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Federal Circuit Review - February 2020

PTAB May Not Cancel Claims on the Grounds of Indefiniteness in an IPR Proceeding - In Samsung Electronics America v. Prisua Engineering Corp., Appeal No. 19-1169, the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal...more

3/9/2020  /  Claim Construction , Indefiniteness , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Obviousness , Patent Infringement , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents , Principal Place of Business , Prior Art , Section 112 , Venue , Writ of Mandamus

Federal Circuit Review - December 2019

Specification’s Narrow Description of the Invention Results in Disavowal of Claim Scope - In Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. v. ITC., Appeal No. 18-2191, the consistent description in the specification of a particular...more

1/27/2020  /  ALJ , Exceptional Case , FDA , Intellectual Property Protection , ITC , New Evidence , Obviousness , Patent Infringement , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents , Pharmaceutical Patents , Prior Art

Federal Circuit Review - November 2019

The Appointments Clause: Ensuring That PTAB Decisions Are Subject to Constitutional Checks and Balances  In Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., Appeal No. 18-2251, the Federal Circuit ruled that, under the then-existing...more

12/30/2019  /  Abstract Ideas , Administrative Appeals , Administrative Patent Judges , Anticipatory Reference , Appeals , Appointments Clause , Claim Limitations , Constitutional Challenges , Declaration , Final Written Decisions , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Obviousness , Patent Applications , Patent Examinations , Patent Infringement , Patent Invalidity , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Preamble , Presidential Appointments , Prior Art , Process Improvement , Publicly Accessible Data , Reaffirmation , Reversal , Severability Doctrine , Supplemental Evidence , Written Notice

Federal Circuit Review - October 2019

The PTAB Cannot Approve or Deny Certificates of Correction - In Honeywell International, Inc. v. Arkema Inc., Arkema France, Appeal Nos. 2018-1151, -1153, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) does not have the...more

11/25/2019  /  Abuse of Discretion , ANDA , Appeals , Certificate of Correction , Claim Construction , CLS Bank v Alice Corp , Cross Motions , Enablement Inquiries , Indefiniteness , Induced Infringement , JMOL , Judgment As A Matter Of Law , Leave to Amend , Mayo v. Prometheus , Motion for Summary Judgment , Nonobvious , Partial Reversal , Patent Applications , Patent Infringement , Patent Invalidity , Patent Litigation , Patent Owner Preliminary Response , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Pharmaceutical Patents , Post-Grant Review , Priority Patent Claims , Product of Nature Doctrine , Reaffirmation , Remand , Scope of the Claim , Section 101 , Section 112 , Vacated , Written Descriptions

Federal Circuit Review - September 2019

State Sovereignty Principles Do Not Allow a State to Bring a Patent Infringement Suit in an Improper Venue - In Board of Regents v. Boston Scientific Corp., Appeal No. 2018-1700, the Federal Circuit ruled that the patent...more

10/30/2019  /  Appeals , Breach of Contract , Claim Construction , Combined References , Covered Business Method Patents , Covered Business Method Proceedings , Dismissals , Diversity Jurisdiction , Eleventh Amendment , Extrinsic Evidence , Federal Question Jurisdiction , Gunn Test , Jurisdiction , Nexus , Nonobvious , Patent Infringement , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Prior Art , Reaffirmation , Remand , Section 101 , Section 103 , Sovereign Immunity , State Law Claims , State Sovereignty , Subject Matter Jurisdiction , Summary Judgment , Transfer of Venue , Universities , Vacated , Venue

Federal Circuit Review - August 2019

Mere Potential for Future Appeal Does Not Prevent Triggering Estoppel of Inter Partes Reexamination When Party Fails to Seek Relief in the First Instance - In Virnetx Inc. v. Apple Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1591, -1592,...more

10/3/2019  /  ALJ , Appeals , Claim Construction , Equivalency Determinations , Estoppel , Foreign Entities , Foreign Sovereigns , Indefiniteness , Inter Partes Reexamination , International Litigation , IP License , ITC , Judgment As A Matter Of Law , Nonobvious , Novelty , Parallel Proceedings , Patent Infringement , Patent Invalidity , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Personal Jurisdiction , Pharmaceutical Patents , Preliminary Injunctions , Reaffirmation , Remand , Section 101 , Subject Matter Jurisdiction , Universities , Vacated , Written Descriptions

Federal Circuit Review - July 2019

Broad Claim Language and Unpredictability in the Art Lead to Non-Enablement - In Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. v.  Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2498, -2499, -2545, -2546, broad patent claims were invalid as...more

8/26/2019  /  Abstract Ideas , Aesthetic Functionality , Appeals , CLS Bank v Alice Corp , Denial of Rehearing , Design Patent , Diagnostic Method , En Banc Review , Mayo v. Prometheus , Motion for Summary Judgment , Patent Exhaustion , Patent Infringement , Patent Invalidity , Patent Litigation , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Reaffirmation , Reversal , Section 101 , Standard of Review , Summary Judgment , USPTO , Written Descriptions

Federal Circuit Review - June 2019

One-year Clock for Filing IPR Petition Applies to Litigants and Parties that Become Privies of the Litigant Prior to Institution. In Power Integrations, Inc v. Semiconductor Components, Appeal No. 2018-1607, the Federal...more

7/16/2019  /  § 315(b) , Appeals , Claim Construction , Doctrine of Equivalents , First Amendment , Iancu v. Brunetti , In Rem Jurisdiction , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Mergers , Motion to Dismiss , Obviousness , Patent Infringement , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent Validity , Patents , Prior Art , Privity of Contract , Prosecution History Estoppel , Reaffirmation , Reversal , Samsung , Sovereign Immunity , State Universities , Time-Barred Claims , Tribal Governments , USPTO , Viewpoint Discrimination

Federal Circuit Review - May 2019

Reasonably Continuous Diligence Is Not Negated If an Inventor Works On Improvements or Evaluates Alternatives to the Claimed Invention - In ATI Technologies ULC v. IANCU, Appeal Nos. 2016-2222, -2406, -2608, the Federal...more

6/19/2019  /  Abstract Ideas , Appeals , Clinical Trials , CLS Bank v Alice Corp , Covered Business Method Proceedings , Eli Lilly , Graphical User Interface , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Nonobvious , Obviousness , Patent Invalidity , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent Validity , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Prior Art , Reaffirmation , Reasonably Continuous Exercise of Diligence Standard , Reversal , Seventh Amendment , Trading Platforms

Federal Circuit Review - April 2019

Just Because Something May Result From a Prior Art Teaching Does Not Make it Inherent in that Teaching - In Personal Web Technologies, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1599, the Federal Circuit clarified that the mere...more

5/10/2019  /  Abstract Ideas , Appeals , Apple , Claim Construction , CLS Bank v Alice Corp , Diagnostic Method , Dismissal With Prejudice , Inherency , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Jury Trial , Mayo v. Prometheus , Motion for JMOL , Motion for Summary Judgment , Motion to Dismiss , Obviousness , Patent Infringement , Patent Invalidity , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Preamble , Prior Art , Product of Nature Doctrine , Reaffirmation , Remand , Reversal , Section 101 , Substantial Evidence Standard , Summary Judgment , Treatment Method Patents , Willful Infringement

Federal Circuit Review - March 2019

Federal Circuit Determines Time-Barred Petitioner Joined to an IPR Has Appellate Standing - In Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Research Corporation Tech., Appeal Nos. 2017-2088, -2089, -2091, the Federal Circuit held that a...more

4/11/2019  /  § 315(b) , Affirmative Defenses , Appeals , Counterclaims , Defense Strategies , Denial of Rehearing , Diagnostic Method , Dismissals , En Banc Review , Google , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Joinder , Mandamus Petitions , Patent Infringement , Patent Litigation , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Pharmaceutical Patents , Principal Place of Business , Product of Nature Doctrine , Reaffirmation , Rebuttal , Remand , Right To Appeal , Section 101 , Software Patents , Sovereign Immunity , Standing , States Rights , Time-Barred Claims , Universities , Venue , Waivers

Federal Circuit Review - February 2019

PTAB May Invalidate Claims on Reconsideration Based on Grounds Raised in the Institution Decision that Were Not Originally Instituted - In AC Technologies S.A., V. Amazon.Com, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., Appeal No....more

3/14/2019  /  Amazon , ANDA , Anticipation , Appeals , Article III , Due Process , Final Written Decisions , Generic Drugs , Hatch-Waxman , Hewlett-Packard , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Motivation to Combine , Mylan Pharmaceuticals , Obviousness , Orange Book , Patent Infringement , Patent Invalidity , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents , Petition For Rehearing , Pharmaceutical Patents , Reaffirmation , Right To Appeal , Section 103 , Standing

Federal Circuit Review - January 2019

A Post-URAA Patent that Issues After but Expires Before a Related Pre-URAA Patent Is Not a Double-Patenting Reference Against the Pre-URAA Patent - In Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc.,...more

2/8/2019  /  Abstract Ideas , ANDA , Appeals , Declaratory Judgments , Dismissals , Dispute Letters , Double Patent , Due Process , Improper Venue , Long Arm Statute , Minimum Contacts , Obviousness-Type Double Patenting (ODP) , Patent Expiration , Patent Infringement , Patent Invalidity , Patent Term Extensions , Patent Terms , Patent Validity , Patents , Personal Jurisdiction , Pharmaceutical Patents , Reaffirmation , Reversal , Stipulated Judgment , Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA)

Federal Circuit Review - December 2018

Assignor Estoppel Does Not Apply in the IPR Context - In Arista Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1525, 2017-1577, the Federal Circuit held that the plain language of 35 U.S.C. § 311(a) unambiguously...more

1/16/2019  /  Administrative Procedure Act , Appeals , Assignor Estoppel , Calculation of Damages , Claim Construction , Cross-Appeals , Damages , Declaratory Rulings , Employee Inventors , Forum State , Induced Infringement , Injunctive Relief , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , IP License , Minimum Contacts , Modification , Noninfringement , Notice Requirements , Patent Infringement , Patent Litigation , Patent Royalties , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent Validity , Patents , Personal Jurisdiction , Reaffirmation , Remand , Reversal , Tortious Interference

Federal Circuit Review - November 2018

Federal Circuit Finds Claims Directed to Tabbed Spreadsheets Patent Eligible and Claims Directed to Tracking Changes in Documents Ineligible Under Section 101 - In Data Engine Technologies LLC v. Google LLC, Appeal No....more

12/7/2018  /  Abstract Ideas , Appeals , CLS Bank v Alice Corp , Hatch-Waxman , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Life Sciences , Mayo v. Prometheus , Mylan Pharmaceuticals , Patent Invalidity , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Pharmaceutical Patents , POSITA , Prior Art , Product of Nature Doctrine , Reaffirmation , Remand , Reversal , Sandoz , Section 101 , Summary Judgment , Teva Pharmaceuticals

Federal Circuit Review - October 2018

IPR Petitioner’s Initial Identification of the Real Parties in Interest Is to Be Accepted Unless and Until Disputed by a Patent Owner - In Worlds Inc. v. Bungie, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1481, -1546, -1583, the Federal...more

11/14/2018  /  § 315(b) , Appeals , Burden of Persuasion , Burden of Proof , Burden-Shifting , Dismissals , Evidence , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Lack of Authority , Method Claims , Motivation to Combine , Obviousness , Patent Infringement , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents , Prior Art , Reaffirmation , Real Party in Interest , Rebuttable Presumptions , Remand , Reversal , Sanctions , Time-Barred Claims , Vacated

Federal Circuit Review - September 2018

Federal Circuit Finds Claims Issued from Reexamination Co-Pending with Appeal Ineligible Where the Changes Did Not Affect Section 101 Eligibility - In SAP AMERICA, Inc. v. InvestPic, LLC, Appeal No. 2017-2081, the...more

10/30/2018  /  Abstract Ideas , Abuse of Discretion , Appeals , Attorney's Fees , Breach of Duty , Causation , Claim Limitations , CLS Bank v Alice Corp , Computer-Related Inventions , Duty to Disclose , Expert Testimony , Implied Waivers , Instrinsic Evidence , Inter Partes Reexamination , ITC , Judgment on the Pleadings , Means-Plus-Function , Motion for Summary Judgment , Motion to Dismiss , Patent Infringement , Patent Invalidity , Patent Litigation , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Reaffirmation , Rebuttable Presumptions , Remand , Reversal , Section 101 , Section 112 , Section 337 , Vacated , Willful Misconduct

Worlds Inc. V. Bungie, Inc.

Federal Circuit Summary - Before Prost, O’Malley, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The PTAB may initially accept an IPR petitioner’s identification of real-parties-in-interest, but...more

9/10/2018  /  Appeals , Burden of Persuasion , Burden-Shifting , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Patent Infringement , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents , Real Party in Interest , Rebuttable Presumptions , Remand , Software Patents , Time-Barred Claims , Vacated

Federal Circuit Review - August 2018

The Board’s Final Written Decision Must Address All Grounds for Unpatentability Raised in a Petition for Inter Partes Review - In Adidas AG v. Nike, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2018-1180, 2018-1181, the Federal Circuit held that...more

8/30/2018  /  Adidas , Anticipation , Appeals , Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard , Calculation of Damages , Claim Construction , Combined References , Enhanced Damages , Fair Market Value , Final Written Decisions , Genuine Issue of Material Fact , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Jury Trial , Motivation to Combine , Nike , Obviousness , Patent Infringement , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent Validity , Patents , Prior Art , Public Use , Reaffirmation , Rebuttable Presumptions , Remand , SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu , Substantial Evidence Standard , Vacated , Willful Infringement

Federal Circuit Review - July 2018

Determining Whether a Claim Element or Combination of Elements Would Have Been Well-Understood, Routine, and Conventional Is a Question of Fact - In Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc., Appeal No....more

8/7/2018  /  35 U.S.C. § 284 , Anticipation , Appeals , Burden of Proof , Claim Amendments , Claim Construction , Claim Elements , CLS Bank v Alice Corp , Combined References , Component Parts Doctrine , Exports , Extraterritoriality Rules , Foreign Profits , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Inventions , Lost Profits , Obviousness , Patent Infringement , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Petition For Rehearing , Printed Publications , Prior Art , Question of Fact , Remand , Section 101 , Vacated , WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation

Federal Circuit Review - June 2018

A Complaint Identifying Infringing Products and the Patents Allegedly Infringed, Accompanied by Statements that the Products Meet All Elements of at Least One Claim of the Asserted Patents, May be Sufficient to Meet the...more

7/12/2018  /  ANDA , Appeals , Article III , Contract Termination , Declaratory Judgments , Federal Rule 12(b)(6) , Final Written Decisions , Foreign Corporations , FRCP 12(b)(2) , FRCP 12(b)(3) , Improper Venue , International Litigation , Motion to Dismiss , Patent Infringement , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents , Personal Jurisdiction , Post-Grant Review , Principal Place of Business , Specific Jurisdiction , Standing , Twombly/Iqbal Pleading Standard , Venue , Writ of Mandamus

Federal Circuit Review - May 2018

Priority Claims Cannot Be Incorporated by Reference - In Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals International Limited, Appeal Nos. 2016-2707 and 2016-2708, the Federal Circuit held that when a patent for a...more

6/25/2018  /  Abuse of Discretion , ANDA , Appeals , Claim Construction , Clear Error Standard , Consolidated Appeals , Diagnostic Method , Disclaimers , Discovery , Extrinsic Evidence , Generic Drugs , Incorporation by Reference , Injunctive Relief , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Jurisdiction , Patent Infringement , Patent Invalidity , Patent Terms , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Pharmaceutical Patents , Priority Patent Claims , Privity of Contract , Product of Nature Doctrine , Real Party in Interest , Scope of the Claim , Subsequent Litigation , Time-Barred Claims , Treatment Method Patents

M-I Drilling Fluids UK Ltd. v. Dynamic Air LTDA

Federal Circuit Summaries - Before Hughes, Reyna, Stoll. Appeal from the District of Minnesota. Summary: Specific personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation is proper when the foreign corporation allegedly...more

5/21/2018  /  Appeals , Due Process , Foreign Corporations , International Waters , Offshore Drilling , Patent Infringement , Patents , Personal Jurisdiction , Reversal , Specific Jurisdiction

Federal Circuit Review - April 2018

Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Encompasses All Embodiments in the Absence of Support Specifically Excluding an Embodiment - In Steuben Foods, Inc. v. Nestle USA, Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1290, the Federal Circuit...more

5/15/2018  /  Appeals , Apple , Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard , Claim Construction , Claim Terms , Collateral Estoppel , Evidence , Final Written Decisions , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Nestle , Obviousness , Patent Invalidity , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents , Reaffirmation , Remand , Subsequent Litigation , Vacated

Federal Circuit Review - March 2018

Distribution Agreements Can Constitute Offers for Sale Under Section 102(b) - In The Medicines Company v. Hospira, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2014-1469, 2014-1504, the Federal Circuit held that a distribution agreement qualified as...more

4/11/2018  /  Amended Complaints , Appeals , Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard , Claim Construction , Computer-Related Inventions , Direct Infringement , Federal Rule 12(b)(6) , Generic Drugs , Indefiniteness , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Motion to Dismiss , Obviousness , On-Sale Bar , Patent Invalidity , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Pharmaceutical Patents , Pleading Standards , Prior Art , Question of Fact , Question of Law , Remand , Reversal , Sales & Distribution Agreements , Section 101 , Standard of Review , Summary Judgment
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  4. Permit connectivity with social media networks to permit content sharing.

There are different types of cookies and other technologies used our Website, notably:

  • "Session cookies" - These cookies only last as long as your online session, and disappear from your computer or device when you close your browser (like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Safari).
  • "Persistent cookies" - These cookies stay on your computer or device after your browser has been closed and last for a time specified in the cookie. We use persistent cookies when we need to know who you are for more than one browsing session. For example, we use them to remember your preferences for the next time you visit.
  • "Web Beacons/Pixels" - Some of our web pages and emails may also contain small electronic images known as web beacons, clear GIFs or single-pixel GIFs. These images are placed on a web page or email and typically work in conjunction with cookies to collect data. We use these images to identify our users and user behavior, such as counting the number of users who have visited a web page or acted upon one of our email digests.

JD Supra Cookies. We place our own cookies on your computer to track certain information about you while you are using our Website and Services. For example, we place a session cookie on your computer each time you visit our Website. We use these cookies to allow you to log-in to your subscriber account. In addition, through these cookies we are able to collect information about how you use the Website, including what browser you may be using, your IP address, and the URL address you came from upon visiting our Website and the URL you next visit (even if those URLs are not on our Website). We also utilize email web beacons to monitor whether our emails are being delivered and read. We also use these tools to help deliver reader analytics to our authors to give them insight into their readership and help them to improve their content, so that it is most useful for our users.

Analytics/Performance Cookies. JD Supra also uses the following analytic tools to help us analyze the performance of our Website and Services as well as how visitors use our Website and Services:

  • HubSpot - For more information about HubSpot cookies, please visit legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy.
  • New Relic - For more information on New Relic cookies, please visit www.newrelic.com/privacy.
  • Google Analytics - For more information on Google Analytics cookies, visit www.google.com/policies. To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This will allow you to download and install a Google Analytics cookie-free web browser.

Facebook, Twitter and other Social Network Cookies. Our content pages allow you to share content appearing on our Website and Services to your social media accounts through the "Like," "Tweet," or similar buttons displayed on such pages. To accomplish this Service, we embed code that such third party social networks provide and that we do not control. These buttons know that you are logged in to your social network account and therefore such social networks could also know that you are viewing the JD Supra Website.

Controlling and Deleting Cookies

If you would like to change how a browser uses cookies, including blocking or deleting cookies from the JD Supra Website and Services you can do so by changing the settings in your web browser. To control cookies, most browsers allow you to either accept or reject all cookies, only accept certain types of cookies, or prompt you every time a site wishes to save a cookie. It's also easy to delete cookies that are already saved on your device by a browser.

The processes for controlling and deleting cookies vary depending on which browser you use. To find out how to do so with a particular browser, you can use your browser's "Help" function or alternatively, you can visit http://www.aboutcookies.org which explains, step-by-step, how to control and delete cookies in most browsers.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy and our Privacy Policy from time-to-time, particularly as technology changes. You can always check this page for the latest version. We may also notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.

Contacting JD Supra

If you have any questions about how we use cookies and other tracking technologies, please contact us at: privacy@jdsupra.com.

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