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Federal Circuit Overrules Rosen-Durling Test for Design Patent Obviousness as “Improperly Rigid”

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

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: District Court’s “Seemingly Siloed and Inflexible Approach” to Obviousness “Ran Afoul” of KSR

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

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: A comparative statement in a patent specification can be “definitional” for purposes of claim...

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

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: “The” Computer Means the Same Computer

Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - 1. FINJAN LLC V. SONICWALL, INC [OPINION] (22-1048, 10/13/2023) (Reyna, Bryson, and Cunningham) - Cunningham, J. The Court vacated the district court’s judgment of...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Patent owner’s rights and arguments, like wakesurfing, must be fair and balanced

Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - VOLVO PENTA v. BRUNSWICK CORP. [OPINION] (2022-1765, 8/24/2023) (Moore, Lourie, and Cunningham) - Moore, Chief J. The Court vacated and remanded the Patent Trial and...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Federal Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Design Patent Obviousness

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - MEDYTOX, INC. v. GALDERMA S.A. [OPINION] (2022-1165, 6/27/2023) (Dyk, Reyna, and Stark) - Reyna, J. The Court affirmed a decision by the PTAB in a post-grant review denying an...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Not All Obviousness Arguments Are Obvious

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - MEDTRONIC, INC. v. TELEFLEX INNOVATIONS S.A.R.L. [OPINION] (21-2359, 21-2362, 21-2366, Moore, Lourie, and Dyk) - Moore, Chief J. The Court affirmed a PTAB decision (1) finding...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: IPR petitioner not required to anticipate and raise analogous art arguments in petition

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - HIP, INC. v. HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (2022-1696, 5/2/23) (Lourie, Clevenger, and Taranto) Lourie, J. The Court reversed the district court’s decision regarding joint...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: PTAB erred in not directly or implicitly addressing contested arguments in petition

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. WEBER, INC. [OPINION]  (2021-1942, 2021-1975, 9/27/2022) (Prost, Reyna, and Stark) - Prost, J. Affirming in part and vacating in part decision of...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Assignor estoppel applies to claims that are not "materially broader" than the originally assigned...

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - In Re MCDONALD [OPINION] (2021-1697, 8/10/2022) (Newman, Stoll, and Cunningham) - Cunningham, J. The Court affirmed a PTAB decision rejecting reissue claims under 35 U.S.C. §...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - December 2021 #2

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA v. CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS, INC. [OPINION] (2021-1360, 12/07/2021) (MOORE, NEWMAN, and REYNA) -   Moore, C.J. The Court affirmed the PTAB’s IPR decision...more

CAFC Patent Cases - September 2021

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - *WilmerHale represented the Appellee. COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC v. DALI WIRELESS INC. [OPINION] (2020-1817, 2020-1818, 08/24/2021) (REYNA, SCHALL, and STOLL) - Stoll, J....more

CAFC Patent Cases - August 2021 #2

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - SEABED GEOSOLUTIONS (US) INC. v. MAGSEIS FF LLC [OPINION] (2020-1237, August 11, 2021) (MOORE, LINN and CHEN) - Moore, Chief Judge. Vacating final written decision of the Patent...more

CAFC Patent Cases - July 2021 #2

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC v. DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. [OPINION] (22020-1289, 2020-1290, 7/22/2021) (Newman, Dyk, Reyna) - Reyna, J. The Court reversed the PTAB’s obviousness...more

CAFC Patent Cases - June 2021

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [OPINION] (2020-1475, 2020-1605, May 28, 2021) (Newman, Lourie, Dyk)  Lourie, J. Affirming the decision of the...more

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