Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. v. Personal Genomics Taiwan, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1410, -1554 (Fed. Cir. January 9, 2024)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed two inter partes review...more
Dexcom, Inc. v. Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., Appeal No. 2023-1795 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 3, 2024)
In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of DexCom’s motion to...more
VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation, Appeal No. 2022-1906 (Fed. Cir. December 4, 2023)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit vacated an approximately $2.2 billion damages award against appellant Intel...more
In this week’s Case of Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed inter partes review decisions upholding as patentable Teleflex’s challenged patent claims directed to a method for use of a guide extension catheter in arteries. This...more
Allgenesis Biotherapeutics Inc. v. Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC, Appeal No. 2022-1706 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 7, 2023)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit dismissed appellant Allgenesis’s appeal of an inter...more
11/14/2023
/ Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Intrinsic Evidence ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
USPTO
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
/ Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Exceptional Case ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2022-1203, -1204 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 25, 2023)
In its only precedential patent opinion this week, the Federal Circuit issued a cautionary note to petitioners in inter partes reviews. ...more
Cyntec Company, Ltd. v. Chilisin Electronics Corp., Appeal No. 2022-1873 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 16, 2023)
In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a California district court’s judgment as a...more
10/24/2023
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Daubert Standards ,
Expert Testimony ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
Finjan LLC v. SonicWall, Inc., Appeal No. 2022-1048 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2023)
In the Federal Circuit’s only precedential opinion this week, a majority affirmed summary judgment of non-infringement on appellant Finjan’s...more
10/17/2023
/ Appeals ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Digital Downloads ,
Indefiniteness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Summary Judgment ,
USPTO
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-2299, -2338 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 15, 2023) -
In a decade-old case that has raised a number of issues relating to design patents...more
9/19/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Design Patent ,
Disgorgement ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Logos ,
Netflix ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Dress ,
Vacated
In re Cellect, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2022-1293, -1294, -1295, -1296 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 28, 2023)
In a significant appeal from ex parte reexamination proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Federal Circuit...more
9/6/2023
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Motion to Amend ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Term Adjustment ,
Patent Term Extensions ,
Patent Terms ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
USPTO
Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC v. Brunswick Corp., Appeal No. 2022-1765 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 24, 2023)
In its only precedential patent case of the week, the Federal Circuit held the Patent Trial and Appeal Board erred in...more
Axonics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1532, -1533 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 7, 2023)
In this week’s case of the week, the Federal Circuit re-affirmed existing precedent that in inter partes review proceedings before...more
Axonics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-1532, -1533 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 7, 2023)
In this week’s case of the week, the Federal Circuit re-affirmed existing precedent that in inter partes review proceedings before...more
8/15/2023
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
USPTO ,
Vacated
United Therapeutics Corporation v. Liquidia Technologies, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2022-2217, 2023-1021 (Fed. Cir. July 24, 2023)
In the Federal Circuit’s only precedential patent case this week, the Court considered questions...more
8/1/2023
/ Amgen v Sanofi ,
Appeals ,
Genus ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 112 ,
USPTO ,
Written Descriptions
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
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
In re: John L. Couvaras, Appeal No. 2022-1489 (Fed. Cir. June 14, 2023)
In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeals Board decision that a patent application’s...more
6/21/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art
Yita LLC v. MacNeil IP LLC, Appeal Nos. 2022-1373, -1374 (Fed. Cir. June 6, 2023)
In appeals from two inter partes reviews before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the Board) on related patents, the Federal Circuit...more
6/12/2023
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Design Patent ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Nonobvious ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents
Medtronic, Inc. et al. v. Teleflex Innovations S.A.R.L., Appeal Nos. 2021-2356, -2358, -2361, -2363, and -2365 (Fed. Cir. May 24, 2023)
In this week’s Case of the Week, a split panel of the Federal Circuit considered...more
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1981 (Fed. Cir. May 9, 2023)
In our Case of the Week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered the “analogous art” inquiry in...more
5/16/2023
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Design Patent ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art
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
/ Anticipation ,
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
Apple Inc. v. Vidal, Appeal No. 2022-1249 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 13, 2023)
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit allowed Apple’s challenge to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“PTAB”) Fintiv rules to proceed, at least...more
3/21/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Notice and Comment ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Rulemaking Process ,
USPTO
Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., Appeal No. 21-2168 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2023)
The Federal Circuit’s only precedential patent opinion this week focuses on the written description requirement...more
3/14/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Anticipation ,
Appeals ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
USPTO ,
Written Descriptions
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
/ Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Intrinsic Evidence ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Summary Judgment
Personalized Media Communications, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Appeal No. 2021-2275 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 20, 2023)
Our Case of the Week focuses on the doctrine of prosecution laches. Following a bench trial on the issue held shortly...more