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Remand On-Sale Bar Patent Invalidity

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Erroneous Exclusion of On-Sale Bar Evidence: Federal Circuit Revives Invalidity Challenge in Super Lighting v. CH Lighting Patent...

Jiaxing Super Lighting Elec. Appliance Co. Ltd. v. CH Lighting Tech. Co., Ltd., No. 23-1715 (Fed. Cir. 2025) – On July 28, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued a decision affirming in part, reversing in part, vacating in part,...more

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Federal Circuit Holds District Court Abused Its Discretion by Excluding an Authenticating Witness

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JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE, CO. v. CH LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Before Dyk, Chen, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The Federal Circuit reversed...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Dim damages methods can doom bright ideas

In a mixed ruling on evidentiary exclusions and damages methodology, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded a district court’s decision that excluded...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Hit the Brakes: Experimental Use, Enhanced Damages Determinations Require Redo

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a district court decision regarding experimental use under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and the application of enhanced damages based on an allegedly flawed...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Who You Gonna Call? Inventors Survive On-Sale Heat

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court finding that three patent claims were invalid under the on-sale bar but remanded two other patent claims for trial, explaining that the district court...more

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Federal Circuit Review - March 2018

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Distribution Agreements Can Constitute Offers for Sale Under Section 102(b) - In The Medicines Company v. Hospira, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2014-1469, 2014-1504, the Federal Circuit held that a distribution agreement qualified as...more

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En Banc CAFC Requires UCC Sale For On Sale Bar

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In an en banc decision issued in The Medicines Company v. Hospira, Inc., the Federal Circuit determined that in order for a commercial transaction to trigger the on-sale bar of § 35 USC 102(b), it must “bear the general...more

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