The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a district court’s grant of summary judgment, finding that the language used in an invention assignment clause was subject to more than one reasonable...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s claim construction and related summary judgment rulings after determining that the district court erred in construing a claim term by...more
1/4/2024
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Disclaimers ,
European Patent Office ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a patent infringement suit on § 101 grounds, rejecting the patentee’s argument that claim construction or discovery was required before assessing...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld an attorneys’ fees award after the patent owner brought successive patent infringement suits attempting “to refile to wipe the slate clean” after the first court was...more
8/4/2022
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Dismissals ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Fee Awards ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Netflix ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Sanctions
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a damages verdict because the acts supporting the induced infringement finding took place years before the statutory damages period and thus could not support a finding...more