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Written by : Joshua M. Martineau & Jacob R. Rosenbaum SANHO CORP. V. KAIJET TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, INC. Before Dyk , Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary : An invention is not “publicly…
CASE OF THE WEEK Zyxel Comms. Corp. v. UNM Rainforest Innovations , Appeal Nos. 2022-2220, -2250 (Fed. Cir. July 22, 2024) Our Case of the Week provided new guidance on amendment proceedings under the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s 2019 Motion to…
Written by : Julie Kim & Brandon G. Smith Speck v. Bates Before Dyk , Bryson, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary : Comparing pre-Section 135 bar date claims to amended post-bar date…
Written by : Jessie Yang & Brandon G. Smith LUCA MCDERMOTT CATENA GIFT TRUST v. FRUCTUOSO-HOBBS SL Before Lourie , Reyna, and Chen. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary : Parties that own…
CASE OF THE WEEK LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Appeal No. 2021-2348 (Fed. Cir. May 21, 2024) In a rare en banc opinion, the Federal Circuit overruled decades of prior precedent concerning the standard to evaluate the obviousness…
CASE OF THE WEEK SnapRays v. Lighting Defense Group , Appeal No. 2023-1184 (Fed. Cir. May 2, 2024) Our Case of the Week deals with an issue the Court has not addressed recently: the question of declaratory judgment jurisdiction. Specifically, the Court…
CASE OF THE WEEK Luv N’ Care, Ltd. v. Lindsey Laurain , Appeal Nos. 2022-1905, -1970 (Fed. Cir. Apr.12, 2024) In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s bench trial decision that unclean hands…
Written by : Raymond S. Lu & Brandon G. Smith PFIZER INC. v. SANOFI PASTEUR INC. Before Lourie , Bryson, and Stark. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary : Evidence that a claimed parameter is recognized as a result-effective variable can…
Written by : Geetha Durairaj, Ph.D. & Nathan D. Reeves VIRTEK VISION INTERNATIONAL ULC, v. ASSEMBLY GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, INC., DBA ALIGNED VISION Before Moore , Hughes, and Stark. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”). Summary :…
CASE OF THE WEEK Harris Brumfield v. IBG LLC , Appeal No. 2022-1630 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 27, 2024) In our case of the week, the Federal Circuit addressed three issues in a dispute that dates back to 2010, and has been to the Court on three other occasions. The…
Written by : Emily K. McCorry & Jeremy Anapol NETFLIX, INC. V. DIVX, LLC Before Dyk, Linn, and Chen . Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary : The PTAB did not abuse its discretion by declining to address arguments that an IPR petitioner…
CASE OF THE WEEK Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi Pasteur Inc. , Appeal Nos. 2019-1871, -1873, -1875, -1876, -2224 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 5, 2024) This week’s Case of the Week mostly resolves an appeal filed five years ago, following decisions from the PTAB in IPRs…
