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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Super Touchy Reversal by the Federal Circuit Gives Taction Another Bite at Apple

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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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Director Vidal Hands Down Precedential Decision on Issue of First Impression Addressing Patentability of Multiple Dependent Claims

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Patent Office Director Katherine Vidal recently issued a precedential decision addressing an issue of first impression before the Board: whether the patentability of multiple dependent claims must be determined separately for...more

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Actual Confusion Is the Best Evidence of Confusion

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed and vacated a district court’s preliminary injunction grant in a trademark dispute, concluding that potential confusion is insufficient to satisfy the burden of showing...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Federal Circuit Gives a Makeover to $66 Million Judgment Against Beauty Giant

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a $66 million dollar judgment against beauty industry giant L’Oréal for patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and a related breach...more

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Federal Circuit Rules Presence of Google Servers in District Insufficient to Establish Venue

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On February 13, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the Eastern District of Texas’ ruling that venue was proper in In re Google, 2019-126, halting for now the line of precedent finding that...more

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Supreme Court Holds that Confidential Sales Still Qualify as Patent Prior Art

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Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., clarifying that a commercial sale of an invention more than one year before a patent application is filed...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Supreme Court to Tackle Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Patents

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The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Life Techs. Corp. v. Promega Corp., 14-1538, to resolve: “[w]hether a supplier can be held liable for providing ‘all or a substantial portion of the components of a patented...more

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Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard for Prior Art in Obviousness Analysis

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Earlier this week, the Federal Circuit in Circuit Check Inc. v. QXQ, Inc. clarified the standard by which a reference may be considered prior art for the purposes of an obviousness determination. See No. 2015-1155, Slip. Op....more

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