PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1551 (Fed. Cir. May 8, 2019) -
In an appeal from a district court’s summary judgment of non-infringement, the Federal Circuit affirmed claim...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
ThermoLife Int’l LLC v. GNC Corp., Appeal Nos. 2018-1657, 2018-1666 (Fed. Cir. May 1, 2019) -
In an appeal from a district court decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s...more
5/7/2019
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Grunenthal GMBH v. Alkem Labs., Ltd., Appeal Nos. 2017-1153, -2048, -2049, -2050 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 28, 2019) -
This week the Federal Circuit issued a rare decision concerning the utility doctrine in patent law. In general,...more
4/2/2019
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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Natural Alternatives Int’l v. Creative Compounds, LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1295 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2019)
In an appeal from a judgment on the pleadings, the Federal Circuit reversed, issuing an...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Athena Diagnostics, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services, LLC, Appeal No. 2017-2508 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 6, 2019)
In an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the District of...more
2/12/2019
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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Duncan Parking Techs., Inc. v. IPS Group, Inc. and IPS Group, Inc. v. Duncan Solutions, Inc. et al., Appeal Nos. 2018-1205, -1360 (Fed. Cir. January 31, 2019) -
The Court this week provided a...more
2/5/2019
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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Mark A. Barry v. Medtronic, Inc., Appeal No. 2017-2463 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 24, 2019) -
On Thursday, the Federal Circuit issued a significant decision affirming the district court’s rulings related...more
1/30/2019
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Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 586 U.S. ____ (2019) -
Yesterday, the Supreme Court addressed the extent of the “on-sale” bar following the passage of the America Invents Act (“AIA”), and held...more
1/23/2019
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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
WesternGeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corp., Appeal Nos. 2013-1527, 2014-1121, -1526, -1528 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 11, 2019) -
In the continuing saga between WesternGeco and ION Geophysical, a Federal...more
1/15/2019
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WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. v. Plano Encryption Technologies LLC, Appeal No. 2016-2700 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2018)
On Friday, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a...more
12/13/2018
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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Data Engine Technologies, LLC v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2017-1135 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9, 2018) -
In one of two Section 101 cases this week, the Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part, reversed-in-part, and...more
10/16/2018
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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Roxane Laboratories, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2078, -2134 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 10, 2018)
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling following a bench trial,...more
9/18/2018
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PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK -
Polara Engineering Inc. v. Campbell Company, Appeal Nos. 2017-1974, -2033 (Fed. Cir. July 10, 2018)
In this wide-ranging opinion, the Court provided a rare and lengthy opinion on the public use...more
7/18/2018
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IMPAX LABS. INC. v. LANNETT HOLDINGS INC. -
In an appeal taken from the Delaware district court, the Federal Circuit extended deference to the district court’s decision to uphold validity of two patents despite a specific,...more
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
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PATENT CASE THIS WEEK -
In an appeal from a bench trial finding patents unenforceable, the Federal Circuit issued a rare decision on the doctrine of unclean hands. The doctrine of unclean hands in patent law arises from...more
In an ANDA applicant’s appeal from a bench trial judgment of validity and infringement, the Court affirmed the district court’s judgment on all counts. The case presented unusual procedural circumstances in a Hatch-Waxman...more
4/17/2018
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Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
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
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Patent Ownership ,
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