Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Motorola Mobility LLC, Appeal Nos 2021-1555, -1795 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 4, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week is ostensibly a case about whether a patent owner has standing to sue when that patent holder has...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Thaler v. Vidal, Appeal No. 2021-2347 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 5, 2022) -
In its only precedential patent decision this week, the Federal Circuit answered a question that had long occupied the musings...more
8/9/2022
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Dismissals ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Judicial Review ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Summary Judgment
CareDx, Inc. v. Natera, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1027, -1028 (Fed. Cir. July 18, 2022) -
In its only precedential patent opinion this week, the Federal Circuit held patents directed to the detection of organ transplant...more
Atlanta Gas Light Company v. Bennett Regulator Guards Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-1759 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2022) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit Court addressed the third appeal from an underlying inter...more
5/17/2022
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Dismissals ,
Functional Claim Language ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventions ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated
Apple Inc. v. Zipit Wireless, Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1760 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 18, 2022) -
In its only precedential patent case this week, the Federal Circuit addressed the extent to which a party exposes itself to personal...more
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
/ Appeals ,
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
Biogen International GMBH v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Appeal No. 2020-1933 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 30, 2021) -
For the second time in two weeks, our Case of the Week focuses on the written description requirement, in...more
University of Strathclyde v. Clear-Vu Lighting LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2243 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 4, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit reversed an inter partes review decision finding claims directed to...more
11/9/2021
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Improper Venue ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art
General Electric Co. v. Raytheon Techs. Corp., Appeal No. 2019-1319 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 23, 2020) -
In one of two precedential opinions this week, the Federal Circuit established new precedent concerning what it takes for a...more
C.R. Bard Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-1756, -1934 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 10, 2020) -
Our Case of the Week is one of two cases decided this week in which the Federal Circuit finds that a district court jumped the...more
11/17/2020
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Claim Construction ,
Discovery ,
Dismissals ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Genuine Issue of Material Fact ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventors ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Summary Judgment
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Security People, Inc. v. Iancu, Appeal No. 2019-2118 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 20, 2020) -
This week’s Case of the Week deals with whether a party can challenge the outcome of an inter partes review...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Communication Test Design, Inc. v. Contec, LLC, Appeal No. 2019-1672 (Fed. Cir. March 13, 2020) -
This week’s Case of the Week explores two important procedural issues: a court’s discretion to...more
3/17/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissals ,
First-to-File ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Inspired Development Grp, LLC v. Inspired Products Grp., LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1616 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 18, 2019) -
Our first patent case of the week is not, according to the Federal Circuit, a...more
9/24/2019
/ Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Gunn v Minton ,
IP License ,
Notice of Allowance ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Term Adjustment ,
Patents ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
USPTO
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Celgene Corporation v. Laura A. Peter, Appeal Nos. 2018-1167, -1168, -1169, -1171 (Fed. Cir. July 30, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit held that the retroactive...more
8/6/2019
/ Dismissals ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Estoppel ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Elbit Systems Land and C4I Ltd. v. Hughes Network Systems, LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1910 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2019) -
In this appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...more
7/2/2019
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Damages ,
Dismissals ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Exceptional Case ,
Expert Testimony ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Substantial Evidence ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Lone Star Silicon Innovations LLC v. Nanya Technology Corporation, Appeal No. 2018-1581, -1582 (Fed. Cir. May 30, 2019) -
In the only precedential patent case this week, the Federal Circuit...more
6/4/2019
/ Article III ,
Dismissals ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
FRCP 19 ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Remand ,
Standing ,
Transfer of Rights ,
Vacated
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. v. General Electric Company, Appeal No. 2018-1284 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 26, 2019) -
The Court this week affirmed the Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of an infringement lawsuit, finding...more
3/6/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Coda Development S.R.O. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Appeal No. 2018-1028 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 22, 2019)
In an appeal from a district court dismissal of a case seeking correction of inventorship, the Federal Circuit reversed...more
2/26/2019
/ Amended Complaints ,
Appeals ,
Client Services ,
Dismissals ,
Disqualification ,
Engagement Letters ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Motion for Leave ,
Motion To Strike ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Public Disclosure ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Trademark Litigation
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. v. Plano Encryption Technologies LLC, Appeal No. 2016-2700 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2018)
On Friday, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a...more
12/13/2018
/ Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissals ,
Double Patent ,
Due Process ,
Final Judgment ,
Improper Venue ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mobile Apps ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Term Extensions ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Reversal ,
Technology Sector
Maxchief Investments Ltd. v. Wok & Pan, Ind., Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1121 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 29, 2018) -
In the only precedential patent decision this week, the Federal Circuit addressed the extent to which a court has...more
ArcelorMittal Atlantique Et Lorraine v. AK Steel Corporation, Appeal No. 2017-1637 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 14, 2018) -
In an opinion originally filed as sealed on Nov. 5 and unsealed on Nov. 18, the Federal Circuit vacated and...more
11/20/2018
/ Appeals ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Cross-Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
FRCP 12(b)(3) ,
Improper Venue ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Summary Judgment ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
JTEKT Corporation v. GKN Automotive Ltd., Appeal No. 2017-1828 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 3, 2018)
The Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from an inter partes review, holding that, although JTEKT...more
8/8/2018
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Design Patent ,
Dismissals ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prosecution History Estoppel ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
Standing ,
USPTO
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
WesternGeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corp., Appeal Nos. 2016-2099, -2100, -2101, -2332, -2333, -2334 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2018) -
In an appeal from an inter partes review, the Federal Circuit...more
5/15/2018
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Admissible Evidence ,
Appeals ,
Article III ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissals ,
Estoppel ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Foreign Defendants ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Transfer ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Privity of Contract ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Standing ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
USPTO ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus
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
/ § 315(b) ,
Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Dismissals ,
En Banc Review ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Incorporation by Reference ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventors ,
Judicial Review ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prevailing Party ,
Prior Art ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Reversal ,
Software Developers ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
Time-Barred Claims
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Ottah v. Fiat Chrysler, Appeal No. 2017-1842 (March 7, 2018) -
In Ottah v. Fiat Chrysler, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement as to...more
3/15/2018
/ Appeals ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Collateral Review ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Stare Decisis ,
Summary Judgment