ARTHREX, INC. V. SMITH & NEPHEW ET AL.
Before Dyk, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -
Summary: The Board’s invalidity decision does not need to track the exact wording in the IPR...more
AUTOMOTIVE BODY PARTS ASS'N v. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC -
Before Hughes, Schall, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Summary: Aesthetic appeal is not an...more
A federal court in Wisconsin recently awarded Ultratec, Inc. and Captel, Inc. more than $5.4 million in damages, based on a patent infringement claim brought against Sorenson Communications and CaptionCalls...more
QUEST INTEGRITY USA, LLC v. COKEBUSTERS USA INC.
Before Dyk, Taranto, and Hughes. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: An affidavit should not be dismissed as a sham where: (1) the...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Prost, Dyk and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Summary: A party may not seek a declaratory judgment to obtain piecemeal...more
2/6/2018
/ AbbVie ,
Appeals ,
Case or Controversy ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Judicial Discretion ,
License Agreements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Royalties ,
Standing ,
UK