Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
On October 5, 2021, the U.S. Federal Circuit reversed a finding of invalidity by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for patent claims related to an “artificial valve for repairing a damaged heart valve.” St. Jude Medical LLC (“St.…
Trade secrets can be grouped in two kinds based on the reasons why their owners choose trade secret over patent. In the first group you would find different types of information that aren’t patentable due to not meeting the patentability criteria. On…
Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg announced the Facebook company changing its name into Meta as part of his plan to focus on developing a virtual world. While the history of rebranding knows successful and futureless occurrences, today we are going to focus on…
We have analyzed all the patent-related CAFC appeals, originating from the PTAB, ITC or district courts. The analysis covers a 5-year period, from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020. Our first CAFC Intelligence Report will be released tomorrow. The…
One of the reasons that the majority of countries in the world apply the “first to file” system, including the European Union and China, must be that it’s and easy system to administer. Determination on who was the first to register and…
Earlier in August, we released our second ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report. We analyzed all parties involved in Hatch-Waxman cases and ranked the top law firms and attorneys based on their activity and performance. Today we will shed some light on the…
CASE OF THE WEEK Mobility Workx, LLC v. Unified Patents, LLC , Appeal No. 2020-1441 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2021) In this week’s Case of the Week, a panel of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered, and rejected, new constitutional…
In late August, we released our second annual ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report where we evaluated all stakeholders in Hatch-Waxman cases including ANDA attorneys, local counsel, law firms, pharmaceutical companies, and judges. Today’s insight will…
Earlier this year, it was considered a rumor that EA Sports was considering a name change for its bestseller video game franchise. Since 1993 when the first FIFA International Soccer game was released, they have always used the FIFA trademark for the game…
TRAXCELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC V. NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS Before Prost, O’Malley, and Stoll. Appeal from the Eastern District of Texas. Summary: An applicant’s arguments distinguishing prior art during patent prosecution constituted a…
MOBILITY WORKX, LLC v. UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC Before Newman, Schall, and Dyk. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Fee-funded structure of AIA review proceedings does not violate due process. After inter partes review (“IPR”),…
Traxcell Techs., LLC v. Sprint Commn’s Co. et al Before Prost, O’Malley, and Stoll. Appeal from the Eastern District of Texas. Summary: A patentee’s extensive citations to evidence failed to avoid summary judgment of noninfringement…
