AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. SYNTHEGO CORP. - Before Prost, Linn, and Reyna. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Obviousness does not require all claimed limitations to be expressly disclosed in a primary prior...more
IN RE: PT MEDISAFE TECHNOLOGIES - Before Prost, Clevenger, and Stark. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. A proposed color mark was found generic where the relevant public perceived the color to be a common...more
IN RE: VETEMENTS GROUP AG - Before Prost, Wallach, and Chen. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. A party opposing application of the doctrine of foreign equivalents has the burden to show that the ordinary...more
IN RE: XENCOR, INC. Before Hughes, Stark, and Schroeder (sitting by designation). Appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board. To provide adequate written description for a Jepson claim,...more
AXONICS, INC. v. MEDTRONIC, INC.
Before Dyk, Lourie, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Where a patent owner in an IPR proposes a claim construction for the first time in a patent...more
INTEL CORP. V. PACT XPP SCHWEIZ AG -
Before Newman, Prost, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Under the “known-techniques” rationale, a motivation to combine two prior art references...more
APPLE INC. v. VIDAL -
Before Lourie, Taranto, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Summary: Judicial review is available to determine whether the PTO...more
DIONEX SOFTRON GMBH v. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -
Before: Reyna, Chen, and Stark. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. -
Summary: The PTAB did not err in considering evidence corroborating actual reduction...more
Summary: When applying for reissue, a patent applicant may not recapture subject matter that was intentionally surrendered to overcome a § 101 rejection....more
SOUND VIEW INNOVATIONS, LLC v. HULU, LLC -
Before Prost, Mayer, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Summary: It was improper to find a claim limitation...more
ALMIRALL, LLC v. AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC -
Before Lourie, Chen, and Cunningham. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Presumption of obviousness based on overlapping ranges applied where a...more
VALVE CORPORATION v. IRONBURG INVENTIONS LTD.
Before Newman, Lourie, and Dyk. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: For purposes of authenticating a prior art reference in IPR proceedings, the Board...more
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY v. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Before Lourie, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A party has standing to appeal an adverse IPR decision if it has concrete...more
12/29/2020
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SIPCO, LLC v. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
Before O’Malley, Reyna, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The Board’s determination that a patent qualifies for CBM review is non-appealable under 35...more
11/19/2020
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Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
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Obviousness ,
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Thryv Inc v Click-To-Call Technologies LP ,
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NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY -
Before Prost, Newman, and Bryson. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Summary: A...more
9/25/2020
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Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
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Patent Invalidity ,
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Prior Art
FANDUEL, INC. v. INTERACTIVE GAMES LLC -
Before Dyk, Moore, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The Board does not violate the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) if it institutes trial...more
ESIP SERIES 2, LLC V. PUZHEN LIFE USA, LLC -
Before Reyna, Lourie, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The PTAB’s determination that an IPR petition identifies all real parties in...more
ARGENTUM PHARM. LLC v. NOVARTIS PHARM. CORP.
Before Lourie, Moore, and Reyna. Appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A party lacks standing to appeal an adverse IPR...more
Time-bar Challenges to IPR under Section 315(b) Can Be Waived -
ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY INC. v. ITRON NETWORKED SOLUTIONS INC (NOS. 2019-1059 & 2019-1060) -
ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY INC. v. ITRON NETWORKED SOLUTIONS INC (NO....more