The Federal Circuit recently issued a significant decision in the ongoing patent litigation between Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp) and Qiagen Sciences, LLC, reversing a Delaware district court’s judgment...more
8/25/2025
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
CAFC ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Motion for JMOL ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
Vacated
In a significant blow to Apple, the Federal Circuit recently vacated a summary judgment of noninfringement in the case of Taction Technology, Inc. v. Apple Inc. The dispute centers on Taction’s U.S. Patent Nos. 10,659,885 and...more
8/22/2025
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Appellate Courts ,
CAFC ,
Claim Construction ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Doctrine of Prosecution Disclaimer ,
Expert Testimony ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment ,
Vacated
There have been only a few precedential decisions from the Federal Circuit related to obviousness since spring sprung. While these decisions have produced mixed results for the lower courts, clinical study protocols have held...more
5/2/2024
/ Apotex ,
Clinical Trials ,
Inventions ,
Janssen Pharmaceuticals ,
Motivation to Combine ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
The Federal Circuit passed on Pure Hemp’s ask for attorney fees and sanctions in United Cannabis, Corp. v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc., No. 22-1363 (Fed. Cir. May 8, 2023). Agreeing with the district court, the appellate panel...more
Last week, the Federal Circuit revived a patent infringement suit brought by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung E.V. against Sirius XM Radio Inc. in the District of Delaware when it vacated the...more
10/24/2019
/ Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Extrinsic Evidence ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
IP License ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
SiriusXM ,
Sublicenses ,
Termination Rights
In a long-awaited decision, the United States Supreme Court on Friday held that WesternGeco is entitled to lost profits resulting from the infringing export from the U.S. of components of a patented system assembled and sold...more
6/27/2018
/ 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(2) ,
35 U.S.C. § 284 ,
Appeals ,
Damages ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Sales ,
Lost Profits ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation