Before Lourie, Hughes, and Stark. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Summary: An infringement judgment is only sufficiently “final” to be immune from a later finding of unpatentability if...more
COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC v. DALI WIRELESS INC.
Before Stoll, Reyna, and Schall. Appeal from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Summary: When a party distinguishes technology in the prior art to...more
RAIN COMPUTING, INC. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
Before Lourie, Dyk, and Moore. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Summary: The structure for performing a function of...more
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON v. TCL CORPORATION -
Before NEWMAN, LOURIE, and CLEVENGER. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Publications shelved in publicly accessible libraries may be publicly...more
11/11/2019
/ Appeals ,
Declaration ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Printed Publications ,
Prior Art ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversible Error
B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. v. FACEBOOK, INC.
Before Lourie, Plager, and O’Malley. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Summary: A decision on the merits is not a prerequisite...more
10/15/2019
/ Appeals ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Facebook ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Mootness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Prevailing Party ,
Reaffirmation
Before Judges Reyna, Taranto, and Chen. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Summary: There may be no reasonable expectation of success in producing a specific polymorph of a compound when...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Summary: Where remand of post-reexamination claims that issued during the...more
8/9/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Claim Amendments ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
Determination on Remand ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Section 101
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before PROST, Wallach, and Taranto. Appeal from the Southern District of Indiana.
Summary: In determining whether a party’s actions were “exceptional” under Octane Fitness, the District...more
6/14/2018
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Clear Error Standard ,
Dismissals ,
Exceptional Case ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Prevailing Party ,
Reaffirmation ,
Totality of Circumstances Test
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Reyna, Clevenger, and Wallach. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado -
Summary: Even in a simple mechanical case, a narrow disclosure in the...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Evaluation of “teaching away” requires consideration of whether a reference “criticize[s],...more
2/12/2018
/ Appeals ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal