In an opinion addressing claim construction and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) jurisdiction, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that while the PTAB had the authority to consider the patentability...more
In Depth -
The Supreme Court of the United States (Justice Breyer writing for the majority) affirmed a US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision barring judicial review of most decisions regarding institution...more
6/30/2016
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Cuozzo Speed Technologies v Lee ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Review ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review ,
USPTO
In a deeply divided opinion addressing the claim construction standard in post-grant America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc, leaving in...more
9/4/2015
/ America Invents Act ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Cuozzo Speed Technologies ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
USPTO ,
Validity
Addressing whether third parties have the right to challenge a patent revival ruling by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...more
5/6/2015
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
France ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Cooperation Treaty ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
USPTO
St. Jude Med., Cardiology Div., Inc. v. Volcano Corp.; In re Dominion Dealer Solutions, LLC; In re The Procter & Gamble Co. -
In three opinions, each addressing a slightly different issue regarding the reviewability of...more
Patents / Patent Eligible Subject Matter -
Supreme Court to Myriad: Isolated DNA Sequences Are Not Patent-Eligible Subject Matter --
AMP et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.:
In a 9–0 decision the Supreme...more
6/27/2013
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
AMP v Myriad ,
Burden of Proof ,
Copyright ,
Damages ,
DNA ,
False Advertising ,
First Amendment ,
Human Genes ,
Infringement ,
Lanham Act ,
Myriad ,
Oprah Winfrey ,
Patent Terms ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Time Warner ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO ,
Willful Infringement
Obviousness-Type Double Patenting May Exist When There Is Neither Common Ownership nor Common Inventorship -
Addressing an obviousness-type double patenting rejection, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit...more
4/30/2013
/ Affidavits ,
Claim Construction ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Discovery ,
DMCA ,
Infringement ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Safe Harbors ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO