Before Lourie, Bryson, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Summary: Patent claims that merely recite result-orientated, functional language without specifying the...more
KAUFMAN v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION -
Before Dyk, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the District Court for the Southern District of New York -
Summary: An “automatic” method does not require all steps in the method to be...more
MITEK SYS., INC. V. UNITED SERVS. AUTO. ASS’N -
Before Dyk, Taranto, and Cunningham. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Summary: Declaratory judgment plaintiffs must identify...more
5/24/2022
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Article III ,
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Federal Rule 12(b)(1) ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Noninfringement ,
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Subject Matter Jurisdiction
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY V. GAMON PLUS, INC.
Before Moore, Prost, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The standards for establishing a presumption of nexus or a nexus-in-fact between...more
8/23/2021
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Campbell Soup Company ,
Design Patent ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
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Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Substantial Nexus
QUIKTRIP WEST, INC. V. WEIGEL STORES, INC.
Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Reyna. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: When comparing marks under the Dupont factors, the Board may give less weight to...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Dyk, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A two-dimensional drawing of a three-dimensional object may meet the enablement and definiteness...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Reyna, Linn, and Hughes. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the Eastern District of Texas.
Summary: Under Federal Circuit law, the plaintiff bears the burden of showing that venue is...more
5/18/2018
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Arms Length Transactions ,
Burden of Proof ,
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s final written decision holding that claims directed to Novartis’s multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya were obvious in Novartis AG v. Torrent Pharmaceuticals. Ltd., No. 2016-1352 (Fed. Cir....more