On Monday, March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision that, under § 411(a) of the Copyright Act, a claimant may not bring suit for copyright infringement until the Copyright Office has either granted...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Prost, Newman, and Lourie. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTAB)
Summary: A limitation that merely claims information by incorporating that information into...more
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Before Reyna, Taranto, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Summary: An individual claiming sole inventorship of a patent has...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Moore, Linn, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A party seeking to swear behind prior art using an inventor’s testimony must proffer corroborating...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Moor, Mayer, and Stoll. Appeal from the patent Trial and Appeal Board
Summary: The broadest reasonable interpretation of a claim term cannot be so broad that it is inconsistent with...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Moore, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A party in an inter partes review proceeding may not present new evidence or arguments at oral...more
3/22/2018
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Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Newman, Wallach, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Summary: The Federal Circuit upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s claim construction in an inter partes...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before NEWMAN, CHEN, and HUGHES. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: In inter partes review, the patent challenger bears the burden of proving that proposed amended...more
12/28/2017
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Patent Judgments & Awards -
Wisconsin Alumni Research Found. V. Apple, Inc., No. 14-CV-062-WMC (W.D. Wisc.)
On July 25, 2017, a federal court in Wisconsin ordered Apple to pay a whopping $506 million for infringement of...more
8/11/2017
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