PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Slayback Pharma LLC, Appeal No. 2019-1924 (Fed. Cir. May 8, 2020) -
This week’s Case of the Week features an appeal from the United States District Court for the...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Grit Energy Solutions, LLC v. Oren Techs., LLC, Appeal No. 2019-1063 (Fed. Cir. April 30, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded an inter partes...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Hologic, Inc. v. Minerva Surgical, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-2054, et al. (Fed. Cir. Apr. 22, 2020) -
This week’s Case of the Week features a new precedential decision dealing with the doctrine of...more
As the COVID-19 outbreak expands, supply chains have been stressed for general use face masks, surgical masks, and similar disposable devices for filtering airborne particulates, as well as medical face shields. To help...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Ericsson Inc. v. TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited, Appeal No. 2018-2003 (Fed. Cir. April 14, 2020) -
This week’s case of the week deals with issues relating to patent eligibility...more
Today, the Supreme Court held that a Patent Trial and Appeal Board determination of whether an inter partes review petition is timely filed under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) is not judicially reviewable, pursuant to § 314(d). In so...more
4/22/2020
/ § 314(d) ,
§ 315(b) ,
§314(a) ,
§314(b) ,
America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Review ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Thryv Inc v Click-To-Call Technologies LP ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
BASF Corporation v. SNF Holding Company, Appeal No. 2019-1243 (Fed. Cir. April 8, 2020) -
This week’s case of the week concerns issues relating to the “known or used by others in this country,”...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Facebook, Inc. v. Windy City Innovations, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2018-1400, et al. (Fed. Cir. Mar. 18, 2020) -
This week’s Case of the Week deals with issues relating to joinder of parties and issues to...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Communication Test Design, Inc. v. Contec, LLC, Appeal No. 2019-1672 (Fed. Cir. March 13, 2020) -
This week’s Case of the Week explores two important procedural issues: a court’s discretion to...more
3/17/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissals ,
First-to-File ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
GS CleanTech Corp. v. Adkins Energy LLC, Appeal No. 2016-2231, 2017-1838, 2017-1832 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 2, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s...more
3/11/2020
/ Comcast ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Dish Network ,
Inventors ,
IP License ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Provisional Applications ,
Section 101 ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
USPTO
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
In re: Google LLC, Appeal No. 2019-126 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit granted mandamus to dismiss or transfer a patent infringement suit for...more
2/18/2020
/ Appeals ,
Google ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Mergers ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Venue
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Amgen Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, et al., Appeal Nos. 2018-2414, et al. (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2020) -
In this appeal from Markman and summary judgment opinions by the district court in a...more
1/14/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
America Invents Act ,
Amgen ,
Claim Construction ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
POSITA ,
Prior Art
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Persion Pharms. LLC v. Alvogen Malta Operations Ltd., Appeal No. 2018-2361 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 27, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court judgment...more
12/31/2019
/ Appeals ,
Evidence ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
POSITA ,
Prior Art ,
Reaffirmation
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Blackbird Tech LLC v. Health in Motion LLC, Appeal No. 2018-2393 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 16, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a fee award against prevailing...more
12/24/2019
/ Amgen v Hospira ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Safe Harbors ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2018-1329, et al. (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2019) -
This week’s Case of the Week strikes close to home,...more
11/19/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Design Patent ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 101 ,
Venue
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. TCL Corporation, Appeal Nos. 2017-2381, -2385 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 7, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit reviewed two inter partes...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-2140 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 31, 2019) -
In the most important case to affect America Invents Act review proceedings this year, the Federal Circuit...more
11/5/2019
/ Administrative Patent Judges ,
America Invents Act ,
Appointments Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Principle Officers ,
Remand ,
Removal At-Will ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
HZNP Medicines LLC v. Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2149, et al. (Fed. Cir. Oct. 10, 2019) -
In a lengthy decision following a bench trial, the Court addressed a matter of...more
10/22/2019
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Nautilus Inc. v. Biosig Instruments ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
POSITA ,
Prevailing Party ,
Remand ,
Reversal
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
HZNP Medicines LLC v. Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2149, et al. (Fed. Cir. Oct. 10, 2019) -
In a lengthy decision following a bench trial, the Court addressed a matter of...more
10/15/2019
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Facebook ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Indefiniteness ,
Induced Infringement ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Mootness ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
POSITA ,
Prevailing Party ,
Reaffirmation
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1763 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 3, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit considered whether patent...more
10/8/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
America Invents Act ,
Certificate of Correction ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Method Claims ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101
Curver Luxembourg, SARL v. Home Expressions Inc., Appeal No. 2018-2214 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 12, 2019)
In a significant case in the field of design patents, the Federal Circuit clarified the scope of design patent infringement...more
9/17/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Counterclaims ,
Design Patent ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Monopolization ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Sherman Act ,
Summary Judgment ,
The Clayton Act
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
BioDelivery Sciences Int’l, Inc. v. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-1643, -1644, -1645 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 29, 2019) -
Our case of the week this week focuses on Section 314(d)—the...more
9/4/2019
/ America Invents Act ,
Anticipation ,
Appeals ,
Indefiniteness ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Investigational New Drug Application (IND) ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1584 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 21, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed an inter partes review decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board,...more
8/27/2019
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Claim Construction ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventive Concept Test ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories, FL, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1221 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 15, 2019) -
This week’s Case of the Week focuses on issues relating to written...more
8/20/2019
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Claim Construction ,
Claim Limitations ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Motion to Amend ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Written Descriptions
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Celgene Corporation v. Laura A. Peter, Appeal Nos. 2018-1167, -1168, -1169, -1171 (Fed. Cir. July 30, 2019) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit held that the retroactive...more
8/6/2019
/ Dismissals ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Estoppel ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO