SNIPR Technologies Ltd v. Rockefeller University -
Before Chen, Wallach, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Patents whose priority is governed...more
Trinity Info Media, L.L.C. v. Covalent INC.
Before STOLL, BRYSON, and CUNNINGHAM. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Summary: Patents directed to connecting users...more
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. AVADEL CNS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC -
Before Lourie, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: A patent directed to a system to reduce...more
2/28/2023
/ Food & Drug Regulations ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jazz Pharmaceuticals ,
Life Sciences ,
Orange Book ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
GENENTECH, INC. V. SANDOZ INC.
Before Newman, Lourie, and Prost. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: The district court did not clearly err in considering evidence of...more
IN RE: MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. -
Before Lourie, Chen, and Stark. Per Curiam, Lourie Dissenting. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas....more
ARENDI S.A.R.L. v. LG ELECTRONICS INC. -
Before Prost, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. -
Summary: Under the duplicative-litigation doctrine, a party cannot maintain two...more
Summary: Courts may use their inherent equitable powers to award attorneys’ fees for bad faith conduct....more
SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING v. U.S. VENTURE, INC.
Before Prost, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Summary: References to testing in an offer for sale...more
APPLE INC. v. MPH TECHNOLOGIES OY -
Before Moore, Prost, and Taranto. Appeal from Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The proximity of concepts in a claim may link the concepts together and affect the plain meaning...more
BIOGEN INTERNATIONAL GMBH V. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Before O’Malley, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Summary: A specification may not...more
OMEGA PATENTS, LLC v. CALAMP CORPORATION -
Before Prost, Dyk, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Summary: Licensing policies that allow use of any or all of a...more
In Re PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES LLC -
Before Prost, Lourie, and Reyna. Appeal from the District Court for the Northern District of California.
A patent directed to a medley of mental processes with no inventive concept...more
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS v. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS -
Before Newman, O’Malley, and Taranto. Appeal from the District Court of New Jersey -
Summary: Venue in Hatch-Waxman cases is proper only in districts where actions...more
11/9/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Foreign Entities ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Venue
FACEBOOK, INC., V. WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS LLC Before Prost, Plager, and O’Malley. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The Federal Circuit has jurisdiction to review challenges to the Board's joinder...more
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC v. SHOPPERSCHOICE.COM, LLC -
Before Prost, Dyk, and Wallach. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Electronic Communication...more
BIOGEN INTERNATIONAL GMBH v. BANNER LIFE SCIENCES LLC -
Before Lourie, Moore, and Chen. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware -
Summary: If a claimed product is not the active ingredient of...more
Amgen, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmas. LLC et al -
Before Newman, Lourie, and Taranto. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: An examiner amendment may give rise to prosecution history...more
1/10/2020
/ Appeals ,
Bench Trial ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Markush Grouping ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patents ,
Prosecution History Estoppel ,
Reversal
BOARD OF REGENTS v. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Before Prost, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Summary: The patent venue statute governs actions filed by a...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Lourie, Linn, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Summary: Reading a process limitation into a product claim is improper where the...more
2/14/2019
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Indefiniteness ,
Intel ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversible Error ,
Scope of the Claim ,
Vacated ,
Written Descriptions
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
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
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
/ Appeals ,
Apple ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Mobile Devices ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Royalties ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Popular ,
Technology ,
Universities