SNIPR Technologies Limited v. Rockefeller University, Appeal No. 2022-1260 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2023)
Our case of the week addresses a wrinkle in the law concerning disputes between parties that filed patent applications...more
7/18/2023
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Blackbird Tech LLC v. Health in Motion LLC, Appeal No. 2018-2393 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 16, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a fee award against prevailing...more
12/24/2019
/ Amgen v Hospira ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Safe Harbors ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
General Electric Co. v. United Techs. Corp., Appeal No. 2017-2497 (Fed. Cir. July 10, 2019) -
The Case of the Week focuses on standing to bring an appeal of an adverse decision by the PTAB in...more
7/16/2019
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Article III ,
Claim Construction ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Standing ,
Vacated
Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2016-2121, -2208, -2235 (Fed. Cir. 2018)?-
In an appeal from a jury trial, the Federal Circuit addressed numerous issues...more
5/8/2018
/ Appeals ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Disclosure ,
Disgorgement ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Experimental Use Exception ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Interference Proceeding ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Public Use ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Right to a Jury ,
Seventh Amendment ,
Tortious Interference ,
Trade Secrets ,
Twombly/Iqbal Pleading Standard ,
USPTO ,
Vacated ,
Written Descriptions
In Nidec v. Zhongshan, the entire panel affirms a determination of obviousness but two judges question whether § 315(c) of the AIA was improperly used to permit joinder as to a second Zhongshan petition filed after the...more
8/28/2017
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Joinder ,
Limitation Periods ,
Nonobvious ,
Obviousness ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
USPTO ,
Vacated