I. Minerva Surgical v. Hologic: Background - The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion earlier this year in Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. clarifying the “in public...more
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. provides a timeline reminder to inventors and patent applicants: Do not bring your invention into public view before you have filed your patent...more
The Federal Circuit has affirmed a grant of summary judgment that the asserted claims of a patent are barred because the device sought to be patented was demonstrated at a trade show. Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic,...more
This is an appeal from a District of Delaware summary judgment order that held that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,186,208 (the ’208 Patent) are anticipated under the public use bar of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). ...more