Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
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With its seminal patents and continual patent enforcement activity, hybrid vehicle technology company Paice has been a frequent subject of discussion in this space. In fact, my first post almost ten years ago was about the company’s litigation with…
Guest Post: SCA v. First Quality With TC Heartland still on deck a the Supreme Court, a look back at the Court's most recent patent decision SCA v. First Quality by guest poster, Gary Cohen. Some of my thoughts, are posted on IPwatchdog ( here ). Back…
The ABA-IPL Section sent proposed amendments to PTO Director Lee intended to lessen the burden on patent applicants encountering the Mayo/Alice Rules for patent-eligible subject matter. The proposed amendments list exceptions to eligibility. The exceptions…
Written by Peter Heuser, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt In Chudik the Circuit rules that no substantial evidence supports the Board’s determination of ‎anticipation since the ruling is based on a significant and impermissible modification of the…
Several new green patent complaints were filed in January and February in the areas of advanced batteries, waste-to-energy feedstocks, energy-efficient exercise equipment, and LEDs. Advanced Batteries Advanced Electrolyte Technologies LLC et al. v. ESDI…
Written by Scott Raevsky and David Schmidt, Ph.D. The PTAB issued an order applying collateral estoppel to determine that one purported owner of U.S. Patent 7,215,752 and U.S. Patent 7,844,041 (the “challenged patents”) had no authority to act…
Written by Rebecca L. Wright , Ph.D. and Jonathan Hyman Edited by Loni Morrow and Catherine Holland Airwair, the owner of the Dr. Martens brand, recently launched a series of lawsuits in the Northern District of California to enforce the trade dress of its…
Written by Scott Raevsky and Mark Rubinshtein , Ph.D. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued concurrent final written decisions upholding the validity of all challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,141,154 in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. v. Finjan. Inc.…
Written by Peter Heuser, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt In Nidec v. Zhongshan , the panel reverses a determination of anticipation, noting that the Circuit’s Kennametal case does not stand for the proposition that anticipation can be found even when a…
Last week, the Delaware district court granted Aurobindo’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement of Reckitt’s patents directed to a “modified release drug product” containing a sustained-release formulation of guaifenesin…
Couple of weeks ago we reported that Zond ranked first among patent owners with 125 IPR challenges filed against 10 of its patents. This week we delved into the claim-level analysis of these IPR cases. A total of 371 unique claims had been challenged, and…
It has been a busy week at the Circuit. In Comcast v. Sprint the Circuit affirms a $7.5 million ‎judgment that includes prejudgment interest running from the date of the first-to-issue patent ‎instead of apportioning the interest based on the issue…
