The legal standard for enablement – the statutory requirement under 35 USC § 112 that a patent must enable those skilled in the art to “make and use” the claimed invention – remains unchanged after the US Supreme Court...more
The Supreme Court issued a decision this week that is significant for all companies that operate in patent-intensive industries.
In Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee, — S.Ct. — (2016), the Supreme Court considered...more
In Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Techs., Inc. (U.S., No. 13-369), the Supreme Court held that a defendant cannot be liable for induced patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) in the absence of an underlying direct...more
June 2, 2014 – The Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., No. 13-369, 572 U.S. ___ (2014), lowering the standard for showing a patent claim is invalid for indefiniteness....more