PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Omega Patents, LLC v. CalAmp Corp., Appeal No. 2018-1309 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 8, 2019)-
In an appeal from a series of post-trial decisions, the Federal Circuit provided several important opinions.
The...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
PersonalWeb Techs., LLC v. Apple, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1599 (Fed. Cir. March 8, 2019 -
In a second appeal in this inter partes review matter, the Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB’s finding of...more
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
/ Appeals ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventors ,
Joint Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
WesternGeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corp., Appeal Nos. 2013-1527, 2014-1121, -1526, -1528 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 11, 2019) -
In the continuing saga between WesternGeco and ION Geophysical, a Federal...more
1/15/2019
/ Anticipation ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Due Process ,
Final Judgment ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment on the Merits ,
Lost Profits ,
New Trial ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Royalties ,
Statutory Authority ,
Substantial Evidence ,
Technology Sector ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
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
Acceleration Bay, LLC v. Activision Blizzard Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2084, -2085, -2095, -2096, -2097, -2098, -2099, -2117, 2118 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 6, 2018)
In appeals of six inter partes review final decisions on three...more
11/13/2018
/ Appeals ,
Assignor Estoppel ,
Cross-Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Data Engine Technologies, LLC v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2017-1135 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9, 2018) -
In one of two Section 101 cases this week, the Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part, reversed-in-part, and...more
10/16/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Summary Judgment
Gust, Inc. v. AlphaCap Ventures, LLC, Appeal No. 2017-2414 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 28, 2018)
In an appeal from a district court decision awarding fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927, the Federal Circuit reversed. The decision makes...more
10/2/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Abuse of Discretion ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Bad Faith ,
Claim Construction ,
Crowdfunding ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
FRCP 11 ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Petition for Rulemaking ,
Reversal ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Summary Judgment ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
USPTO
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
/ Bench Trial ,
De Novo Standard of Review ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Nonobvious ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
Printed Publications ,
Prior Art
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Worlds Inc. v. Bungie, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1481, -1546, -1583 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 7, 2018)
In appeals from three inter partes reviews, the Federal Circuit vacated the PTAB’s decision...more
9/11/2018
/ Appeals ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Remand ,
Summary Judgment ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Video Games
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Ericsson Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures I LLC, Appeal No. 2017-1521 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 27, 2018) -
In an appeal from an inter partes review, the Court reviewed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s...more
9/5/2018
/ Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Ericsson ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Owner Preliminary Response ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Click-to-Call Technologies, LP v. Ingenio, Inc., Appeal No. 2015-1242 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2018)
In an appeal of an inter partes review, the Federal Circuit reviewed for the first time the...more
8/21/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fee Awards ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Inventive Concept Test ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Notice Requirements ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Spoliation ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated ,
Voluntary Dismissals ,
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
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
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Burden of Proof ,
Chevron Deference ,
En Banc Review ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Polara Engineering Inc. v. Campbell Company, Appeal Nos. 2017-1974, -2033 (Fed. Cir. July 10, 2018)
In this wide-ranging opinion, the Court provided a rare and lengthy opinion on the public use...more
7/18/2018
/ Claim Construction ,
En Banc Review ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Experimental Use Exception ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Public Use ,
Trade Secrets
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor Int’l, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2016-2691, 2017-1875 (Fed. Cir. July 3, 2018) -
The Court affirmed a jury verdict of patent infringement and vacated a...more
7/10/2018
/ Appeals ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Expert Testimony ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion For New Trial ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
PGS Geophysical AS, v. Andrei Iancu, Appeal Nos. 2016-2470, -2472, -2474 (Fed. Cir. June 7, 2018) -
In appeals from three inter partes review, the Federal Circuit addressed transition issues for cases currently on appeal...more
6/12/2018
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Anticipation ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Method Claims ,
Mootness ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Obviousness ,
Partial Institution ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Revival ,
Sua Sponte ,
USPTO
Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1452 (Fed. Cir. May 31, 2018) and Berkheimer v. HP Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1437 (Fed. Cir. May 31, 2018) -
In these two, published, precedential orders...more
6/5/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Amended Complaints ,
Anticipatory Reference ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
En Banc Review ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Indefiniteness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventive Concept Test ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Question of Law ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Summary Judgment ,
Triable Issue of Fact
Praxair Distribution, Inc. v. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP Ltd., Appeal Nos. 2016-2616, -2656 (Fed. Cir. May 16, 2018) -
In an appeal from a inter partes review, the Federal Circuit reviewed a PTAB obviousness...more
5/22/2018
/ Burden of Proof ,
Claim Construction ,
Claim Limitations ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 101 ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus
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
LATEST FROM THE SUPREME COURT -
We issue today’s special edition of Fresh from the Bench to summarize two important precedential decisions issued this morning by the Supreme Court. Both cases concern inter partes reviews,...more
4/25/2018
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Public Rights Doctrine ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
SCOTUS ,
Seventh Amendment ,
USPTO
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 -
In re Power Integrations, Inc., Appeal No. 17-1304 (Fed. Cir. 2018) -
In In re: Power Integrations, Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) rejection of a...more
3/27/2018
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Obviousness ,
Oral Argument ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Semiconductors
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
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Double Patent ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Kessler Doctrine ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Parent Patents ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal ,
Terminal Disclaimer ,
USPTO ,
Written Descriptions
Nalco Co. v. Chem-Mod, LLC, Appeal No. 17-1036 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 27, 2018)
In Nalco Company v. Chem-Mod, LLC, the Federal Circuit reviewed the district court’s decision to dismiss Nalco Company’s complaint for failure to...more
3/6/2018
/ Claim Construction ,
Direct Infringement ,
Dismissals ,
Divided Infringement ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Reversal ,
Section 101