerequisite...more
10/15/2019
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Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Facebook ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Mootness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Prevailing Party ,
Reaffirmation
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v. TQ DELTA, LLC -
Before Newman, Linn, and Wallach. Appeal from Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: It is improper to read limitations from a preferred embodiment described in the specification...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Lourie, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A generic pharmaceutical company had standing to appeal the Board’s decision in an IPR that claims of a...more
1/16/2019
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Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Right To Appeal ,
Standing