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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Section 285 Does Not Extend to Recovery of IPR Fees

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Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - 1.  ZIRCON CORP. v. ITC (2022-1649, 05/08/2024) (Lourie, Bryson, and Stark) - Bryson, J. The Court affirmed the Commission’s determination regarding the domestic...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - January 2023 #2

Grace Instrument Industries, LLC v. Chandler Instruments Company, LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2370 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 12, 2023) - In an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the Federal Circuit...more

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ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2022

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This month, there were two new complaints filed at the ITC, including complaints filed by Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc. (Certain Rotating 3-D LiDAR Devices, Components Thereof, and Sensing Systems Containing the Same, Inv. No....more

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Minnesota Patent Litigation Wrap-Up - Q1 2022

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This post continues our summary of substantive orders in patent litigation in the District of Minnesota. This summary includes discovery relevant to willfulness findings, stays under the customer suit exception, and...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Watch - January 2022

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Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION v. HEC PHARM CO., LTD. [OPINION] (2021-1070, January 3, 2021) (MOORE, LINN and O’MALLEY) - O’Malley, J. Affirming district court decision...more

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Expired Patents Can Be Challenged

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Although it may seem counterintuitive, the PTAB has jurisdiction over expired patents, and patent owners may need to defend their expired patents in inter partes review. The PTAB recently reiterated this in Apple, Inc. v....more

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CAFC Patent Cases - September 2021 #3

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Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions IN RE: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. [OPINION]  (2021-160, September 2, 2021) (Lourie, Bryson, and Taranto) - Per curiam. Issuing writ of mandamus directing the United States District Court...more

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CAFC Patent Cases - August 2021

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Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - QUALCOMM INCORPORATED v. INTEL CORPORATION [OPINION] (2020-1589, 2020-1590, 2020-1591, 2020-1592, 2020-1593, 2020-1594, 7/27/21) (Moore, Reyna, Stoll) - Moore, J. Vacating final...more

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[Webinar] One Year of Patent Law in 60 Minutes - February 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Give us an hour of your time and we will deliver a fun and free CLE with a fast-paced overview on the state of patent law. In their fourth annual webinar, BakerHostetler Partners Michael E. Anderson and Jason F. Hoffman will...more

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The Mere Presence of Patent Issues in a Contract Dispute Does Not Create Federal Jurisdiction

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ANTENNASYS, INC. v. AQYR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Before, O’Malley, Bryson, and Reyna. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire - Summary: The Federal Circuit held that claim construction issues...more

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[Webinar] Patent Law: 2019 Year End Review (and 2020 Preview) - February 26th, 12:00 pm ET

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This timely and fast-moving webinar provides insight for business leaders and legal counsel, highlighting many of the significant holdings by the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit in patent cases in 2019 and what issues are...more

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Federal Circuit Review - September 2019

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State Sovereignty Principles Do Not Allow a State to Bring a Patent Infringement Suit in an Improper Venue - In Board of Regents v. Boston Scientific Corp., Appeal No. 2018-1700, the Federal Circuit ruled that the patent...more

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Judge Gilstrap Issues Standing Order Governing Subject Matter Eligibility Contentions

For nearly two decades, the Eastern District of Texas has been a hotbed of patent litigation. Even after the Supreme Court’s 2017 TC Heartland decision narrowed a plaintiff’s venue options, the Eastern District of Texas still...more

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Federal Circuit Review - May 2018

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Priority Claims Cannot Be Incorporated by Reference - In Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals International Limited, Appeal Nos. 2016-2707 and 2016-2708, the Federal Circuit held that when a patent for a...more

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Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Knowles Electronics LLC v. Iancu, Appeal No. 2016-1954 (Fed. Cir. 2018) - In an appeal from an inter partes reexamination, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the PTAB invalidating a...more

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[Webinar] Patent Law: 2017 Year End Review (and 2018 Preview) - February 28th, 12:00pm ET

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This timely and fast-moving webinar provides insight for business leaders and legal counsel, highlighting many of the significant holdings by the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit in patent cases in 2017 and what issues are...more

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Disclosed Structure Restricts Breadth of Means-Plus-Function Limitations

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In an opinion addressing claim construction and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) jurisdiction, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that while the PTAB had the authority to consider the patentability...more

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2017 Intellectual Property Law Year In Review

Though politics ruled the headlines in 2016, the year still brought big changes in intellectual property law and its application, most notably in patent subject matter eligibility, inter partes review institution and appeal...more

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Prevailing Party Before PTAB May Not Appeal

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Addressing the right of a prevailing party to appeal a favorable decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal of a case from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) and ruled that...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Updates - July 2016 #2

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WBIP, LLC v. Kohler Co. (No. 2015-1038, -1044, 7/19/16) (Moore, O'Malley, Chen) - Moore, J. Affirming denial of JMOL that patent was invalid as obvious and lacked an adequate written description, affirming finding of...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Updates - May 2016

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Ruckus Wireless, Inc. v. Innovative Wireless Solutions (No. 2015-1425, 1438, 5/31/16) (Prost, Reyna, Stark) - May 31, 2016 3:11 PM - Reyna, J. Affirming summary judgment of non-infringement of patents based on...more

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Federal Circuit Review | December 2015

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Expert Testimony Not Always Necessary to Establish Prima Facie Obviousness Case in Inter Partes Review - In Belden Inc. v. Berk-Tek LLC, Appeal Nos. 2014-1575, 2014-1576, on appeal from an IPR, the Federal Circuit...more

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Federal Circuit Review | March 2015

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Patent Office’s Decision To Institute IPR Not Reviewable - In IN RE CUOZZO SPEED TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, the Federal Circuit held it lacks jurisdiction to review the Patent Office’s decision to institute inter partes review....more

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IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 9, September 2013

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Patents/Preliminary Injunction: Preliminary Injunction Ordered Based on Appellate Claim Construction Aria Diagnostics, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc. - Addressing a preliminary injunction filed by a defendant in a...more

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Patent Watch: Forrester Envtl. Servs., Inc. v. Wheelabrator Techs., Inc.

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[P]ermitting state courts to adjudicate disparagement cases (involving alleged false statements about U.S. patent rights) could result in inconsistent judgments between state and federal courts [but] this possibility of...more

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