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A&O Shearman

UPC ruling on Panasonic v. Oppo: A landmark decision on SEPS and FRAND

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On November, 22, 2024, the Mannheim Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) delivered a landmark ruling in Panasonic v. Oppo, setting a significant precedent in the realm of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and...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

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

When Is Less Really More for a Patent Licensee?

In Apple v. Qualcomm, Federal Circuit Finds No Standing to Challenge Validity of a Few Patents When Many Were Licensed - The development timeline for small-molecule drugs and biologics is lengthy, estimated to take...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

The Federal Circuit Provides New Guidance for Patent Licensees Wishing to Challenge the Licensed Patent’s Validity

The Federal Circuit in Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated handed down a decision on April 7, 2021 that provides guidance on the determination of standing for patent licensees who wish to contest the validity of a patent or...more

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Federal Court Allowed to Defer to State Court on Contract Dispute That Raised Patent Validity Questions

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WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., v. SASSO - Before Newman, Schall, and Wallach. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Summary: A federal court properly exercises its discretion to...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Immunex Corp. v. Sandoz Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2020)

The Federal Circuit held recently that the "all substantive rights" test, used heretofore to determine the identity of the "patentee" for purposes of satisfying 35 U.S.C. § 281, should be the standard for determining common...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

BASF Corp. v. SNF Holding Co. (Fed. Cir. 2020)

In what may be simple happenstance, the Federal Circuit issued opinions on the same day reversing a District Court grant of summary judgment in opinions written by Judge Lourie, here in BASF Corp. v. SNF Holding Co....more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

CAR T-Cell Therapy Takes Off and Brings on Patent Litigation

CAR T-Cell therapy, a new biologic therapy, is taking off. As companies continue to develop this new and promising therapy, patent litigation inevitably follows.  ...more

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Federal Circuit Review - December 2018

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Assignor Estoppel Does Not Apply in the IPR Context - In Arista Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1525, 2017-1577, the Federal Circuit held that the plain language of 35 U.S.C. § 311(a) unambiguously...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of AbbVie’s Humira License Suit

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The Federal Circuit has ruled that AbbVie’s declaratory judgment action seeking to invalidate a patent licensed from MedImmune will not go forward. AbbVie licensed several patents stemming from a research collaboration that...more

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