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Actonel Patent Validity Affirmed: Nonobviousness of Positional Isomer

May 13, 2009Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009obviousness, paid, reasonable expectation of successDennis Crouch

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BPAI Precedential Opinion: The Nexus for Obviousness and Nonobviousness

May 11, 2009BPAI, Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Affirmed Without Opinion, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Obviousness-Type Double Patenting and Splitting Ownership (CAFC Says Don’t Do It)

May 8, 2009Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Federal Circuit En Banc, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Supreme Court Reverses: Finding that the Federal Circuit has Appellate Jurisdiction to Review Remand to State Court

May 6, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009paid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Pointing Out the Problem to be Solved or Objects of the Invention

May 5, 2009Enablement, Patent, Patent Cases 2009paid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Applies Phillips to Limit Gift Card Claim Construction

May 3, 2009Claim Construction, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, First to Invent, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Revises: Amgen v. ITC

April 30, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009Federal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Remands Patent Pool Misuse Case: Issue of Improperly Sequestering Alternative Technology

April 21, 2009ITC, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, Licenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Narrowing Amendment and Prosecution History Estoppel

April 16, 2009Doctrine of Equivalents, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, VitiationpaidDennis Crouch

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Double Patenting: Proving Distinctiveness Based on Later Developed Evidence

April 16, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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In re Ferguson (Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQ)

April 15, 2009Articles and Publications, Patent, Patent Cases 2009anticipation, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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No Stay of District Court Proceedings Pending Appeal of Preliminary Injunction

March 29, 2009Injunctions, License, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, TransnationalLicenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Awards Sanctions for Frivolous Appeal

March 24, 2009Attorney Fees, CAFC, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, SoftwareAffirmed Without Opinion, paidDennis Crouch

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Inequitable Conduct Based on Failure to Submit Rejection in Co-Pending Case

March 23, 2009Inequitable Conduct, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Inequitable Conduct, paidDennis Crouch

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Judge Linn Calls for En Banc Restatement of the Law of Inequitable Conduct

March 19, 2009En Banc, Inequitable Conduct, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Federal Circuit En Banc, Inequitable Conduct, Oil States, paid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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Improper Summary Judgment on Doctrine of Equivalents; Marking Products that Perform Method Claims

March 18, 2009Damages, Doctrine of Equivalents, Method Claims, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, Summary JudgmentAffirmed Without Opinion, Claim Construction, Licenses, Marking, paidDennis Crouch

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The Essential Element Test and ICU Medical

March 18, 2009Enablement, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Essential Element Test, paid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Written Description: Federal Circuit Again Invalidates Broadened Claims

March 17, 2009Enablement, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Affirmed Without Opinion, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, Enablement, Essential Element Test, paid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Affirms $4.6 million award for litigation misconduct

March 16, 2009Attorney Fees, Damages, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Affirms $4.6 million award for litigation misconduct

March 16, 2009Attorney Fees, Damages, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, paidJonathan Hummel

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