Medtronic, Inc. v. Mark A. Barry, Appeal Nos. 2017-1169, -1170 (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2018) -
The Court affirmed-in-part and vacated-in-part a PTAB decision finding that petitioner Medtronic, Inc. had failed to prove that...more
6/19/2018
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Vacated
PGS Geophysical AS, v. Andrei Iancu, Appeal Nos. 2016-2470, -2472, -2474 (Fed. Cir. June 7, 2018) -
In appeals from three inter partes review, the Federal Circuit addressed transition issues for cases currently on appeal...more
6/12/2018
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Anticipation ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Method Claims ,
Mootness ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Obviousness ,
Partial Institution ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Revival ,
Sua Sponte ,
USPTO
Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1452 (Fed. Cir. May 31, 2018) and Berkheimer v. HP Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1437 (Fed. Cir. May 31, 2018) -
In these two, published, precedential orders...more
6/5/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Amended Complaints ,
Anticipatory Reference ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
En Banc Review ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Indefiniteness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventive Concept Test ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Question of Law ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Summary Judgment ,
Triable Issue of Fact
Praxair Distribution, Inc. v. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP Ltd., Appeal Nos. 2016-2616, -2656 (Fed. Cir. May 16, 2018) -
In an appeal from a inter partes review, the Federal Circuit reviewed a PTAB obviousness...more
5/22/2018
/ Burden of Proof ,
Claim Construction ,
Claim Limitations ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 101 ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
WesternGeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corp., Appeal Nos. 2016-2099, -2100, -2101, -2332, -2333, -2334 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2018) -
In an appeal from an inter partes review, the Federal Circuit...more
5/15/2018
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Admissible Evidence ,
Appeals ,
Article III ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Dismissals ,
Estoppel ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Foreign Defendants ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Transfer ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Privity of Contract ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Standing ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
USPTO ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus
Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2016-2121, -2208, -2235 (Fed. Cir. 2018)?-
In an appeal from a jury trial, the Federal Circuit addressed numerous issues...more
5/8/2018
/ Appeals ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Disclosure ,
Disgorgement ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Experimental Use Exception ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Interference Proceeding ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Misappropriation ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Public Use ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Right to a Jury ,
Seventh Amendment ,
Tortious Interference ,
Trade Secrets ,
Twombly/Iqbal Pleading Standard ,
USPTO ,
Vacated ,
Written Descriptions
LATEST FROM THE SUPREME COURT -
We issue today’s special edition of Fresh from the Bench to summarize two important precedential decisions issued this morning by the Supreme Court. Both cases concern inter partes reviews,...more
4/25/2018
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Public Rights Doctrine ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
SCOTUS ,
Seventh Amendment ,
USPTO
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Droplets, Inc. v. E*TRADE Bank., Appeal No. 2016-2504 (Fed. Cir. 2018)?-
In an appeal from an inter partes review, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the PTAB invalidating a patent...more
4/24/2018
/ § 315(b) ,
Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Dismissals ,
En Banc Review ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Incorporation by Reference ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventors ,
Judicial Review ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prevailing Party ,
Prior Art ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Reversal ,
Software Developers ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
Time-Barred Claims
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Knowles Electronics LLC v. Iancu, Appeal No. 2016-1954 (Fed. Cir. 2018) -
In an appeal from an inter partes reexamination, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the PTAB invalidating a...more
4/10/2018
/ Appeals ,
Article III ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Cuozzo Speed Technologies v Lee ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Intervenors ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Withdraw ,
Oral Argument ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Standing
Oracle America, Inc. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2017-1118, -1202 (Fed. Cir. 2018) -
In an appeal from a jury trial, the Federal Circuit reversed the District Court’s decision denying Oracle’s motion for JMOL and remanded...more
4/3/2018
/ Android ,
Appeals ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Damages ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Java ,
JMOL ,
Jury Trial ,
Obviousness ,
Oracle v Google ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Standard of Review ,
Transformative Use
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
In re Power Integrations, Inc., Appeal No. 17-1304 (Fed. Cir. 2018) -
In In re: Power Integrations, Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) rejection of a...more
3/27/2018
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Obviousness ,
Oral Argument ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Semiconductors
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
SimpleAir, Inc. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2016-2738 (Fed. Cir. 2018) -
In SimpleAir, Inc. v Google LLC, the Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule...more
3/20/2018
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Double Patent ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Kessler Doctrine ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Parent Patents ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Reversal ,
Terminal Disclaimer ,
USPTO ,
Written Descriptions
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Ottah v. Fiat Chrysler, Appeal No. 2017-1842 (March 7, 2018) -
In Ottah v. Fiat Chrysler, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement as to...more
3/15/2018
/ Appeals ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Collateral Review ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Stare Decisis ,
Summary Judgment
Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2016-1249 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 20, 2018) -
In Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Google LLC, the Federal Circuit upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) obviousness determination following...more
Berkheimer v. HP Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1437 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2018) -
In Berkheimer v. HP Inc., the Federal Circuit reviewed the District Court’s summary judgment finding that certain claims of a patent were invalid as...more
2/13/2018
/ AbbVie ,
Abstract Ideas ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Discovery Violations ,
Expert Testimony ,
Fraud ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Hospira ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Inventions ,
Jurisdiction ,
License Agreements ,
Licensees ,
Merck ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Nonobvious ,
Obviousness ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Term Adjustment ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Sales & Distribution Agreements ,
Section 101 ,
Substantial Evidence ,
Summary Judgment ,
Walker Process Claims ,
Wrongful Termination
Paice LLC, The Abell Foundation, Inc., v. Ford Motor Company (Fed. Cir. Feb. 1, 2018) -
In Paice LLC, The Abell Foundation, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company, the Federal Circuit vacated the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s...more
2/6/2018
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Claim Limitations ,
Ford Motor ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Remand