Who Bears the Burden of Proof for IPR Estoppel?
In Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corp., Appeal No. 21-2296, the Federal Circuit held that the patentee has the burden of proving that invalidity grounds not raised in a...more
Venue and Pleading Infringement in Hatch-Waxman Litigation Turn on Location and Identity of ANDA Filer -
In Celgene Corp. v. Mylan Pharm. et al., Appeal No. 21-1154, the Federal Circuit held that in Hatch-Waxman...more
12/9/2021
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Apple ,
Article III ,
Biogen Idec ,
Dr. Reddy’s Labs. ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qualcomm ,
Standing ,
Written Descriptions
Bulk-Filed Patent Applications Claiming Distant Priority Trigger Prosecution Laches -
In Hyatt v. Hirshfeld, Appeal No. 18-2390, the Federal Circuit held that the PTO met its burden to prove prosecution laches for bulk-filed...more
7/28/2021
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Apple ,
Assignor Estoppel ,
Claim Construction ,
Compensation ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Laches ,
NCAA ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Standalone Authority ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
USPTO ,
Venue
Just Because Something May Result From a Prior Art Teaching Does Not Make it Inherent in that Teaching -
In Personal Web Technologies, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1599, the Federal Circuit clarified that the mere...more
5/10/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Apple ,
Claim Construction ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Diagnostic Method ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Inherency ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jury Trial ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Motion for JMOL ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Preamble ,
Prior Art ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Summary Judgment ,
Treatment Method Patents ,
Willful Infringement
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Encompasses All Embodiments in the Absence of Support Specifically Excluding an Embodiment -
In Steuben Foods, Inc. v. Nestle USA, Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1290, the Federal Circuit...more
5/15/2018
/ Appeals ,
Apple ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Claim Terms ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Evidence ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Nestle ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Subsequent Litigation ,
Vacated
The Federal Circuit Will Review Appeals from Inter Partes Review Proceedings Under the “Substantial Evidence” Standard -
In Merck & Cie v. Gnosis S.p.A., Appeal No. 2014-1779, the Federal Circuit affirmed a PTAB IPR...more
2/1/2016
/ Apple ,
Article III ,
Burden of Proof ,
Cisco ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Merck ,
Motion to Amend ,
Myriad-Mayo ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Sequenom ,
Seventh Amendment ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
USPTO
The pressures of global litigation have forced litigants to further consider how, when, and where they will obtain discovery. Under developing case law, litigants involved in related litigations in different venues should...more