On November 6, the Federal Circuit in In re Motorola Solutions, Inc. denied Motorola’s request for mandamus and held that the USPTO Director’s decisions denying or de-instituting inter partes review (IPR) are unreviewable...more
11/18/2025
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Writ of Mandamus
On October 16, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Defendant (Karim Kharbouch) after finding that the Plaintiff (Eddie Richardson) provided...more
On September 24, in Finesse Wireless LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, Nokia of America Corporation (AT&T), the Federal Circuit reversed the denial of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) and vacated the damages award of $166 million...more
On August 26, in Global Health Solutions LLC v. Selner, the Federal Circuit reviewed its first derivation proceeding. The patent applications at issue claimed the same or substantially the same method for preparing an...more
On August 4, the USPTO issued a Memorandum to examiners in Technology Centers 2100, 2600, and 3600, providing reminders and clarifications on evaluating subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. This guidance is...more
On May 21, the Federal Circuit, in an en banc decision of LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Tech. Operations LLC, has overruled the Rosen-Durling test applied in evaluating obviousness of design patents. Instead, the CAFC applied the...more