It’s No Secret That a Related Company’s Physical Presence in a Jurisdiction May Not Be Enough For Proper Venue -
In Andra Group, LP v. Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC, Appeal No. 20-2009, The Federal Circuit held that an...more
9/20/2021
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Eli Lilly ,
Improper Venue ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Nexus ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Physical Presence Test ,
Preamble ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Retailers ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Victoria Secret
District Court’s Pleading Standard Returns an Error Code in PS4 Battle -
In Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Corporation Of America, Appeal No. 20-2218, the Federal Circuit held that the district court’s view that infringement...more
8/18/2021
/ Amended Complaints ,
Claim Construction ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Gaming ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pleading Standards ,
Prior Art ,
Qualcomm ,
Sony ,
Sua Sponte
Bulk-Filed Patent Applications Claiming Distant Priority Trigger Prosecution Laches -
In Hyatt v. Hirshfeld, Appeal No. 18-2390, the Federal Circuit held that the PTO met its burden to prove prosecution laches for bulk-filed...more
7/28/2021
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Apple ,
Assignor Estoppel ,
Claim Construction ,
Compensation ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Laches ,
NCAA ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Standalone Authority ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
USPTO ,
Venue
Court Grants Relief From Judgment After Witness Lies About the Bed of Its Own Making -
In Cap Export, LLC v. Zinus, Inc., Appeal No. 20-2087, the Federal Circuit held that a judgment and injunction were properly set aside...more
6/25/2021
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Section 101 ,
Set-Asides ,
Witness Statements
Corresponding Structure Snafu: Lack of Algorithm Renders Claims Indefinite -
In Rain Computing, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Appeal No. 20-1646, the Federal Circuit held that the structure for performing a...more
4/27/2021
/ Algorithms ,
Claim Construction ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Estoppel ,
Indefiniteness ,
Means-Plus-Function ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents
Evidence Supports Prior Art’s Public Accessibility but Not the Board’s Adoption of an Unpresented Theory of Anticipation -
In M & K Holdings, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd., Appeal No. 20-1160, the Federal Circuit...more
3/26/2021
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Anticipation ,
Article III ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Printed Publications ,
Prior Art ,
Section 102
Grammar School: District Court Erred in Departing from Claim Language to Adopt Construction that Encompassed All Disclosed Embodiments -
In Simo Holdings Inc. v. Hong Kong Ucloudlink Network, Appeal No.19-2411, the...more
Claims Covering Human Engineering That Exploit a Naturally-Occurring Phenomenon Are Patent Eligible -
In Illumina, Inc. V. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc., Appeal No. 19-1419, the Federal Circuit modified its earlier decision...more
9/30/2020
/ Claim Construction ,
Claim Limitations ,
DNA ,
Genetic Materials ,
Human Genes ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Prosecution History ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Preamble ,
Section 101 ,
Willful Infringement
Non-Infringement Need Not Be “Actually Litigated” To Shield Accused Products From Infringement Liability In Subsequent Actions -
In In Re Personal Web Technologies LLC, Appeal No. 19-1918, the Federal Circuit ruled that the...more
8/4/2020
/ Appeals ,
Claim Limitations ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Kessler Doctrine ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Preamble ,
Prior Art
PTAB May Not Cancel Claims on the Grounds of Indefiniteness in an IPR Proceeding -
In Samsung Electronics America v. Prisua Engineering Corp., Appeal No. 19-1169, the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal...more
3/9/2020
/ Claim Construction ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Prior Art ,
Section 112 ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus
Specification’s Narrow Description of the Invention Results in Disavowal of Claim Scope -
In Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. v. ITC., Appeal No. 18-2191, the consistent description in the specification of a particular...more
1/27/2020
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Exceptional Case ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
New Evidence ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art
The Appointments Clause: Ensuring That PTAB Decisions Are Subject to Constitutional Checks and Balances
In Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., Appeal No. 18-2251, the Federal Circuit ruled that, under the then-existing...more
12/30/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Administrative Appeals ,
Administrative Patent Judges ,
Anticipatory Reference ,
Appeals ,
Appointments Clause ,
Claim Limitations ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Declaration ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Preamble ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Prior Art ,
Process Improvement ,
Publicly Accessible Data ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Supplemental Evidence ,
Written Notice
The PTAB Cannot Approve or Deny Certificates of Correction -
In Honeywell International, Inc. v. Arkema Inc., Arkema France, Appeal Nos. 2018-1151, -1153, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) does not have the...more
11/25/2019
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Certificate of Correction ,
Claim Construction ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Cross Motions ,
Enablement Inquiries ,
Indefiniteness ,
Induced Infringement ,
JMOL ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Leave to Amend ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Nonobvious ,
Partial Reversal ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Owner Preliminary Response ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Priority Patent Claims ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Scope of the Claim ,
Section 101 ,
Section 112 ,
Vacated ,
Written Descriptions
State Sovereignty Principles Do Not Allow a State to Bring a Patent Infringement Suit in an Improper Venue -
In Board of Regents v. Boston Scientific Corp., Appeal No. 2018-1700, the Federal Circuit ruled that the patent...more
10/30/2019
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Claim Construction ,
Combined References ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Dismissals ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Eleventh Amendment ,
Extrinsic Evidence ,
Federal Question Jurisdiction ,
Gunn Test ,
Jurisdiction ,
Nexus ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Section 103 ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
State Law Claims ,
State Sovereignty ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Summary Judgment ,
Transfer of Venue ,
Universities ,
Vacated ,
Venue
Mere Potential for Future Appeal Does Not Prevent Triggering Estoppel of Inter Partes Reexamination When Party Fails to Seek Relief in the First Instance -
In Virnetx Inc. v. Apple Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1591, -1592,...more
10/3/2019
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Equivalency Determinations ,
Estoppel ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Sovereigns ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
International Litigation ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Nonobvious ,
Novelty ,
Parallel Proceedings ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Universities ,
Vacated ,
Written Descriptions
Broad Claim Language and Unpredictability in the Art Lead to Non-Enablement -
In Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2498, -2499, -2545, -2546, broad patent claims were invalid as...more
8/26/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Aesthetic Functionality ,
Appeals ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
Design Patent ,
Diagnostic Method ,
En Banc Review ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Patent Exhaustion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Standard of Review ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO ,
Written Descriptions
One-year Clock for Filing IPR Petition Applies to Litigants and Parties that Become Privies of the Litigant Prior to Institution.
In Power Integrations, Inc v. Semiconductor Components, Appeal No. 2018-1607, the Federal...more
7/16/2019
/ § 315(b) ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
First Amendment ,
Iancu v. Brunetti ,
In Rem Jurisdiction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Mergers ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Privity of Contract ,
Prosecution History Estoppel ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
Samsung ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
State Universities ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Tribal Governments ,
USPTO ,
Viewpoint Discrimination
Just Because Something May Result From a Prior Art Teaching Does Not Make it Inherent in that Teaching -
In Personal Web Technologies, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1599, the Federal Circuit clarified that the mere...more
5/10/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Apple ,
Claim Construction ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Diagnostic Method ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Inherency ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jury Trial ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Motion for JMOL ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Preamble ,
Prior Art ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Summary Judgment ,
Treatment Method Patents ,
Willful Infringement
Federal Circuit Determines Time-Barred Petitioner Joined to an IPR Has Appellate Standing -
In Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Research Corporation Tech., Appeal Nos. 2017-2088, -2089, -2091, the Federal Circuit held that a...more
4/11/2019
/ § 315(b) ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Appeals ,
Counterclaims ,
Defense Strategies ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
Diagnostic Method ,
Dismissals ,
En Banc Review ,
Google ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Joinder ,
Mandamus Petitions ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Reaffirmation ,
Rebuttal ,
Remand ,
Right To Appeal ,
Section 101 ,
Software Patents ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Standing ,
States Rights ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Universities ,
Venue ,
Waivers
PTAB May Invalidate Claims on Reconsideration Based on Grounds Raised in the Institution Decision that Were Not Originally Instituted -
In AC Technologies S.A., V. Amazon.Com, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., Appeal No....more
3/14/2019
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Amazon ,
Anticipation ,
Appeals ,
Article III ,
Due Process ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Obviousness ,
Orange Book ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Right To Appeal ,
Section 103 ,
Standing
A Post-URAA Patent that Issues After but Expires Before a Related Pre-URAA Patent Is Not a Double-Patenting Reference Against the Pre-URAA Patent -
In Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc.,...more
2/8/2019
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissals ,
Dispute Letters ,
Double Patent ,
Due Process ,
Improper Venue ,
Long Arm Statute ,
Minimum Contacts ,
Obviousness-Type Double Patenting (ODP) ,
Patent Expiration ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Term Extensions ,
Patent Terms ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
Stipulated Judgment ,
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA)
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
1/16/2019
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Assignor Estoppel ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Claim Construction ,
Cross-Appeals ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
Employee Inventors ,
Forum State ,
Induced Infringement ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Minimum Contacts ,
Modification ,
Noninfringement ,
Notice Requirements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Tortious Interference
IPR Petitioner’s Initial Identification of the Real Parties in Interest Is to Be Accepted Unless and Until Disputed by a Patent Owner -
In Worlds Inc. v. Bungie, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1481, -1546, -1583, the Federal...more
11/14/2018
/ § 315(b) ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Proof ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Dismissals ,
Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Lack of Authority ,
Method Claims ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reaffirmation ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Sanctions ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Finds Claims Issued from Reexamination Co-Pending with Appeal Ineligible Where the Changes Did Not Affect Section 101 Eligibility -
In SAP AMERICA, Inc. v. InvestPic, LLC, Appeal No. 2017-2081, the...more
10/30/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Duty ,
Causation ,
Claim Limitations ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Expert Testimony ,
Implied Waivers ,
Instrinsic Evidence ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Means-Plus-Function ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Section 112 ,
Section 337 ,
Vacated ,
Willful Misconduct
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Prost, O’Malley, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The PTAB may initially accept an IPR petitioner’s identification of real-parties-in-interest, but...more
9/10/2018
/ Appeals ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Remand ,
Software Patents ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated