The Federal Circuit issued an order Monday denying both panel rehearing and rehearing en banc in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew, 931 F.3d 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2019)....more
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) remains the forum of choice for challenging the validity of patent claims. However, it is notable that a comparison of 2019 and 2018 statistics reveals about a 30 percent decline in...more
Ultratec, Inc. v. CaptionCall, LLC, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. Aug. 28, 2017) (Newman, Linn, MOORE) (PTAB) (4 of 5 stars) -
Fed Cir vacates IPR determination of obviousness/anticipation. The PTAB abused its discretion by...more
Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, No. 16-712 (U.S. cert. granted June 12, 2016) (Fed. Cir.: Per curiam (Moore, O’Malley, Hughes)) (PTAB) (5 of 5 stars).
The Supreme has granted certiorari to...more