Actonel Patent Validity Affirmed: Nonobviousness of Positional Isomer May 13, 2009Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009obviousness, paid, reasonable expectation of successDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
BPAI Precedential Opinion: The Nexus for Obviousness and Nonobviousness May 11, 2009BPAI, Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Affirmed Without Opinion, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
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 To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
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 To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Pointing Out the Problem to be Solved or Objects of the Invention May 5, 2009Enablement, Patent, Patent Cases 2009paid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Federal Circuit Applies Phillips to Limit Gift Card Claim Construction May 3, 2009Claim Construction, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, First to Invent, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Federal Circuit Revises: Amgen v. ITC April 30, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009Federal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Federal Circuit Remands Patent Pool Misuse Case: Issue of Improperly Sequestering Alternative Technology April 21, 2009ITC, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, Licenses, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Narrowing Amendment and Prosecution History Estoppel April 16, 2009Doctrine of Equivalents, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, VitiationpaidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Double Patenting: Proving Distinctiveness Based on Later Developed Evidence April 16, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009obviousness, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
In re Ferguson (Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQ) April 15, 2009Articles and Publications, Patent, Patent Cases 2009anticipation, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
No Stay of District Court Proceedings Pending Appeal of Preliminary Injunction March 29, 2009Injunctions, License, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, TransnationalLicenses, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Federal Circuit Awards Sanctions for Frivolous Appeal March 24, 2009Attorney Fees, CAFC, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, SoftwareAffirmed Without Opinion, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Inequitable Conduct Based on Failure to Submit Rejection in Co-Pending Case March 23, 2009Inequitable Conduct, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Inequitable Conduct, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
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 To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
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 To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
The Essential Element Test and ICU Medical March 18, 2009Enablement, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Essential Element Test, paid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
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 To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Federal Circuit Affirms $4.6 million award for litigation misconduct March 16, 2009Attorney Fees, Damages, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, paidDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Federal Circuit Affirms $4.6 million award for litigation misconduct March 16, 2009Attorney Fees, Damages, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, paidJonathan Hummel To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.