Merck Serono S.A. v. Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2025-1210, -1211 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 30, 2025) -
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit upheld a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision invalidating...more
11/4/2025
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Merck ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art
Rex Medical, L.P. v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2024-1072, -1125 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 2, 2025)
In this week’s Case of the Week, Rex Medical, L.P. (“Rex”) appeals from a decision out of the U.S. District Court for...more
10/7/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Damages ,
Expert Testimony ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jury Awards ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Standing ,
USPTO
Our Case of the Week concerns shenanigans at trial. Ultimately the Federal Circuit remanded for a new trial, finding Phillips’s “mischief” tainted the jury verdict because it was unclear whether the jury’s general verdict of...more
9/16/2025
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
CAFC ,
Claim Construction ,
ConocoPhillips ,
Discovery ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Jury Trial ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Rule 11 ,
Sanctions
Top Brand LLC v. Cozy Comfort Company LLC, Appeal No. 2024-2191 (Fed. Cir. July 17, 2025)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that prosecution history disclaimer applies to...more
7/22/2025
/ Appeals ,
Damages ,
Design Patent ,
JMOL ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Prosecution History Estoppel ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
USPTO
Optis Cellular Technology, LLC v. Apple Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1904, -1925 (Fed. Cir. June 16, 2025)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a jury decision awarding...more
EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2023-1101 (Fed. Cir. May 21, 2025)
In its first en banc decision of the year, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s admission of expert testimony concerning damages,...more
5/28/2025
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Daubert Standards ,
Expert Testimony ,
Motion for JMOL ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal ,
Rule of Evidence 702