Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Newman, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Summary: Reasonable royalty patent damages cannot include a royalty for...more
11/21/2018
/ Appeals ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Induced Infringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Summary -
On September 10, 2018, the Federal Circuit decided Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc., affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)’s determination of no...more
9/17/2018
/ Appeals ,
CRISPR ,
Interference Proceeding ,
Life Sciences ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reaffirmation ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
University of California
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before Taranto, Plager, and Chen. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Summary: A patent claim is directed to an abstract idea where it broadly recites a...more
7/26/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Inventions ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Vacated
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before the Supreme Court. Thomas delivered opinion, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan. Gorsuch dissenting, joined by Breyer.
Summary: Patentee may recover...more
6/25/2018
/ 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2) ,
35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
Appeals ,
Damages ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Profits ,
Foreign Sales ,
Lost Profits ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
Federal Circuit Summary -
Before NEWMAN, DYK, and STOLL. Appeal from the Northern District of California.
Summary: A consumer of a patented product has no standing under the Declaratory Judgment Act to challenge the...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Newman, Lourie, and Reyna. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Summary: Collateral estoppel does not apply to a prior decision of no...more
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Wallach. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Summary: When a case is dismissed with prejudice for lack of standing,...more
4/23/2018
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
AT&T ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Fee-Shifting ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Microsoft ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Prevailing Party ,
Reaffirmation ,
Standing
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Prost, Dyk and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Summary: A party may not seek a declaratory judgment to obtain piecemeal...more
2/6/2018
/ AbbVie ,
Appeals ,
Case or Controversy ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Judicial Discretion ,
License Agreements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Royalties ,
Standing ,
UK
Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Summary: For divided infringement under § 271(a), an accused...more