RICHARD SOWINSKI v. CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD -
Before Newman, Lourie, and Schall. Appeal from the District Court for the Northern District of California.
Summary: Res judicata may bar subsequent claims regarding...more
MAYBORN GROUP, LTD., MAYBORN USA, INC. v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISISION -
Before Lourie, Linn, and Wallach. Appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Summary: An invalidity challenge, raised after the...more
7/20/2020
/ Appeals ,
Exclusion Orders ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Rescission ,
Section 102 ,
Section 103 ,
Section 337 ,
Statutory Authority
MUNCHKIN, INC. V. LUV N’ CARE LTD -
Before Dyk, Taranto, and Chen. Appeal from the Central District of California.
Summary: when a litigant seeks fees for an exceptional case based on issues that were not fully...more
6/10/2020
/ 35 U.S.C. § 285 ,
Abuse of Discretion ,
Amended Complaints ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Exceptional Case ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, LLC v. WILLOWOOD, LLC -
Before Reyna, Taranto, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Summary: Infringement under § 271(g) does not require a...more
SOLUTRAN, INC v. ELAVON, INC.
Before Chen, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota -
Summary: Method claims directed to performing conventional steps in a new order...more
ELBIT SYSTEMS LAND AND C4I LTD. v. HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC -
Before Taranto, Mayer, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Summary: Neither 28 U.S.C. § 1295 nor 28...more
LONE STAR SILICON INNOVATIONS v. NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION -
Before O’Malley, Reyna, Chen. Appeal from the Northern District of California.
Summary: When a patent assignee does not acquire all substantial rights in...more
6/5/2019
/ Article III ,
Dismissals ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
FRCP 19 ,
Joinder ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Remand ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Transfer of Rights ,
Vacated
Before: O'Malley, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: A parent patent specification of a continuation-in-part child patent constitutes intrinsic evidence...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Reyna, Taranto, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: Where the complexity and predictability of a claimed embodiment were...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Dyk, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Summary: In the context of a suit for a declaration of non-infringement and...more
12/4/2018
/ Appeals ,
China ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissals ,
Foreign Defendants ,
Forum State ,
International Litigation ,
Minimum Contacts ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Reaffirmation ,
Specific Jurisdiction ,
State Law Claims ,
Tortious Interference
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Prost, Bryson, and O’Malley. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Summary: (1) To uphold a jury verdict of infringement, evidence must...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Lourie, Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), which prohibits the Board from instituting an IPR based on a petition filed...more
10/1/2018
/ § 315(b) ,
Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Lourie, Dyk, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The section 315(b) time-bar for IPRs applies even when the underlying complaint alleging infringement...more
8/29/2018
/ § 315(b) ,
Appeals ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated ,
Voluntary Dismissals
Federal Circut Summary -
Before O’Malley, Taranto, and Stark; Partial En Banc Decision before Prost, Newman, Lourie, Dyk, Moore, O’Malley, Reyna, Wallach, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before O’Malley, Bryson, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A writ of mandamus cannot be used as an alternative means of obtaining appellate review of...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Reyna, Bryson, and Hughes. Appeal from the Northern District of California.
Summary: Breach of a duty of disclosure to a standards-setting organization may constitute implied waiver,...more
8/23/2018
/ Appeals ,
Apple ,
Breach of Duty ,
Duty to Disclose ,
ETSI ,
Finland ,
Implied Waivers ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Standard Setting Organizations ,
Technology ,
Vacated ,
Waivers ,
Willful Misconduct
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Wallach, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Summary: Reexaminations of patents confirming validity are not dispositive of...more
1/16/2018
/ Appeals ,
Apportionment ,
Damages ,
Expert Testimony ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Jury Trial ,
Motion For New Trial ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated ,
Willful Infringement
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Moore, Plager, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Summary: In challenging compliance with the marking requirement of §...more
12/20/2017
/ § 287 ,
Appeals ,
Burden-Shifting ,
IP License ,
License Agreements ,
Motion for JMOL ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Marking ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated