Claim Construction, Patent Examinations, Patent Infringement

The Impact of Prosecution Length on Infringement Outcomes in Patent Litigation

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 4/1/2025

This article continues our analysis of over 89,000 patents to determine how the number of office actions to allowance during prosecution impacts litigation outcomes. Last month we discussed how prosecution length impacts...more

Federal Circuit Newsletter - January 2022 (Chinese)

Knobbe Martens on 2/10/2022

避而不谈可能支持否定性权利要求限定 - 在 Novartis Pharmaceuticals 诉 Accord Healthcare Inc. 一案（上诉案件编号：21- 1070）中，联邦巡回上诉法院认为，一项对药物“速效剂量”避而不谈的专利申请，为要求不存在此类剂量的否定性权利要求限制提供了书面说明支持。 ...more

Federal Circuit Newsletter - January 2022 (Japanese)

Knobbe Martens on 2/10/2022

記述がないことがクレームの否定的限定のサポートと解釈できる場合がある Federal Circuit は、Novartis Pharmaceuticals v. Accord Healthcare Inc. (Appeal No. 21-1070) において、薬剤の「初回負荷用量」についての記述がない特許出願は、そのような用量がないことを要求するクレームの否定的限定に記述によるサポートを提供していることになると判示した。 ...more

Federal Circuit Review - January 2022

Knobbe Martens on 2/9/2022

January 2022 Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) January 2022 Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Silence May Support Negative Claim Limitation In Novartis Pharmaceuticals v. Accord Healthcare Inc. Appeal No. 21-1070, the...more

USPTO Designates Three Decisions Concerning Discretion to Deny Inter Partes Review Under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d)

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/1/2020

On March 24, the USPTO issued two precedential decisions and one informative decision that clarify the circumstances under which the PTAB will utilize its discretion to deny IPR institution under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d). This...more

Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 3/15/2018

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