American National Manufacturing Inc. v. Sleep Number Corporation, Appeal Nos. 2021-1321, -1323, -1379, -1382 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 14, 2022) -
In an appeal from inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal...more
Provisur Technologies, Inc. v. Weber, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-1942, -1975 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 27, 2022) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit reviewed an IPR decision and addressed the Patent Trial and Appeal...more
10/4/2022
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Alice/Mayo ,
Appeals ,
Claim Limitations ,
Federal Rules of Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Exclude ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal ,
Vacated
Best Medical International, Inc. v. Elekta Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-2099, -2100 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 26, 2022) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed issues of jurisdiction where a challenged claim was...more
8/30/2022
/ Alice/Mayo ,
Appeals ,
Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 101
This week, we provide extensive write-ups about two consequential decisions issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concerning two procedural issues under the America Invents Act (“AIA”), both...more
8/23/2022
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Thryv Inc v Click-To-Call Technologies LP ,
United States v Arthrex Inc ,
USPTO
LG Electronics Inc. v. Immervision, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-2037, -2038 (Fed. Cir. 2022)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit considered how to treat a prior art reference in which the alleged teaching of...more
Pavo Solutions LLC v. Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1834 (Fed. Cir. June 3, 2022) -
In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a $7M compensatory damages award and,...more
Hunting Titan, Inc. v. DynaEnergetics Europe GMBH, Appeal Nos. 2020-2163, -2191 (Fed. Cir. March 24, 2022) -
In a notable review of the USPTO’s new Precedential Opinions Panel, the Federal Circuit discussed the...more
3/29/2022
/ Claim Construction ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Means-Plus-Function ,
Motion to Amend ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Remand ,
USPTO
In re: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and In re: Hyundai Motor America, Appeal Nos. 2022-108, -109 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 9, 2022) -
In the most recent of multiple mandamus rulings issued by the Federal Circuit in relation to...more
3/15/2022
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Dismissals ,
Improper Venue ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Vacated ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus ,
Written Descriptions
Adapt Pharma Operations Limited v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-2106 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 10, 2022) -
In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in both the majority opinion and...more
2/15/2022
/ Appeals ,
En Banc Review ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Motion To Seal ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Third-Party ,
Vacated
The Federal Circuit issued numerous precedential opinions last week, two of which answered long simmering questions about inter partes reviews (IPRs). Below we discuss a case addressing whether admissions of prior art in the...more
2/8/2022
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Estoppel ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Settlement Agreements
University of Strathclyde v. Clear-Vu Lighting LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2243 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 4, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit reversed an inter partes review decision finding claims directed to...more
11/9/2021
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Improper Venue ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art
Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Appeal No. 2021-1638 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 7, 2021) -
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed whether a forum selection clause in an NDA may prohibit a party from...more
10/12/2021
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Design Patent ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Teva Pharms. Int’l GmbH v. Eli Lilly and Co., Appeal Nos. 2020-1747, -1748, -1750 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2021) -
Eli Lilly and Co. v. Teva Pharms. Int’l GmbH, Appeal Nos. 2020-1876, -1877, -1878 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2021)...more
Trimble Inc. v. PerDiemCo LLC, Appeal No. 2019-2164 (Fed. Cir. May 12, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit revisited its decision in Red Wing Shoe Co. v. Hockerson-Halberstadt, Inc., 148 F.3d 1355...more
5/18/2021
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Summary Judgment
Wi-LAN Inc. v. Sharp Electronics Corporation, Appeal Nos. 2020-1041, -1043 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 6, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed issues of claim construction and various issues...more
4/13/2021
/ Apple ,
Article III ,
Business Records Exception ,
Claim Construction ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Federal Rules of Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Manufacturers ,
Qualcomm ,
Settlement ,
Source Code ,
Standing ,
Third-Party
Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Facebook Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-1688, -1689 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 9, 2021) In this week’s Case of the Week, Uniloc appealed from two consolidated IPR decisions finding multiple claims unpatentable as obvious....more
3/17/2021
/ § 314(d) ,
§ 315(b) ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Facebook ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Mandamus Petitions ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Summary Judgment
SynQor, Inc. v. Vicor Corp., Appeal No. 2019-1704 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 22, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit held that common law collateral estoppel could arise from a factual determination made in...more
Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, Appeal No. 2020-1074 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 11, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s JMOL ruling that asserted claims of two related pharmaceutical patents...more
2/17/2021
/ Appeals ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
JMOL ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Summary Judgment
General Electric Co. v. Raytheon Techs. Corp., Appeal No. 2019-1319 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 23, 2020) -
In one of two precedential opinions this week, the Federal Circuit established new precedent concerning what it takes for a...more
C.R. Bard Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-1756, -1934 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 10, 2020) -
Our Case of the Week is one of two cases decided this week in which the Federal Circuit finds that a district court jumped the...more
11/17/2020
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Claim Construction ,
Discovery ,
Dismissals ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Genuine Issue of Material Fact ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventors ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Summary Judgment
Immunex Corp. v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Appeal Nos. 2019-1749, -1777 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2020) -
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed the construction of the term “human antibodies.” In doing so, the...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Apple Inc. v. Voip-Pal.com, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1456, -1457 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 25, 2020) -
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed two novel issues following inter partes review...more
9/29/2020
/ 35 U.S.C. § 315(c) ,
Appeals ,
Apple ,
Estoppel ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Summary Judgment ,
Twitter
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Baxalta Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-1527 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 27, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware,...more
9/1/2020
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Joint Inventors ,
Judicial Estoppel ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Security People, Inc. v. Iancu, Appeal No. 2019-2118 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 20, 2020) -
This week’s Case of the Week deals with whether a party can challenge the outcome of an inter partes review...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1763 (Fed. Cir. July 31, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit modified and re-issued its...more
8/4/2020
/ Alice/Mayo ,
Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Owners Association ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Summary Judgment