AUTOMOTIVE BODY PARTS ASS'N v. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC -
Before Hughes, Schall, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Summary: Aesthetic appeal is not an...more
Before Wallach, Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: Claims directed to a specific method of treatment for specific patients using a specific compound...more
4/3/2019
/ Appeals ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Treatment Method Patents
In 2017, New Jersey based biotech startup Modern Meadow launched Zoa, which it considers “[t]he world’s first bioleather materials brand.” Zoa, a name derived from the Greek term for life, zoi, features products created with...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Dyk, Wallach, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Summary: Claims directed to improving computer security by using BIOS...more
In Cosmetic Warriors v. Pinkette Clothing, the Ninth Circuit addressed the availability of laches in trademark infringement and cancellation actions under the Lanham Act. ...more
8/6/2018
/ Copyright ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Equitable Relief ,
Fashion Industry ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Laches ,
Lanham Act ,
Patents ,
Petrella v. MGM ,
SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v First Quality Baby Products ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks
Federal Circuit Summary -
En Banc (excl. Chen), Opinion for the court filed by Stoll, joined by Newman, Lourie, Moore, O’Malley, Wallach, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District...more
8/2/2018
/ 35 U.S.C. § 145 ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
American Rule ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
En Banc Review ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Reversal ,
Sua Sponte ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Reyna, Taranto, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Summary: An individual claiming sole inventorship of a patent has...more