Realtime Adaptive Streaming L.L.C. v. Sling TV, L.L.C., Appeal No. 2023-1035 (Fed. Cir. August 23, 2024)
In its only precedential patent decision this week, the Federal Circuit helped clarify which facts may be...more
8/27/2024
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Attorney's Fees ,
Exceptional Case ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Section 285
SnapRays v. Lighting Defense Group, Appeal No. 2023-1184 (Fed. Cir. May 2, 2024)
Our Case of the Week deals with an issue the Court has not addressed recently: the question of declaratory judgment jurisdiction....more
5/7/2024
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Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Mootness ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Printed Matter Doctrine ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Janssen Pharms., Inc. et al. v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. et al., Appeal Nos. 2022-1258, -1307 (Fed. Cir. April 1, 2024)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit vacated-in-part a district court’s bench trial...more
4/9/2024
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Janssen Pharmaceuticals ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Harris Brumfield v. IBG LLC, Appeal No. 2022-1630 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 27, 2024)
In our case of the week, the Federal Circuit addressed three issues in a dispute that dates back to 2010, and has been to the Court on three...more
4/2/2024
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Damages ,
Deficiency Judgments ,
Discovery ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated
Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-1871, -1873, -1875, -1876, -2224 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 5, 2024)
This week’s Case of the Week mostly resolves an appeal filed five years ago, following decisions from the...more
3/12/2024
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Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal
Promptu Systems Corporation v. Comcast Corporation, Appeal No. 2022-1939 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 16, 2024)
Our Case of the Week focuses on a district court’s claim construction rulings in a patent case brought against Comcast...more
Allgenesis Biotherapeutics Inc. v. Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC, Appeal No. 2022-1706 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 7, 2023)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit dismissed appellant Allgenesis’s appeal of an inter...more
11/14/2023
/ Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Intrinsic Evidence ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
USPTO
In re PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, Appeals Nos. 2021-1858, -1859, -1860 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 3, 2023)
In this appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the question before the...more
11/7/2023
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Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Exceptional Case ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Cyntec Company, Ltd. v. Chilisin Electronics Corp., Appeal No. 2022-1873 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 16, 2023)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a California district court’s judgment as a...more
10/24/2023
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Daubert Standards ,
Expert Testimony ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-2299, -2338 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 15, 2023) -
In a decade-old case that has raised a number of issues relating to design patents...more
9/19/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Design Patent ,
Disgorgement ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Logos ,
Netflix ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Dress ,
Vacated
Axonics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1532, -1533 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 7, 2023)
In this week’s case of the week, the Federal Circuit re-affirmed existing precedent that in inter partes review proceedings before...more
8/15/2023
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Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
SNIPR Technologies Limited v. Rockefeller University, Appeal No. 2022-1260 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2023)
Our case of the week addresses a wrinkle in the law concerning disputes between parties that filed patent applications...more
7/18/2023
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Sequoia Technology, LLC v. Dell, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-2263, -2264, -2265, -2266 (Fed. Cir. April 12, 2023)
In an appeal from a stipulated judgment of noninfringement and invalidity following an adverse claim construction...more
4/18/2023
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Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101
Apple Inc. v. Vidal, Appeal No. 2022-1249 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 13, 2023)
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit allowed Apple’s challenge to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“PTAB”) Fintiv rules to proceed, at least...more
3/21/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Notice and Comment ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Rulemaking Process ,
USPTO
Lite-Netics, LLC v. Nu Tsai Capital LLC, Appeal No. 2023-1146 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 2023)
In an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, the Federal Circuit addressed whether the district court...more
2/21/2023
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Dismissals ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Intrinsic Evidence ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Summary Judgment
ADASA Inc. v. Avery Dennison Corporation, Appeal No. 2022-1092 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 16, 2022) -
In the Federal Circuit’s only precedential opinion this week, the Court considered issues arising from infringement litigation...more
12/22/2022
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Discovery ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ,
Remand ,
Remedies ,
Sanctions ,
Section 101 ,
Vacated
Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1070 (Fed. Cir. June 21, 2022) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit granted panel rehearing of and vacated its prior decision in Novartis...more
Mitek Systems, Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association, Appeal No. 2021-1989 (Fed. Cir. May 20, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week this week is a declaratory judgment action brought against USAA. In a 27-page opinion,...more
5/24/2022
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Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
USPTO ,
Venue
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
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
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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
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Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Estoppel ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Settlement Agreements
TecSec, Inc. v. Adobe, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-2192, -2258 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 23, 2020) -
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit issued a wide-ranging opinion following three previous appeals in the same case and a jury...more
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 -
Immunex Corp. v. Sandoz Inc., Appeal No. 2020-1037 (Fed. Cir. July 1, 2020) -
In this Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act case, the Federal Circuit affirmed the bench trial ruling of...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-2140 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 31, 2019) -
In the most important case to affect America Invents Act review proceedings this year, the Federal Circuit...more
11/5/2019
/ Administrative Patent Judges ,
America Invents Act ,
Appointments Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Principle Officers ,
Remand ,
Removal At-Will ,
Vacated