CQV CO., LTD. v. MERCK PATENT GMBH - Before Cunningham, Chen, and Mayer. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The Board erred by failing to explain why it discarded material and unrebutted evidence that a reference...more
SIERRA WIRELESS, ULC V. SISVEL S.P.A. Before Moore, Schall, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The Board erred by finding method-claim steps connected by “and” to be conditional and by never...more
A patent’s specification established a naming convention that applied to terms in the patent’s claims. Microchip Technology filed an IPR, arguing all claims of HD Silicon Solutions’ patent were invalid. The challenged patent...more
2/14/2025
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Before Lourie, Prost, and Reyna. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: A patent was not invalid for lack of written description for failing to describe the specific infringing embodiment...more
1/20/2025
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Written Descriptions
HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP. V. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC.
Before Taranto, Stoll, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Summary: A plaintiff can...more
UCB, INC. v. ACTAVIS LABORATORIES UT, INC.
Before Moore, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: District court legally erred by applying incorrect anticipation...more
SANDERLING MANAGEMENT LTD. v. SNAP INC.
Before Chen, Cunningham, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Summary: The district court properly found that...more
ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION v. MODERNATX, INC.
Before Reyna, Schall, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Arbutus’ patent was anticipated by an earlier Arbutus patent that incorporated...more
SSI TECHS., LLC v. DONGGUAN ZHENGYANG ELECTRONIC MECHANICAL LTD.
Before Reyna, Bryson, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Summary: The district court...more
Earlier this year, AliveCor, Inc., a medical device and AI company producing electrocardiogram (ECG) hardware and software for consumer mobile devices, succeeded in convincing an International Trade Commission (ITC) judge...more