CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS v. WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC.
Before Lourie, Dyk, and Reyna. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Remand of an IPR based on Arthrex is not justified where the final written...more
KAKEN PHARMCEUTICAL CO., LTD., BAUSCH HEALTH COMPLAINTS INC., V. ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADE MARK OFFICE -
Judges: Newman,...more
FOX FACTORY, INC. v. SRAM, LLC -
Before Prost, Wallach, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
Summary: When a commercial product contains unclaimed features, a presumption of nexus between...more
SIPCO, LLC v. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
Before O’Malley, Reyna, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Reyna concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part
Summary: The language “unobvious over the prior art” in...more
9/28/2019
/ § 42.301(b) ,
Appeals ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Innovative Technology ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Question of Law ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Section 103
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S., LLC v. FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLC -
Before Lourie, Moore, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Summary: District courts lack the authority to...more
8/20/2019
/ Article III ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Motion to Amend ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Remand ,
Standing ,
Vacated
LONE STAR SILICON INNOVATIONS v. NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION -
Before O’Malley, Reyna, Chen. Appeal from the Northern District of California.
Summary: When a patent assignee does not acquire all substantial rights in...more
6/5/2019
/ Article III ,
Dismissals ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
FRCP 19 ,
Joinder ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Remand ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Transfer of Rights ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Prost, Schall, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The plain language of 35 U.S.C. § 311(a) unambiguously leaves no room for assignor estoppel to apply in...more
11/13/2018
/ 35 U.S.C. § 311(a) ,
Appeals ,
Assignor Estoppel ,
Claim Construction ,
Cross-Appeals ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Reversal
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Lourie, Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), which prohibits the Board from instituting an IPR based on a petition filed...more
10/1/2018
/ § 315(b) ,
Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Reyna, Bryson, and Hughes. Appeal from the Northern District of California.
Summary: Breach of a duty of disclosure to a standards-setting organization may constitute implied waiver,...more
8/23/2018
/ Appeals ,
Apple ,
Breach of Duty ,
Duty to Disclose ,
ETSI ,
Finland ,
Implied Waivers ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Standard Setting Organizations ,
Technology ,
Vacated ,
Waivers ,
Willful Misconduct
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Newman, Lourie, and Reyna. Appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A party did not waive SAS-based relief in an IPR appeal when it requested remand for consideration of...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Prost, Moore, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: An IPR petitioner bears the burden of persuasion concerning the patentability of proposed substitute...more
6/21/2018
/ Anticipation ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Amend ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Substitute Claims ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Prost, Newman, and Wallach. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: An unsupported expert opinion does not constitute substantial evidence to contradict a prior art...more
6/1/2018
/ Anticipatory Reference ,
Appeals ,
Expert Testimony ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Wallach, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Summary: Reexaminations of patents confirming validity are not dispositive of...more
1/16/2018
/ Appeals ,
Apportionment ,
Damages ,
Expert Testimony ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Jury Trial ,
Motion For New Trial ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated ,
Willful Infringement
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Moore, Plager, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Summary: In challenging compliance with the marking requirement of §...more
12/20/2017
/ § 287 ,
Appeals ,
Burden-Shifting ,
IP License ,
License Agreements ,
Motion for JMOL ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Marking ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
The Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the PTAB’s final written decisions on Wasica’s tire pressure monitoring patents in Wasica Finance GmbH v. Continental Automotive Sys., Inc., No. 2015-2078 (Fed. Cir....more