Please join Attorney Sheila Swaroop, Baraa Kahf, and Jonathan Bachand for a roundtable discussion going over interplay with Patent Office proceedings, use of the pilot program, updates on domestic industry, and the latest on...more
7/23/2019
/ Enforcement ,
Importers ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Public Interest ,
Trade Policy ,
US Trade Policies ,
Webinars
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
Patent Judgments & Awards -
On March 22, 2018, a Texas federal court awarded patent infringement damages totaling over $8 million and ongoing royalties in a case involving multiple patents related to voice over IP...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
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
/ Appeals ,
Dell ,
Dismissals ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
New Evidence ,
Oral Argument ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand
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
/ Anticipation ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Claim Amendments ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Amend ,
Obviousness ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand
Patent Judgments & Awards -
Univ. of Fla. Bd. of Trustees v. Hartmann’s Plant Co., No. 1:16-CV-00027-MW-GRJ (N.D. Fla.) -
The University of Florida obtained patents covering new varieties of blueberry plants that can be...more
8/14/2017
/ Contract Termination ,
Damages ,
IP License ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Plant Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
TRO ,
University of Florida ,
Willful Infringement