SynQor, Inc. v. Vicor Corp., Appeal No. 2019-1704 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 22, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit held that common law collateral estoppel could arise from a factual determination made in...more
Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, Appeal No. 2020-1074 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 11, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s JMOL ruling that asserted claims of two related pharmaceutical patents...more
2/17/2021
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Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
JMOL ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Summary Judgment
General Electric Co. v. Raytheon Techs. Corp., Appeal No. 2019-1319 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 23, 2020) -
In one of two precedential opinions this week, the Federal Circuit established new precedent concerning what it takes for a...more
In the only precedential patent opinion issued this week, the Federal Circuit determined multiple issues in cross-appeals from the district court’s disposition of post-trial motions following a jury trial. The dispute...more
C.R. Bard Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-1756, -1934 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 10, 2020) -
Our Case of the Week is one of two cases decided this week in which the Federal Circuit finds that a district court jumped the...more
11/17/2020
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Claim Construction ,
Discovery ,
Dismissals ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Genuine Issue of Material Fact ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventors ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Summary Judgment
In re: Nitro Fluids L.L.C., Appeal No. 2020-142 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 28, 2020) -
In the Court’s only precedential patent opinion this week, the Federal Circuit granted a mandamus petition vacating the district court’s denial of...more
TecSec, Inc. v. Adobe, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-2192, -2258 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 23, 2020) -
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit issued a wide-ranging opinion following three previous appeals in the same case and a jury...more
Immunex Corp. v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Appeal Nos. 2019-1749, -1777 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2020) -
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed the construction of the term “human antibodies.” In doing so, the...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Apple Inc. v. Voip-Pal.com, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1456, -1457 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 25, 2020) -
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed two novel issues following inter partes review...more
9/29/2020
/ 35 U.S.C. § 315(c) ,
Appeals ,
Apple ,
Estoppel ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Summary Judgment ,
Twitter
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Baxalta Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-1527 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 27, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware,...more
9/1/2020
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Joint Inventors ,
Judicial Estoppel ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Security People, Inc. v. Iancu, Appeal No. 2019-2118 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 20, 2020) -
This week’s Case of the Week deals with whether a party can challenge the outcome of an inter partes review...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Illumina, Inc. v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-1419 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 3, 2020) -
Our Case of the Week this week is a rehash of a case we discussed several months ago. But it is the...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1763 (Fed. Cir. July 31, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit modified and re-issued its...more
8/4/2020
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Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Owners Association ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Summary Judgment
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Hulu, LLC, Appeal No. 2019-1686 (Fed. Cir. July 22, 2020) -
In this appeal, the Federal Circuit held for the first time that in inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings, when...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. v. Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Appeal No. 2019-2050 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed inventorship...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Immunex Corp. v. Sandoz Inc., Appeal No. 2020-1037 (Fed. Cir. July 1, 2020) -
In this Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act case, the Federal Circuit affirmed the bench trial ruling of...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Munchkin, Inc. v. Luv N’ Care, Ltd., Appeal No. 2019-1454 (Fed. Cir. June 8, 2020) -
In its only precedential patent opinion issued this week, the Federal Circuit reversed an award of...more
ESIP Series 2, LLC v. Puzhen Life USA, LLC, Appeal No. 2019-1659 (Fed. Cir. May 19, 2020) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed an inter partes review decision finding challenged claims obvious,...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Schwendimann v. Arkwright Advanced Coating, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2018-2416, et al. (Fed. Cir. May 5, 2020) (unsealed May 13, 2020) -
In this recently unsealed precedential opinion, the Federal...more
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
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 -
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