Where Parties Raise an Actual Dispute Regarding Claim Scope, the Court Must Resolve It In Nobelbiz, Inc. v. Global Connect, L.L.C., Appeal Nos. 2016-1104, 2016-1105, the Federal Circuit held that where parties raise an actual...more
2/5/2018
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Scope of the Claim ,
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Substantial Evidence Standard
“Common Sense” Alone Is Not a Sufficient Motivation to Combine References -
In In Re: Van Os, Appeal No. 2015-1975, the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s reliance on intuition or common sense...more
3/9/2017
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Vacated
PTAB’s Final Written Decision in IPR Must Explain Its Basis for a Motivation to Combine References -
In In Re: Nuvasive, Inc., Appeal No. 2015-1670, the Federal Circuit vacated the PTAB’s obviousness finding in an IPR,...more
2/18/2017
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Claim Construction ,
Divided Infringement ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
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Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
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