Mitek Systems Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association, Appeal No. 2023-1687 (Fed. Cir. June 12, 2025)
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit examined the limits of declaratory judgment jurisdiction for a...more
6/16/2025
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CRISPR ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 101 ,
Section 112 ,
Summary Judgment ,
Technology
Apple Inc. v. Gesture Technology Partners, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2023-1475, -1533 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 4, 2025)
Our Case of the Week is a high-stakes appeal from an inter partes review concerning a patent titled “Camera Based...more
3/11/2025
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Technology ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
Trudell Medical International Inc. v. D R Burton Healthcare, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2023-1777, -1779 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 7, 2025)
This week’s Case of the Week presents a cautionary tale for litigators to be sure they’ve timely...more
Mirror Worlds Technologies, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1600, -1709 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 4, 2024)
In this appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Federal...more
12/10/2024
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Cross-Appeals ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
En Banc Review ,
Generic Drugs ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Summary Judgment ,
Technology
EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2023-1101 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 25, 2024)
The Federal Circuit’s only precedential opinion this week was a rare order that granted en banc review of a prior panel decision. Here, the...more
Parkervision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1755, 2024-2221 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 6, 2024)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit weighed in again on a 13-year-old patent dispute concerning Qualcomm’s...more
9/10/2024
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Daubert Standards ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Intrinsic Evidence ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Reversal
Backertop Licensing LLC v. Canary Connect, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2023-2367, -2368, 2024-1016, -1017 (Fed. Cir. July 16, 2024)
Our case of the week focuses on the inherent power of the district courts to investigate fraud and...more
7/23/2024
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Civil Contempt Orders ,
Dismissals ,
Fraud ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Investigations ,
Monetization ,
Mootness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Rule 45 ,
Sanctions ,
Section 101
EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2023-1101 (Fed. Cir. June 3, 2024)
In the Federal Circuit’s only precedential patent opinion this week, the court addressed issues of infringement and admissibility that arose...more
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
Univ. of South Florida Bd. of Trustees v. United States, Appeal No. 2022-2248 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 9, 2024)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit examined the scope of a provision of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 (35...more
2/14/2024
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Bayh-Dole Act ,
Claim Construction ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventions ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Prior Art
Roku, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, Appeal No. 2022-1386 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 19, 2024)
In an appeal from the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”), the Federal Circuit addressed a number of findings...more
VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation, Appeal No. 2022-1906 (Fed. Cir. December 4, 2023)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit vacated an approximately $2.2 billion damages award against appellant Intel...more
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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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
Evolusion Concepts, Inc. v. HOC Events Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1963 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 14, 2022)
In its only precedential patent case this week, the Federal Circuit disposed of an appeal, holding that the district court’s...more
AstraZeneca AB v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1729 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 8, 2021) -
Our Case of the Week again focuses on numerical values in claims. Last week we addressed a case involving whether there was...more
In re: Vivint, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-1992 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 29, 2021) -
In an appeal from the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Federal Circuit addressed whether a party may challenge the validity of an...more
Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. Hospira, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-1799 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 1, 2021) -
In an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district...more
9/8/2021
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Failure To Disclose ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Inventions ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Notice ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Remand ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Our Case of the Week this week is a re-write of our Case of the Week on October 5, 2020. The case involves a drug that could be used for multiple therapeutic purposes. A patent covered use of the product for a specific...more
8/10/2021
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Damages ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Improper Venue ,
Inventions ,
Labeling ,
Liability ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
BOT M8 LLC v. Sony Corporation, Appeal No. 2020-2218 (Fed. Cir. July 13, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed the stringency of pleading requirements alleging patent infringement. At...more