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Re-“Designing” a New Standard: The Federal Circuit Aligns Obviousness Test for Design and Utility Patents

In a considerable shift in the law, the Federal Circuit has discarded the long-standing test for determining whether a design patent is invalid as obvious, in favor of the more flexible obviousness test historically applied...more

No Foul In Fair Play: Supreme Court Clarifies The Boundaries Of Assignor Estoppel

On June 29, 2021, the Supreme Court clarified the “boundaries” of the patent-law doctrine of assignor estoppel in Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., 594 U.S. (2021). The Court, in Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. v....more

Western District Of Texas Sanctions Patent Infringement Defendant For Discovery Abuse And Misconduct

On April 6, 2021, the Western District of Texas ordered that preliminary injunction relief was appropriate to prevent irreparable harm to the plaintiff due to the defendant’s “discovery abuse and related misconduct.”...more

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