US SYNTHETIC CORP. v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION - Before Dyk, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission. The Federal Circuit found claims reciting magnetic properties of a claimed...more
IN RE: XENCOR, INC. Before Hughes, Stark, and Schroeder (sitting by designation). Appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board. To provide adequate written description for a Jepson claim,...more
Before Chen, Bryson, and Stoll. Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Federal patent laws preempted a state-law conversion claim. Inventorship was properly evaluated using a...more
Before Hughes, Stoll, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Filing an amended complaint does not nullify a dismissal order that was not later...more
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS v. L’ORÉAL S.A.
Before Prost, Mayer, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: In claims of two patents regarding skin enhancement,...more
SOUND VIEW INNOVATIONS, LLC v. HULU, LLC -
Before Prost, Mayer, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Summary: It was improper to find a claim limitation...more
ALMIRALL, LLC v. AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC -
Before Lourie, Chen, and Cunningham. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Presumption of obviousness based on overlapping ranges applied where a...more
ENERGY HEATING, LLC v. HEAT ON-THE-FLY, LLC -
Before Moore, Prost, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota.
Summary: Enforcing a patent with knowledge that it is invalid can...more
10/18/2021
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Attorney's Fees ,
Bad Faith ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Tortious Interference ,
USPTO
SRI INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Before LOURIE, O’MALLEY, and STOLL. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: Applying the proper test for willful...more
9/29/2021
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Attorney's Fees ,
Bad Faith ,
Cisco ,
Damages ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Willful Infringement
BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC v. BAXALTA INC.
Before Newman, Linn, and Stoll. Appeal from the District of Delaware.
Summary: In upholding a $173 million dollar award, the Federal Circuit permitted a damages expert to present a...more
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY v. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Before Lourie, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A party has standing to appeal an adverse IPR decision if it has concrete...more
12/29/2020
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Final Written Decisions ,
General Electric ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Raytheon ,
Remand ,
Standing ,
Vacated
TECSEC, INC., v. ADOBE INC.
Before Prost, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Summary: Even if it would be objectively reasonable to view a defendant’s conduct as...more
10/28/2020
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Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Induced Infringement ,
Motions in Limine ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Remand ,
Vacated
ESIP SERIES 2, LLC V. PUZHEN LIFE USA, LLC -
Before Reyna, Lourie, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The PTAB’s determination that an IPR petition identifies all real parties in...more
ROMAG FASTENERS, INC. v. FOSSIL, INC.
Before the Supreme Court of the United States. On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Summary: Trademark owners are not required to...more
4/24/2020
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Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
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Compensatory Awards ,
Dilution ,
Lanham Act ,
Lost Profits ,
Remand ,
Remedies ,
Romag Fasteners v Fossil ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Vacated ,
Willful Infringement