Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Dyk, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Summary: In an inter partes review proceeding, broadest reasonable interpretation of a claim term must encompass...more
Medtronic announced FDA approval and U.S. launch of its Intellis Platform for the management of certain types of chronic intractable pain. According to Medtronic, the Intellis platform features the world’s smallest...more
The PTAB denied institution of Covered Business Method (CBM) Review, finding that the parties’ license agreement and covenant not to sue removed any “imminent” threat of an infringement suit. MasterCard International Inc., v....more
The PTAB’s Chief Administrative Patent Judge and Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge joined an expanded PTAB panel that adopted the seven NVIDIA factors and denied institution of the Petitioner’s follow-on petitions in...more
Fitbit recently announced plans to build sleep apnea diagnostics into its wrist-worn activity tracking devices, stating that it expects do so within a year. If successful, Fitbit may be able to address a market that is...more
Medtronic recently announced that its Melody® Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) is the first transcatheter pulmonary valve to receive FDA approval for implantation in patients with failed surgical bioprosthetic pulmonary...more
In a final written decision, the Board denied a patent owner’s request for a certificate of correction filed shortly after IPR institution in Douglas Dynamics, L.L.C. v. Meyer Products, LLC, IPR2015-01839, Paper 51 (P.T.A.B....more