Top Brand LLC v. Cozy Comfort Company LLC, Appeal No. 2024-2191 (Fed. Cir. July 17, 2025)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that prosecution history disclaimer applies to...more
7/22/2025
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Damages ,
Design Patent ,
JMOL ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Prosecution History Estoppel ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
USPTO
In re: Xencor, Inc., Appeal No. 2024-1870 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 13, 2025)
Our case of the week is an appeal from a decision of the Appeals Review Panel of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, concerning Xencor’s patent application...more
3/18/2025
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Claim Construction ,
Federal Court Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Reissue Patents ,
Written Descriptions
Trudell Medical International Inc. v. D R Burton Healthcare, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2023-1777, -1779 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 7, 2025)
This week’s Case of the Week presents a cautionary tale for litigators to be sure they’ve timely...more
DDR Holdings, LLC v. Priceline.com LLC, Appeal Nos. 2023-1176, -1177 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 9, 2024)
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a stipulated non-infringement judgment from Delaware’s district court,...more
12/17/2024
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Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventions ,
Noninfringement ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal
Parkervision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1755, 2024-2221 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 6, 2024)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit weighed in again on a 13-year-old patent dispute concerning Qualcomm’s...more
9/10/2024
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Daubert Standards ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Intrinsic Evidence ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Reversal
Allergan USA, Inc. v. MSN Laboratories Private Ltd., Appeal No. 2024-1061 (Fed. Cir. August 13, 2024)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit clarifies rules relating to when an applicant’s patent can be...more
8/20/2024
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Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
EU ,
Helsinn Healthcare SA v Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
SCOTUS
LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2348 (Fed. Cir. May 21, 2024) -
In a rare en banc opinion, the Federal Circuit overruled decades of prior precedent concerning the standard to...more
5/29/2024
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Attorney's Fees ,
Design Patent ,
En Banc Review ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventors ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO ,
Utility Patents