Littelfuse, Inc. v. Mersen USA EP Corp., Appeal No. 2021-2013 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 4, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week focuses on the issue of claim construction, and, more specifically, the doctrine of claim differentiation....more
BASF Plant Sci., LP v. Commonw. Scientific and Indus. Research Org., Appeal Nos. 2020-1415, -1416, -1919, -1920 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week, an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...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
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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
Adapt Pharma Operations Limited v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-2106 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 10, 2022) -
In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in both the majority opinion and...more
2/15/2022
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En Banc Review ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Motion To Seal ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Third-Party ,
Vacated
The Federal Circuit issued numerous precedential opinions last week, two of which answered long simmering questions about inter partes reviews (IPRs). Below we discuss a case addressing whether admissions of prior art in the...more
2/8/2022
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Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Estoppel ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Settlement Agreements
Nature Simulation Systems Inc. v. Autodesk, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-2257 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 27, 2022) -
In its only precedential patent decision this week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit corrected what it...more
Indivior UK Ltd. v. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories S.A., Appeal Nos. 2020-2073, -2142 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 24, 2021) -
Our Case of the Week this week focuses on the written description requirement when the patent claims a range. The...more
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
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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