Arendi S.A.R.L. v. LG Electronics Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1967 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 7, 2022) -
In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the District of Delaware’s application of the...more
This week, we provide extensive write-ups about two consequential decisions issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concerning two procedural issues under the America Invents Act (“AIA”), both...more
8/23/2022
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Thryv Inc v Click-To-Call Technologies LP ,
United States v Arthrex Inc ,
USPTO
Hologic, Inc. v. Minerva Surgical, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-2054, -2081 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 11, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week follows the Hologic saga as it returns to the Federal Circuit on remand from the Supreme Court’s...more
8/16/2022
/ Appeals ,
Assignor Estoppel ,
Claim Construction ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
USPTO
Realtime Adaptive Streaming LLC v. Netflix, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-1484, -1485, -1518, -1519 (Fed. Cir. July 27, 2022) -
In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concisely affirmed an award of...more
Mitek Systems, Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association, Appeal No. 2021-1989 (Fed. Cir. May 20, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week this week is a declaratory judgment action brought against USAA. In a 27-page opinion,...more
5/24/2022
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
USPTO ,
Venue
Hunting Titan, Inc. v. DynaEnergetics Europe GMBH, Appeal Nos. 2020-2163, -2191 (Fed. Cir. March 24, 2022) -
In a notable review of the USPTO’s new Precedential Opinions Panel, the Federal Circuit discussed the...more
3/29/2022
/ Claim Construction ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Means-Plus-Function ,
Motion to Amend ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Remand ,
USPTO
Alarm.com Inc. v. Hirshfeld, Appeal No. 2020-2102 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 24, 2022)-
In an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Federal Circuit addressed whether the ex parte reexamination...more
3/1/2022
/ Appeals ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Estoppel ,
Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Review ,
Oral Argument ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Sanctions ,
USPTO
Mobility Workx, LLC v. Unified Patents, LLC, Appeal No. 2020-1441 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, a panel of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered, and rejected, new...more
10/19/2021
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Section 145 ,
Section 285 ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
In re: Vivint, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-1992 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 29, 2021) -
In an appeal from the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Federal Circuit addressed whether a party may challenge the validity of an...more
Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. Hospira, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-1799 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 1, 2021) -
In an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district...more
9/8/2021
/ Appeals ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Inventions ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Notice ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Remand ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Teva Pharms. Int’l GmbH v. Eli Lilly and Co., Appeal Nos. 2020-1747, -1748, -1750 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2021) -
Eli Lilly and Co. v. Teva Pharms. Int’l GmbH, Appeal Nos. 2020-1876, -1877, -1878 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2021)...more
United States v. Arthrex, Inc., et al, Appeal No. 2019-1434 (Fed. Cir. June 21, 2021) -
The Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision today on the constitutionality of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The...more
6/22/2021
/ Administrative Patent Judges ,
Appointments Clause ,
Arthrex Inc v Smith & Nephew Inc ,
Executive Branch ,
Executive Powers ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
United States v Arthrex Inc ,
USPTO
Gilbert P. Hyatt v. Andrew Hirshfeld, Appeal Nos. 2018-2390, -2391, -2392, 2019-1038, -1039, -1049, -1070 (Fed. Cir. June 1, 2021) -
This week’s Case of the Week explores a long-running dispute between controversial...more
6/8/2021
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Laches ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Term Adjustment ,
Patents ,
Prejudice ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO
SynQor, Inc. v. Vicor Corp., Appeal No. 2019-1704 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 22, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit held that common law collateral estoppel could arise from a factual determination made in...more
In re: Nitro Fluids L.L.C., Appeal No. 2020-142 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 28, 2020) -
In the Court’s only precedential patent opinion this week, the Federal Circuit granted a mandamus petition vacating the district court’s denial of...more
Facebook, Inc. v. Windy City Innovations, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2018-1400 et al. (Fed. Cir. Sept. 4, 2020)-
The only precedential decision this week was a modified panel decision of a prior precedential opinion following a...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Hulu, LLC, Appeal No. 2019-1686 (Fed. Cir. July 22, 2020) -
In this appeal, the Federal Circuit held for the first time that in inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings, when...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Munchkin, Inc. v. Luv N’ Care, Ltd., Appeal No. 2019-1454 (Fed. Cir. June 8, 2020) -
In its only precedential patent opinion issued this week, the Federal Circuit reversed an award of...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Schwendimann v. Arkwright Advanced Coating, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2018-2416, et al. (Fed. Cir. May 5, 2020) (unsealed May 13, 2020) -
In this recently unsealed precedential opinion, the Federal...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
GS CleanTech Corp. v. Adkins Energy LLC, Appeal No. 2016-2231, 2017-1838, 2017-1832 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 2, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s...more
3/11/2020
/ Comcast ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Dish Network ,
Inventors ,
IP License ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Provisional Applications ,
Section 101 ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
USPTO
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Peter v. Nantkwest, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-801 (Sup. Ct. Dec. 11, 2019) -
This week the Supreme Court answered a long-simmering question concerning the extent to which a person who brings a...more
12/17/2019
/ American Rule ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Civil Claims ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Applicants ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Peter v NantKwest Inc ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Prevailing Party ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 145 ,
USPTO
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 -
AVX Corporation v. Presidio Components, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1106 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2019) -
Following an inter partes review upholding the patentability of certain challenged claims, the...more
5/22/2019
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Article III ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Standing ,
USPTO
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