PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Duncan Parking Techs., Inc. v. IPS Group, Inc. and IPS Group, Inc. v. Duncan Solutions, Inc. et al., Appeal Nos. 2018-1205, -1360 (Fed. Cir. January 31, 2019) -
The Court this week provided a...more
2/5/2019
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Intellectual Property Litigation ,
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Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
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Remand ,
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Summary Judgment ,
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Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Mark A. Barry v. Medtronic, Inc., Appeal No. 2017-2463 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 24, 2019) -
On Thursday, the Federal Circuit issued a significant decision affirming the district court’s rulings related...more
1/30/2019
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Inventions ,
On-Sale Bar ,
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Section 102
Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 586 U.S. ____ (2019) -
Yesterday, the Supreme Court addressed the extent of the “on-sale” bar following the passage of the America Invents Act (“AIA”), and held...more
1/23/2019
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Public Use ,
Reaffirmation ,
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Third-Party Relationships
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
In Re: Marco Guldenaar Holding B.V., Appeal No. 2017-2465 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 28, 2018) -
The Federal Circuit affirmed the final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”)...more
1/3/2019
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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Natural Alternatives International, Inc. v. Iancu, Appeal No. 2017-1962 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 1, 2018)
In an appeal from an inter partes reexamination, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Board’s...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Roxane Laboratories, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2078, -2134 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 10, 2018)
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling following a bench trial,...more
9/18/2018
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Preponderance of the Evidence ,
Printed Publications ,
Prior Art
Applications in Internet Time, LLC v. RPX Corp., Appeal Nos. 2017-1698, et al. (Fed. Cir. July 9, 2018) (unsealed July 24, 2018)
In a lengthy decision on an issue of first impression, the Federal Circuit addressed the...more
7/31/2018
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Vacated
Medtronic, Inc. v. Mark A. Barry, Appeal Nos. 2017-1169, -1170 (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2018) -
The Court affirmed-in-part and vacated-in-part a PTAB decision finding that petitioner Medtronic, Inc. had failed to prove that...more
6/19/2018
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Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2016-2121, -2208, -2235 (Fed. Cir. 2018)?-
In an appeal from a jury trial, the Federal Circuit addressed numerous issues...more
5/8/2018
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PATENT CASE THIS WEEK -
In an appeal from a bench trial finding patents unenforceable, the Federal Circuit issued a rare decision on the doctrine of unclean hands. The doctrine of unclean hands in patent law arises from...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Droplets, Inc. v. E*TRADE Bank., Appeal No. 2016-2504 (Fed. Cir. 2018)?-
In an appeal from an inter partes review, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the PTAB invalidating a patent...more
4/24/2018
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Reversal ,
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Oracle America, Inc. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2017-1118, -1202 (Fed. Cir. 2018) -
In an appeal from a jury trial, the Federal Circuit reversed the District Court’s decision denying Oracle’s motion for JMOL and remanded...more
4/3/2018
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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
SimpleAir, Inc. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2016-2738 (Fed. Cir. 2018) -
In SimpleAir, Inc. v Google LLC, the Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule...more
3/20/2018
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Patents ,
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Reversal ,
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Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2016-1249 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 20, 2018) -
In Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Google LLC, the Federal Circuit upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) obviousness determination following...more
Berkheimer v. HP Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1437 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2018) -
In Berkheimer v. HP Inc., the Federal Circuit reviewed the District Court’s summary judgment finding that certain claims of a patent were invalid as...more
2/13/2018
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