SHOES BY FIREBUG LLC v. STRIDE RITE CHILDREN'S GROUP -
Before Lourie, Moore, and O’Malley. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: In similar claims of two related patents, one preamble was limiting...more
HVLPO2, LLC v. OXYGEN FROG, LLC -
Before Newman, Moore, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Summary: It is an abuse of discretion to permit a witness to testify...more
2/10/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Admissibility ,
Appeals ,
Discovery ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
Expert Witness ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Rule of Evidence 702
WESTECH AEROSOL CORPORATION v. 3M COMPANY -
Before Lourie, Mayer, and Reyna. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Summary: To establish proper venue, a plaintiff must...more
7/11/2019
/ 3M Company ,
Amended Complaints ,
Appeals ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
Improper Venue ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Venue
Before Prost, Dyk, and Wallach. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Summary: Asserting the district court’s claim construction prevented consideration of additional prior art,...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Newman, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Summary: Reasonable royalty patent damages cannot include a royalty for...more
11/21/2018
/ Appeals ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Induced Infringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Before Moore, Mayer, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Summary: Plain claim language will not be narrowed based on a patent’s specification unless the patentee clearly...more