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Carolina Calling: Sources of Proof Favor Transfer

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a district court order denying transfer, finding that the sources of proof, compulsory process and localized interest factors all favored transfer. In re Honeywell Int’l...more

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Purdue v. Collegium: Upholding the Board’s Authority to Issue a Final Written Decision Even After the Statutory Deadline Has...

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On November 21, 2023, the Federal Circuit in Purdue Pharma L.P et al. v. Collegium Pharm., Inc. (i) affirmed that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) has authority to issue a Final Written Decision after the statutory...more

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Fifth Circuit Weighs In on Transfer Factors In High-Tech IP Case

The Federal Circuit is charged with disposing of the mandamus petitions that regularly arise from decisions denying transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) in Texas patent litigation. The Fifth Circuit, whose law the Federal...more

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Transfer Motions Take Priority Regardless of Target District

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a writ of mandamus and ordered the district court to decide a motion for intra-district transfer before proceeding to further substantive matters, explaining that both...more

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Things May Be Bigger in Texas, but Not More Convenient

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a mandamus petition after analyzing the Fifth Circuit’s public and private interest factors for transfer motions and ordered the US District Court for the Western...more

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Litigation Funding Probe Continues to Make Waves

On remand from a decision allowing the US District Court for the District of Delaware to continue its probe into who was funding a patent owner’s infringement litigation, the district court denied the patent owner’s motion to...more

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Collateral estoppel in IPR proceedings requires that the issues of patentability be identical, not that the patent claims need to...

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Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - 1.  GOOGLE LLC v. HAMMOND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC. [OPINION]  (21-2218, 12/8/2022) (Moore, Chen, and Stoll) - Moore, Chief J. Reversing in part and affirming in part...more

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Full Speed Ahead: District Court Entitled to Explore Litigation Funding Arrangements

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a patent owner’s mandamus petition, clearing the way for a district court to probe who is funding the patent owner’s infringement litigation. In re Nimitz Techs. LLC,...more

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Texas Patent Litigation Monthly Wrap-Up - October 2021

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This post summarizes some of the significant developments related to patent litigation in federal district courts of Texas for the month of October 2021....more

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CAFC Patent Cases - September #2

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Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - In Re MAXPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. [ORDER]  (2021-146, 9/8/21) (O’Malley, Reyna, Chen) - Reyna, J.  Denying mandamus petition and dismissing appeal.  The Court declined to...more

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You Can’t Manipulate Venue!

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How many of the lawyers out there liked hypotheticals in law school? I did not, but this case prompted me to write one! So, for those of you who enjoy hypotheticals, here it is: Company A, a North Carolina LLC, owns...more

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Venue Manipulation Obviates Geographically Bounded Claims in Venue Analysis

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a rare grant of two mandamus petitions directing the US District Court for the Western District of Texas to transfer the underlying patent infringement actions to the US...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - July 2021

In re: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., Appeal Nos. 2021-139, -140 (Fed. Cir. June 30, 2021) - In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit granted mandamus petitions filed by Samsung and LG Electronics,...more

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PTAB Strategies and Insights - March 2021: Is The Sliver of Light a Door Opening or Closing?

From the beginning of AIA proceedings, Petitioners that have lost at institution decision phase have tried using Mandamus to circumvent the statutory lack of appeal from institution decisions. Mylan Laboratories Ltd. v....more

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PTAB Strategies and Insights - March 2021

The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more

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Institution Mandamus Review Limited to Colorable Constitution Claims

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In Mylan Labs Ltd. v. Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., the Federal Circuit reaffirmed it lacked jurisdiction over appeals from the PTAB denying IPR institution, noted that it had jurisdiction over requests for mandamus, but that...more

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The Road Less Traveled: IPR Denial Decisions Appealable via Mandamus

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that while it did not have jurisdiction to consider the direct appeal of a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision denying institution, it could review the decision under...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - March 2021 #3

Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Facebook Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-1688, -1689 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 9, 2021) In this week’s Case of the Week, Uniloc appealed from two consolidated IPR decisions finding multiple claims unpatentable as obvious....more

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Order of Interest – Can You Challenge The Denial Of Institution Without Showing A Deprivation Of Life, Liberty, Or Property?

Originating tribunal: Patent Trial and Appeal Board - Date: March 12, 2021 - Panel: Judges Newman, Moore, and Stoll, with Judge Moore writing the precedential order - Result: Appeal dismissed, and mandamus...more

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Federal Circuit Cannot Review Denial of Institution of IPR, Unless Extraordinary Circumstances Are Shown

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MYLAN LABS. LTD. v. JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA, N.V. Before Newman, Moore, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction over appeals from decisions denying...more

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First-to-File Rule Requires That Action Could Have Been Brought in Transferee Forum

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After issuing a rare grant of a mandamus petition directing a district court to stay proceedings until ruling on a pending motion to transfer, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a subsequent mandamus...more

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In West Texas, the Jury Will Return for a Federal Patent Trial

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In January, a second mandamus petition was unsuccessful in the US District Court for the Federal Circuit, notwithstanding its similarity to the first mandamus petition, which was successful. Thus, the stage was set for a...more

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Eight-Month Delay on Transfer Motion Ruling Is “Egregious,” Warrants Stay

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a rare grant of a mandamus petition directing a district court to stay proceedings until ruling on a pending motion to transfer, stating that the district court’s...more

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The Jury Returns...Returns

Happy New Year! 2021 begins as 2020 ended: mostly without jury trials. Some are determined to change that, however, which brings us to the latest in the saga of Judge Alan Albright’s US District Court for the Western District...more

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No Right To Appeal Even When IPR Institution Denied On Non-Substantive Grounds

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One way to challenge the validity of a patent at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is through a petition for inter partes review (“IPR”). The USPTO Director has delegated responsibility to the Patent...more

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