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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v. Apple Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2024)

In a joint appeal of two adverse decisions from the District Court, the Federal Circuit on procedural grounds rejected an appeal from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ("WARF") in Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation...more

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Are Literal Infringement and the Doctrine of Equivalents the Same Issue?

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Before Prost, Taranto, and Chen.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Summary: Literal infringement and infringement under the doctrine of equivalents are treated as the same...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Sound the Alarm: Reasonable Royalty Apportionment Analysis Overlooks “Sleep State”

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After a jury found infringement of two patents and awarded almost $2.2 billion in damages, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the infringement finding for one asserted patent, vacated the damages award...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Federal Circuit Nails Unqualified Expert

On January 21, in Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools Inc. v. ITC, the Federal Circuit found that the patent owner’s expert witness on infringement was unqualified under the definition of the level of ordinary skill in the art...more

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A David And Goliath Style UGG Boot Dispute

Just over five years after the California-based retail giant Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Deckers) filed a lawsuit against Sydney-based footwear company, Australian Leather Pty Ltd (Australian Leather) for trademark infringement,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

UGG, Is it Finally Over?

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A long-running battle between Deckers Outdoor Corp., the makers of UGG boots, and Australian Leather PTY Ltd. may finally be over after a May 7 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The battle...more

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Doctrine of Equivalents Analysis Should Not Be Simple Binary Comparison

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit remanded a district court’s claim construction and grant of a defendant’s summary judgment motion of non-infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, finding that a...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Galderma Laboratories, L.P. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC (Fed. Cir. 2020)

The Federal Circuit continued its recent willingness to affirm findings of infringement under the doctrine of equivalents (see, e.g., "Eli Lilly & Co. v. Hospira, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2019)"), in Galderma Laboratories, L.P. v....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

DOE Infringers Petition for Certiorari over PHE "Tangential Relationship" Test

Recently, the Federal Circuit has taken up issues relating to infringement under the doctrine of equivalents (DOE) and a related doctrine, prosecution history estoppel (PHE), that limits the scope of equivalents that can be...more

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Examiner Amendments Can Trigger Prosecution History Estoppel

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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

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Doctrine of Equivalents: Prosecution History Estoppel Can Be Both Amendment and Argument-Based

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In a case involving at-home glucose monitoring systems, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found the patent owner was estopped from asserting a doctrine of equivalents theory of infringement based on subject...more

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Prosecution History Estoppel Bars Infringement Claim Under Doctrine of Equivalents

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PHARMA TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. v. LIFESCAN, INC. Before Moore, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Summary: Claims for infringement under the doctrine of equivalents...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Doctrine of Equivalents – It’s Over Before It Begins

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a dismissal based on the defendant’s failure to state a claim motion, concluding that under principles of prosecution history estoppel, the patent owner could not...more

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Federal Circuit Cautions Against Rigid Approach to Prosecution History Estoppel in Fourth Appeal from ALIMTA® Litigations

On August 9, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Eli Lilly & Co. v. Hospira, Inc., Nos. 2018-2126, 2127, 2128, reversed in-part and affirmed in-part a district court’s determination of...more

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Federal Circuit Review - June 2019

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One-year Clock for Filing IPR Petition Applies to Litigants and Parties that Become Privies of the Litigant Prior to Institution. In Power Integrations, Inc v. Semiconductor Components, Appeal No. 2018-1607, the Federal...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - July 2019

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Elbit Systems Land and C4I Ltd. v. Hughes Network Systems, LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1910 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2019) - In this appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...more

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The Doctrine of Equivalents May Apply Despite Restriction Requirements and Narrow Claiming

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UCB, INC. v. WATSON LABORATORIES INC. Before Taranto, Schall, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Application of the doctrine of equivalents may not be barred...more

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Federal Circuit Panel Describes the Doctrine of Equivalents as Applying “Only in Exceptional Cases”

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In a patent owner’s declaratory judgment action under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”) a Federal Circuit panel in Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1551 (Fed. Cir. May 8, 2019) narrowly...more

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Cert. Denied – Patent Owners Still Must Prove Unpatented Features Did Not Drive Consumer Purchasing to Rely on EMVR

On February 25, 2019, the Supreme Court denied Power Integrations, Inc.’s (“Power Integrations”) petition for writ of certiorari. The question presented to the Court was whether a plaintiff who had proven customer demand for...more

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No Parking: Source of Anticipating Disclosure Determines If It’s “of Another”

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In a combined opinion, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed appeals from district court grants of summary judgment over two patents, and an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that one of...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - February 2019

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Duncan Parking Techs., Inc. v. IPS Group, Inc. and IPS Group, Inc. v. Duncan Solutions, Inc. et al., Appeal Nos. 2018-1205, -1360 (Fed. Cir. January 31, 2019) - The Court this week provided a...more

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Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases - July 2018 #2

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor Int’l, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2016-2691, 2017-1875 (Fed. Cir. July 3, 2018) - The Court affirmed a jury verdict of patent infringement and vacated a...more

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UK Supreme Court Decision In Actavis V. Eli Lilly – Doctrine Of Equivalents Recognized

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In its decision of July 12, 2017 in Actavis v. Eli Lilly, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom for the first time formally adopted the concept of a doctrine of equivalents when considering what constituted an infringement...more

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Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Ottah v. Fiat Chrysler, Appeal No. 2017-1842 (March 7, 2018) - In Ottah v. Fiat Chrysler, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement as to...more

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Patent Infringement Claims Simply Require Alleging Facts Stating a Plausible Claim

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) addressed the pleading standards for direct infringement, doctrine of equivalents infringement, indirect infringement and willful infringement in...more

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