Mosaic Brands, Inc. v. Ridge Wallet LLC, Appeal Nos. 2022-1001, -1002 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 20, 2022) -
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit discussed the corroboration requirement concerning the amount of evidence...more
12/28/2022
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Dress
Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Motorola Mobility LLC, Appeal Nos 2021-1555, -1795 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 4, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week is ostensibly a case about whether a patent owner has standing to sue when that patent holder has...more
Weisner v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2228 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2022) -
In its only precedential patent case this last week, the Federal Circuit again revisited the thresholds for disposing of cases under Section 101,...more
Provisur Technologies, Inc. v. Weber, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-1942, -1975 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 27, 2022) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit reviewed an IPR decision and addressed the Patent Trial and Appeal...more
10/4/2022
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Alice/Mayo ,
Appeals ,
Claim Limitations ,
Federal Rules of Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Exclude ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal ,
Vacated
Static Media LLC v. Leader Accessories LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2303 (Fed. Cir. June 28, 2022) -
In last week’s only precedential opinion issued in a patent case, the Federal Circuit reversed contempt and sanctions orders...more
Mitek Systems, Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association, Appeal No. 2021-1989 (Fed. Cir. May 20, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week this week is a declaratory judgment action brought against USAA. In a 27-page opinion,...more
5/24/2022
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
USPTO ,
Venue
Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P. v. U.S. Venture, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2020-1640, -1641 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 29, 2022) -
Our case of the week has a little bit for everyone, including lost profits, reasonable royalties,...more
5/3/2022
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Experimental Use Exception ,
Lost Profits ,
Motivation to Combine ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Public Use ,
Remand ,
Reversal
Apple Inc. v. Zipit Wireless, Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1760 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 18, 2022) -
In its only precedential patent case this week, the Federal Circuit addressed the extent to which a party exposes itself to personal...more
Littelfuse, Inc. v. Mersen USA EP Corp., Appeal No. 2021-2013 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 4, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week focuses on the issue of claim construction, and, more specifically, the doctrine of claim differentiation....more
Raytheon Techs. Corp. v. General Elec. Co., Appeal No. 2020-1755 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 16, 2021) -
In its only precedential patent decision this week, the Federal Circuit issued an important ruling about the issue of enablement...more
ABS Global, Inc. v. Cytonome/ST, LLC, Appeal No. 2019-2051 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 6, 2021)
For the second time in two weeks, our Case of the Week concerns issues relating to Article III justiciability of an appeal from an IPR...more
1/12/2021
/ Already LLC ,
Appeals ,
Article III ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Mootness ,
Nike ,
Patent Infringement ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment
GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1976, -2023 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 2, 2020) -
Our Case of the Week focuses on the question of induced infringement, and particularly induced infringement in...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
HZNP Medicines LLC v. Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2149, et al. (Fed. Cir. Oct. 10, 2019) -
In a lengthy decision following a bench trial, the Court addressed a matter of...more
10/22/2019
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Nautilus Inc. v. Biosig Instruments ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
POSITA ,
Prevailing Party ,
Remand ,
Reversal
Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1584 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 21, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed an inter partes review decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board,...more
8/27/2019
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Claim Construction ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventive Concept Test ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Celgene Corporation v. Laura A. Peter, Appeal Nos. 2018-1167, -1168, -1169, -1171 (Fed. Cir. July 30, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit held that the retroactive...more
8/6/2019
/ Dismissals ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Estoppel ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO
Coda Development S.R.O. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Appeal No. 2018-1028 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 22, 2019)
In an appeal from a district court dismissal of a case seeking correction of inventorship, the Federal Circuit reversed...more
2/26/2019
/ Amended Complaints ,
Appeals ,
Client Services ,
Dismissals ,
Disqualification ,
Engagement Letters ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Motion for Leave ,
Motion To Strike ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Public Disclosure ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Trademark Litigation
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Duncan Parking Techs., Inc. v. IPS Group, Inc. and IPS Group, Inc. v. Duncan Solutions, Inc. et al., Appeal Nos. 2018-1205, -1360 (Fed. Cir. January 31, 2019) -
The Court this week provided a...more
2/5/2019
/ Appeals ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventors ,
Joint Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 586 U.S. ____ (2019) -
Yesterday, the Supreme Court addressed the extent of the “on-sale” bar following the passage of the America Invents Act (“AIA”), and held...more
1/23/2019
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Assignment of Inventions ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Helsinn Healthcare SA v Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc ,
Inventions ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Public Use ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 102 ,
Third-Party Relationships
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. v. Plano Encryption Technologies LLC, Appeal No. 2016-2700 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2018)
On Friday, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a...more
12/13/2018
/ Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissals ,
Double Patent ,
Due Process ,
Final Judgment ,
Improper Venue ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mobile Apps ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Term Extensions ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Reversal ,
Technology Sector
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Enplas Display Device Corp. v. Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Appeal No. 2106-2599 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 19, 2018)
In an appeal from a jury verdict and JMOLs in a patent infringement case, the...more
11/27/2018
/ Appeals ,
Damages ,
Evidence ,
Induced Infringement ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Lump Sum Payments ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patents ,
Reversal
Acceleration Bay, LLC v. Activision Blizzard Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2084, -2085, -2095, -2096, -2097, -2098, -2099, -2117, 2118 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 6, 2018)
In appeals of six inter partes review final decisions on three...more
11/13/2018
/ Appeals ,
Assignor Estoppel ,
Cross-Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Data Engine Technologies, LLC v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2017-1135 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9, 2018) -
In one of two Section 101 cases this week, the Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part, reversed-in-part, and...more
10/16/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Summary Judgment
Gust, Inc. v. AlphaCap Ventures, LLC, Appeal No. 2017-2414 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 28, 2018)
In an appeal from a district court decision awarding fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927, the Federal Circuit reversed. The decision makes...more
10/2/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Abuse of Discretion ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Bad Faith ,
Claim Construction ,
Crowdfunding ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
FRCP 11 ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Petition for Rulemaking ,
Reversal ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Summary Judgment ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
USPTO
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor Int’l, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2016-2691, 2017-1875 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 20, 2018)
In a reissued, slightly altered version of a July 3, 2018 decision,...more
9/25/2018
/ Appeals ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Damages ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Prior Art ,
Purchasers ,
Reversal ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
In re Ron Maatita, Appeal No. 2017-2037 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 20, 2018)
In an appeal from an examiner’s rejection, the Federal Circuit addressed a rare issue concerning the application of 35 U.S.C. §...more