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Back to the Future: Expert Can Be Skilled Artisan Based on Later-Acquired Knowledge

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarified that a technical expert does not need to have been a person of ordinary skill in the art (POSITA) at the time of the invention. Instead, they may rely on...more

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Private Sale Means Public Fail

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision that a private sale of a product embodying the claimed invention did not qualify as a “public disclosure” under 35 U.S.C. §...more

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Unified Front: No Forfeiture by Failing to Raise Argument in Request for Rehearing

Addressing forfeiture of issues on appeal and sufficiency of the asserted prior art, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a Patent Trial & Appeal Board obviousness finding, explaining that a party does not...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - August 2024

Sanho Corp. v. Kaijet Technology International Limited Inc., Appeal No. 2023-1336 (Fed. Cir. July 31, 2024) In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit held that the private but non-confidential sale of thousands of...more

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A Private Sale Is Not Sufficient for Public Disclosure Under 35 USC 102(b)(2)(B)

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Before Dyk, Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: An invention is not “publicly disclosed” under 35 USC 102(b)(2)(B) by the inventor’s private sale, even though a private sale may...more

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Preliminary Injunction Upheld in Cancer Relapse Detection Case

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the grant of a preliminary injunction (PI) in the biopharmaceutical space, concluding that the plaintiff satisfied the requirements for injunctive relief, including...more

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Eye on IPRs, June 2024: What’s Next for the Design Patent Obviousness Test; Federal Circuit Ruling on Printed Matter

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Every month, Erise’s patent attorneys review the latest inter partes review cases and news to bring you the stories that you should know about: Design Patent Obviousness Test Thrown Out - The U.S. Court of Appeals...more

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A New Era for Design Patent Claims: Federal Circuit Overrules Rosen-Durling Test in LKQ Corp. v. GM Glob. Tech Operations LLC

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In LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Tech Operations LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, overruled the Rosen-Durling test for assessing obviousness of design patents.The now-outdated...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - May 2024 #4

LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2348 (Fed. Cir. May 21, 2024) - In a rare en banc opinion, the Federal Circuit overruled decades of prior precedent concerning the standard to...more

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Drawing Can Teach Claim Limitations If “Clear on Its Face”

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Addressing when a drawing in a prior art reference includes a teaching that is “clear on its face,” the Director of the US Patent & Trademark Office vacated and remanded a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision denying...more

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Eye on IPRs, April 2024: PTAB’s Analogous Art Finding Upheld by Federal Circuit, Blockchain Gemstone Identifying Process Patent...

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Every month, Erise’s patent attorneys review the latest inter partes review cases and news to bring you the stories that you should know about: Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Analogous Art Finding - As IP Watchdog...more

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Routine Optimization of Result-Effective Variable Can Bridge Gaps in Prior Art

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PFIZER INC. v. SANOFI PASTEUR INC. - Before Lourie, Bryson, and Stark.  Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board....more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - April 2024 #2

Janssen Pharms., Inc. et al. v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. et al., Appeal Nos. 2022-1258, -1307 (Fed. Cir. April 1, 2024) In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit vacated-in-part a district court’s bench trial...more

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Is Evidence of All Claimed Elements in Prior Art Enough? Not Without Motivation to Combine

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board obviousness decision, finding that disclosure in the prior art of all recited claim elements across multiple references, without more,...more

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2023 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: The Changing Contours of IPR Estoppel Law

As any PTAB practitioner knows, the possibility of being estopped from asserting prior art in district court is a significant risk that must be considered when filing an IPR. Section 315(e)(2) prevents a petitioner, following...more

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Sliced and Diced: Operating Manuals Are Printed Publications

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s non-obviousness determination, finding that the Board erred in determining that an operating manual did not qualify as printed...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - February 2024

Univ. of South Florida Bd. of Trustees v. United States, Appeal No. 2022-2248 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 9, 2024) In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit examined the scope of a provision of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 (35...more

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2023 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: New Chapters in Two Ongoing...

In 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued three opinions regarding U.S. design patents. The three 2023 opinions are Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., LKQ...more

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Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2023 Decisions (8th Edition)

2023 saw a return to business as usual for the Federal Circuit. Oral arguments are once again in-person and open to the public, and the Court has resumed its former practice of holding occasional sittings outside of...more

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Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2023 Decisions (8th Edition): Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, 80 F.4th 1352 (Fed. Cir....

Netflix petitioned for IPR of a DivX patent related to “trick play” functionality, which allows a user to fast forward, rewind, and scene skip frames. Netflix’s petition argued that the challenged claims would have been...more

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Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2023 Decisions (8th Edition): Columbia Sportswear N. Am., Inc. v. Seirus Innovative...

Columbia sued Seirus, claiming that Seirus’s HeatWave products infringe Columbia’s ’093 design patent for “Heat Reflective Material.” The patent claims “[t]he ornamental design of a heat reflective material, as shown and...more

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Ordinary Meaning: “Identifying” Doesn’t Mean Detecting; It Means Identifying

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s decisions finding one set of challenged claims patentable and another set of challenged claims in the same patent unpatentable. The...more

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The Intertwining Nature of Motivation to Combine and Reasonable Expectation of Success

In Elekta Limited v. Zap Surgical Systems, Inc., No. 21-1985 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 21, 2023), the case addresses the interplay between findings related to motivation to combine and reasonable expectation of success in determining...more

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Another Bite? CAFC Allows Expansion of Arguments in Reply

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In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit found no abuse of discretion by the Board when it allowed Apple to expand its analogous art contention in its IPR reply, finding that the Board’s decision did not run afoul of the...more

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Wave Goodbye: Arguments Incorporated by Reference Are Waived

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s patentability determination, finding that the patent challenger waived an argument it attempted to incorporate by reference to another...more

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