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JMOL Written Descriptions Appeals

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Specification controls: Written description must be clear

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s decision upholding patent validity, finding that the subject patent’s specification clearly established that the written description failed to...more

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Broad Genus of HCV Compounds Wasn’t Enabled or Described

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In a case relating to compounds for the treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court’s grant of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) for lack of enablement...more

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Federal Circuit Review - October 2019

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The PTAB Cannot Approve or Deny Certificates of Correction - In Honeywell International, Inc. v. Arkema Inc., Arkema France, Appeal Nos. 2018-1151, -1153, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) does not have the...more

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Federal Circuit OK's Use of Post-Priority-Date Evidence

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The ruling found that the use of such evidence was proper for written description and enablement....more

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CAFC Says Functional Claim Language Does Not Create Divided Infringement

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In LifeNet Health v. LifeCell Corporation, one of the many issues the Federal Circuit decided was that functional claim language did not create a divided infringement situation, even though an independent actor could impact...more

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