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Womble Bond Dickinson

Controversy over “Composition”: Federal Circuit Highlights Drafting Discrepancy

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In a precedential ruling that underscores the importance of consistency in claim drafting, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a claim construction based on an improper interpretation of the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Claim construction misstep undoes injunction

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a preliminary injunction (PI), finding that the district court improperly construed a claim term based on references cited in a provisional application but...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

A&O Shearman

Federal Circuit clarifies presumption of obviousness for overlapping ranges

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After the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the district court’s non-obviousness determination, the district court again found that Teva failed to show, by clear and convincing evidence, that the claims of Janssen’s patent...more

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Ho, Ho, No: CAFC Delivers Reversal, Vacatur, and Remand in Christmas Tree Row

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The Federal Circuit recently issued another decision in a longstanding dispute between Willis Electric Co. and Polygroup Ltd. involving two patents owned by Willis (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,454,186 and 8,454,187) directed to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

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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