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Patent Prosecution Indefiniteness

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2022 Decisions

As part of the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took steps to return to normal operations. It began requiring live oral arguments in August 2022 and, by November,...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PTAB Strategies and Insights Newsletter - March 2022

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Circuit: Indefiniteness Is Not Judged by the “Claim Language, Standing Alone”

Evaluating whether a patent claim is sufficiently “definite” under 35 U.S.C. § 112 requires looking beyond just the claim language itself. The Federal Circuit reaffirmed this fundamental principle in a recent decision...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Infinity Computer Products, Inc. v. Oki Data Americas, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2021)

Infinity Computer Products ("Infinity") sued Oki Data in the District of Delaware for infringement of four patents.  The District Court found the patents invalid due to indefiniteness and the Federal Circuit affirmed.  This...more

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Contradictory Positions Render Claims Indefinite

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Infinity Computer Products v. Oki Data Americas, Inc. Before Prost, Clevenger, and Taranto. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Contradictory positions taken during prosecution...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Court Finds Dow Claims Clearly Indefinite

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In Dow Chemical Co. v. Nova Chemicals Corp., the Federal Circuit held claims reciting a limitation that could be calculated in several ways indefinite where the patent claims, specification, and prosecution history failed to...more

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Federal Circuit Review | July 2015

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Nunc Pro Tunc Assignments Insufficient To Confer Retroactive Standing - In ALPS SOUTH, LLC v. OHIO WILLOW WOOD CO., Appeal Nos. 2013-1452, 2013-1488, 2014-1147, and 2014-1426, the Federal Circuit reversed the denial of a...more

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