Apple Inc. v. Gesture Technology Partners, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2023-1475, -1533 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 4, 2025)
Our Case of the Week is a high-stakes appeal from an inter partes review concerning a patent titled “Camera Based...more
3/11/2025
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Technology ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
Harris Brumfield v. IBG LLC, Appeal No. 2022-1630 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 27, 2024)
In our case of the week, the Federal Circuit addressed three issues in a dispute that dates back to 2010, and has been to the Court on three...more
4/2/2024
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Damages ,
Deficiency Judgments ,
Discovery ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated
In re PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, Appeals Nos. 2021-1858, -1859, -1860 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 3, 2023)
In this appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the question before the...more
11/7/2023
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Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Exceptional Case ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
SNIPR Technologies Limited v. Rockefeller University, Appeal No. 2022-1260 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2023)
Our case of the week addresses a wrinkle in the law concerning disputes between parties that filed patent applications...more
7/18/2023
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Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Sequoia Technology, LLC v. Dell, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-2263, -2264, -2265, -2266 (Fed. Cir. April 12, 2023)
In an appeal from a stipulated judgment of noninfringement and invalidity following an adverse claim construction...more
4/18/2023
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Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101
Lite-Netics, LLC v. Nu Tsai Capital LLC, Appeal No. 2023-1146 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 2023)
In an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, the Federal Circuit addressed whether the district court...more
2/21/2023
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Dismissals ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Intrinsic Evidence ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Summary Judgment
Grace Instrument Industries, LLC v. Chandler Instruments Company, LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2370 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 12, 2023) -
In an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the Federal Circuit...more
Hologic, Inc. v. Minerva Surgical, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-2054, -2081 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 11, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week follows the Hologic saga as it returns to the Federal Circuit on remand from the Supreme Court’s...more
8/16/2022
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Assignor Estoppel ,
Claim Construction ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
USPTO
Mitek Systems, Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association, Appeal No. 2021-1989 (Fed. Cir. May 20, 2022) -
Our Case of the Week this week is a declaratory judgment action brought against USAA. In a 27-page opinion,...more
5/24/2022
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Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
USPTO ,
Venue
Hunting Titan, Inc. v. DynaEnergetics Europe GMBH, Appeal Nos. 2020-2163, -2191 (Fed. Cir. March 24, 2022) -
In a notable review of the USPTO’s new Precedential Opinions Panel, the Federal Circuit discussed the...more
3/29/2022
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Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Means-Plus-Function ,
Motion to Amend ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Remand ,
USPTO
Adapt Pharma Operations Limited v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-2106 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 10, 2022) -
In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in both the majority opinion and...more
2/15/2022
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En Banc Review ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
Motion To Seal ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Third-Party ,
Vacated
The Federal Circuit issued numerous precedential opinions last week, two of which answered long simmering questions about inter partes reviews (IPRs). Below we discuss a case addressing whether admissions of prior art in the...more
2/8/2022
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Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Estoppel ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Settlement Agreements
Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. Hospira, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-1799 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 1, 2021) -
In an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district...more
9/8/2021
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Failure To Disclose ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Inventions ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Notice ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Remand ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
BOT M8 LLC v. Sony Corporation, Appeal No. 2020-2218 (Fed. Cir. July 13, 2021) -
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed the stringency of pleading requirements alleging patent infringement. At...more