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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Federal Circuit Affirms Decision to Impose Discovery Sanctions Against Defendant for Late Disclosure...

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - 1.  ADASA INC. v. AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION [OPINION] (2022-1092, 12/16/2022) (Moore, Hughes, and Stark) - Moore, C.J. The Court affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded...more

Collateral estoppel in IPR proceedings requires that the issues of patentability be identical, not that the patent claims need to...

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - 1.  GOOGLE LLC v. HAMMOND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC. [OPINION]  (21-2218, 12/8/2022) (Moore, Chen, and Stoll) - Moore, Chief J. Reversing in part and affirming in part...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: IPR disclaimers are binding in later proceedings but not in the proceeding in which it is made

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - 1.  VLSI TECHNOLOGY LLC v. INTEL CORPORATION [OPINION]  (2021-1826, 11/15/22) (Chen, Bryson, Hughes) - Bryson, J. Affirming in part, reversing in part, and remanding...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: How can an irrevocable license be revoked?

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - UNILOC 2017 LLC v. GOOGLE LLC [OPINION] (2021-1498, 2021-1500, 2021-1501, 2021-1502, 2021-1503, 2021-1504, 2021-1505, 2021-1506, 2021-1507, 2021-1508, 2021-1509, 11/4/2022) (Lourie,...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Patent claims found to lack patentable subject matter because they used “functional language, at a...

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - NATURE SIMULATION SYSTEMS INC. v. AUTODESK, INC. [OPINION] (2020-2257, 10/17/2022) (Newman, Lourie, and Dyk) - Newman, J. The Court reversed a district court judgment that the...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: PTAB erred in not directly or implicitly addressing contested arguments in petition

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. WEBER, INC. [OPINION]  (2021-1942, 2021-1975, 9/27/2022) (Prost, Reyna, and Stark) - Prost, J. Affirming in part and vacating in part decision of...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Duplicative-litigation doctrine precludes patentee from pursuing products in a second case

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - ARENDI S.A.R.L. v. LG ELECTRONICS INC. [OPINION]  (2021-1967, 9/7/2022) (Prost, Chen, and Stoll) - Prost, J. Affirming grant of motion to dismiss under the...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Cancellation of claim in reexamination eliminates patent owner standing in appeal from IPR; Accused...

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - BEST MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. ELEKTA INC. [OPINION]  (2021-2099, 2021-2100, 8/29/22) (Hughes, Linn, and Stoll) - Stoll, J. Dismissing-in-part the appeal from Best Medical...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Assignor estoppel applies to claims that are not "materially broader" than the originally assigned...

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - In Re MCDONALD [OPINION] (2021-1697, 8/10/2022) (Newman, Stoll, and Cunningham) - Cunningham, J. The Court affirmed a PTAB decision rejecting reissue claims under 35 U.S.C. §...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: The Patent Act defines “inventor” as limited to natural persons

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - REALTIME ADAPTIVE STREAMING LLC v. NETFLIX, INC. [OPINION] (2021-1484, 2021-1485, 2021-1518, 2021-1519, July 27, 2022) (Newman, Reyna, and Chen) - Chen, J. Affirming district...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Speculative harm did not warrant a preliminary injunction

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - LG ELECTRONICS INC. v. IMMERVISION, INC. [OPINION]  (2021-2037, 2021-2038, 7/11/2022) (Newman, Stoll, Cunningham) - Stoll, J. Affirming Board decision in IPR finding that...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Disclosures to joint defense group in view of protective order

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - STATIC MEDIA LLC v. LEADER ACCESSORIES LLC [OPINION] (2021-2303, 6/28/22) (Dyk, Reyna, Taranto) - Dyk, J. Reversing district court’s contempt finding and award of sanctions and...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Placing assets in a blind trust is not divestment

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS v. ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC. [OPINION] (2021-1070, 6/21/2022) (Moore, Linn, Hughes) - Moore, C.J. Granting petition for panel rehearing, vacating prior...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Obvious minor clerical errors in the claim language may not form basis for a defense to willful...

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - ARTHREX, INC. v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. [OPINION] (2018-2140, May 27, 2022) (Moore, Reyna, Chen) - Moore, C. J. Affirming PTAB decision finding unpatentable certain claims of...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - May 2022 #2

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - SOUND VIEW INNOVATIONS, LLC v. HULU, LLC [OPINION] (2021-1998, 05/11/2022) (Prost, Meyer, Taranto) - Taranto, J. The Court vacated and remanded the district court’s grant of...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - May 2022

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING v. U.S. VENTURE, INC. [OPINION]  (2020-1640, 4/29/22) (Prost, Reyna, Stoll) - Prost, J. Vacating in part a judgment of infringement because the...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - April 2022 #2

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - NIAZI LICENSING CORPORATION v. ST. JUDE MEDICAL S.C., INC. [OPINION]  (2021-1864, 4/11/22) (Taranto, Bryson, Stoll) - Stoll, J. Affirming sanctions that excluded portions of...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - April 2022

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION v. MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC [OPINION]  (2021-1609, 2021-1633, April 8, 2022) (NEWMAN, PROST, and TARANTO) - Prost, J.  Affirming in part and...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - March 2022 #3

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - BASF PLANT SCIENCE, LP. v. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC[OPINION]  (2020-1415, 2020-1416, 2020-1919, 2020-1920, 3/15/2022) (NEWMAN, TARANTO, and CHEN) - Taranto, J.  The Court...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - March 2022 #2

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - DBN HOLDING, INC. v. ITC [OPINION]  (2020-2342, 3/1/22) (Moore, Newman, Reyna) - Reyna, J.  Affirming ITC’s decision to not modify a civil penalty. Defendant argued that the...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - March 2022

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - 1.  INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. v. ANDREW HIRSHFELD [OPINION]  (2020-1481, February 11, 2022) (O’MALLEY, CLEVENGER, and STOLL) - O’Malley, J.  Affirming PTAB decision finding...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - February 2022

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - KYOCERA SENCO INDUS. TOOLS INC. v. ITC [OPINION] (2020-1046, 2020-2050, 01/21/2022) (MOORE, DYK, and CUNNINGHAM) - Moore, C.J. The Court vacated and remanded an ITC decision...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Use of ‘a’ vs. ‘the’ in claims

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions EVOLUSION CONCEPTS, INC. v. HOC EVENTS, INC. [OPINION]  (2021-1963, 1/14/22) (Prost, Taranto, Chen) - Taranto, J.  Reversing summary judgment of noninfringement for patent related to...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - January 2022

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION v. HEC PHARM CO., LTD. [OPINION] (2021-1070, January 3, 2021) (MOORE, LINN and O’MALLEY) - O’Malley, J. Affirming district court decision...more

Federal Circuit Patent Watch - December 2021 #2

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA v. CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS, INC. [OPINION] (2021-1360, 12/07/2021) (MOORE, NEWMAN, and REYNA) -   Moore, C.J. The Court affirmed the PTAB’s IPR decision...more

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