LG ELECTRONICS INC. v. IMMERVISION INC.
Before Stoll, Cunningham, and Newman, Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Where a reference contains an “obvious”...more
7/13/2022
/ Appeals ,
Clerical Errors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
LG Electronics ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
POSITA
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION v. MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC -
Before Newman, Prost, and Taranto. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: A finding of inducing infringement requires...more
4/12/2022
/ Appeals ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Direct Infringement ,
Induced Infringement ,
License Agreements ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Vacated
APPLE, INC. v. QUALCOMM, INC.
Before Newman, Prost, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Apple lacked standing to appeal an IPR decision upholding patents that Apple licenses from...more
11/15/2021
/ Appeals ,
Apple ,
Article III ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
License Agreements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Qualcomm ,
Standing
CHUDIK V. HIRSHFELD -
Before Taranto, Bryson, and Hughes. Appeal from the United State District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia -
Summary: An examiner’s self-reversal may not qualify as “reversing an...more
VIDSTREAM LLC V. TWITTER, INC.
Before Newman, O’Malley, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Evidence of a prior art reference’s publication date submitted after an IPR petition may be...more
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING v. NEAPCO HOLDINGS LLC -
Before Dyk, Moore, and Taranto. Appeal from the District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: Claims directed to a law of nature, without more, may not be...more
8/14/2020
/ Appeals ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Vacated
ALACRITECH, INC. V. INTEL CORP., CAVIUM, LLC, DELL, INC.
Before Stoll, Chen, and Moore. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The PTAB’s obviousness determination must meet the Administrative Procedure...more
XY, LLC v. TRANS OVA GENETICS, LC -
Before Wallach, Plager, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Summary: Claims directed to improving a method of operating an apparatus...more
8/11/2020
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Inventive Concept Test ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Method Claims ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Vacated
IBSA INSTITUT BIOCHIMIQUE, S.A. V. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Before Prost, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the District Court of Delaware -
Summary: A term may be indefinite when the proposed construction is not...more
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. V. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Before Prost, Newman, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware -
Summary: The scope of a contract term may...more
8/7/2020
/ Appeals ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Generic Drugs ,
IP License ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions
MCRO, INC. v. BANDAI NAMCO GAMES AMERICA -
Before Reyna, Mayer and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Summary: The scope of a claim term may be limited when...more
HOSPIRA, INC. V. FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLC -
Before Lourie, Dyk, and Moore. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Summary: Evidence of the properties of claimed embodiments may be...more
1/13/2020
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Appeals ,
Extrinsic Evidence ,
Hospira ,
Inherency ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reaffirmation
TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES CO. LTD. v. ITC -
Before Lourie, Dyk, and Wallach. Appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Summary: Consistent description in the specification of a particular embodiment as the...more
12/13/2019
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal ,
Scope of the Claim ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated ,
Written Descriptions
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON v. TCL CORPORATION -
Before NEWMAN, LOURIE, and CLEVENGER. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Publications shelved in publicly accessible libraries may be publicly...more
11/11/2019
/ Appeals ,
Declaration ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Printed Publications ,
Prior Art ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversible Error
B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. v. FACEBOOK, INC.
Before Lourie, Plager, and O’Malley. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Summary: A decision on the merits is not a prerequisite...more
10/15/2019
/ Appeals ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Facebook ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Mootness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Prevailing Party ,
Reaffirmation
INSPIRED DEVELOPMENT GROUP v. INSPIRED PRODUCTS GROUP, LLC -
Before Prost, Newman, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Summary: Alleging that a contract issue...more
9/26/2019
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Dismissals ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Federal Question Jurisdiction ,
Gunn Test ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
State Law Claims
INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES, INC v. IANCU -
Before Wallach, Chen, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Summary: If a proper reply to a final Office Action is not...more
9/25/2019
/ Appeals ,
Chevron Deference ,
Judicial Review ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Term Adjustment ,
Patents ,
Petitioner Reply Briefs ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO
NALPROPION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. ACTAVIS LABORATORIES FL, INC.
Before Prost, Lourie and Wallach. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: A “substantially equivalent” disclosure may...more
UCB, INC. v. WATSON LABORATORIES INC.
Before Taranto, Schall, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: Application of the doctrine of equivalents may not be barred...more
Before Newman, Linn, and Dyk. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Summary: The Trademark Act’s definition of “use in commerce” as a requirement for obtaining a federal trademark does...more
Before Judges Reyna, Taranto, and Chen. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Summary: There may be no reasonable expectation of success in producing a specific polymorph of a compound when...more
Before Wallach, Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: Claims directed to a specific method of treatment for specific patients using a specific compound...more
4/3/2019
/ Appeals ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Treatment Method Patents
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Prost, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Summary: An abstract idea cannot be used to supply an inventive concept that renders a claim...more
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Lourie, O’Malley, Reyna. Appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, and United States District Court for the...more
2/26/2019
/ Appeals ,
Client Representation ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Disqualification ,
Model Rules ,
Parent Corporation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Subsidiaries ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Lourie, Dyk and Taranto. Consolidated Appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Southern District of California.
Summary: A person is a joint inventor of the anticipating...more
2/4/2019
/ Anticipation ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Joint Inventors ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reversal ,
Section 102 ,
Summary Judgment