YITA LLC V. MACNEIL IP LLC -
Before Taranto, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Evidence of commercial success that relates entirely to an individual claim element that was...more
On February 24, 2023, in Jazz Pharms., Inc., v. Avadel CNS Pharms., LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the District of Delaware’s grant of an injunction...more
CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, INC. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Before Dyk, Taranto, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Summary: Placing stock in a blind trust does...more
6/27/2022
/ Conflicts of Interest ,
Divestment ,
Judges ,
Legal Ethics ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Recusal ,
Reversal ,
Stocks ,
Trusts ,
Vacated
On February 10, 2022, in Junker v. Medical Components, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s grant of summary judgment of no invalidity under the “on-sale bar”...more
3/11/2022
/ Design Patent ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Popular
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS v. ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC.
Before Moore, Linn, and O’Malley. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: A patent application that was silent about a...more
1/5/2022
/ Appeals ,
Generic Drugs ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Novartis ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Written Descriptions
On October 5, 2021, the U.S. Federal Circuit reversed a finding of invalidity by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for patent claims related to an “artificial valve for repairing a damaged heart valve.” ...more
11/5/2021
/ Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal
MLC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC v. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Before Newman, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Summary: When relying upon lump sum...more
HYATT v. HIRSHFELD -
Before Reyna, Wallach, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Summary: The PTO met its burden to prove prosecution laches for bulk-filed patent...more