Jury Instructions and Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness: Federal Circuit Grants New Trial in Inline Plastics v. Lacerta

March 31, 2024PatentAppellate Procedure, Federal Circuit, Jury Instructions, obviousness, paid, patent law, Secondary ConsiderationsDennis Crouch

In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit vacated a judgment of invalidity and remanded for a new trial, holding that the district court's jury instruction on objective indicia of nonobviousness constituted prejudicial legal error. The case, Inline Plastics Corp. v. Lacerta Group, LLC, No. 2022-1954 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 27, 2024), involved patents relating to tamper-resistant and tamper-evident food containers.

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