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Federal Circuit Affirms $4.6 million award for litigation misconduct

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

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In re Nature’s Remedies: Foreign Regulatory Submission Invalidates Patent Under 102(b)

March 13, 2009Anticipation, Patent, Patent Cases 2009anticipation, paid, Printed Publication, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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In re Ferguson: Patentable Subject Matter

March 10, 2009BPAI, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, Patentable Subject Matter, SoftwareAbstract Idea, Claim Construction, Enablement, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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Eastern District of Texas as the Best Venue

March 3, 2009Jurisdiction, Patent, Patent Cases 2009paid, VenueDennis Crouch

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Waiving Arguments at the Board of Patent Appeals

February 26, 2009BPAI, Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Affirms District Court’s Extension of 30-Month FDA Stay

February 24, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009, Pharma, ProcedurepaidDennis Crouch

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Patent Attorney Argument as Inequitable Conduct

February 18, 2009Inequitable Conduct, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Affirmed Without Opinion, Inequitable Conduct, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Takings Case: Set Up for Supreme Court Review

February 18, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009, TakingsClaim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Obviousness; Scope and Content of the Prior Art; Secondary Considerations

February 17, 2009CAFC, Chemical, Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, Patentable Subject Matterobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Finds DJ Jurisdiction Even After Time-Limited Covenant Not To Sue

February 17, 2009Declaratory Judgment, Jurisdiction, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Enablement, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Applies KSR – Finding Combination Claims Obvious

February 9, 2009Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Cardiac Pacemaker v. Jude: Challenging 271(f) Liability for Components of a Method

February 3, 2009CAFC, En Banc, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, TransnationalFederal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Split Decision Highlights Unpredictability of Claim Construction (Once Again)

February 2, 2009Claim Construction, Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Classen v. Biogen: Request for Rehearing

February 2, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009, Patentable Subject MatterFederal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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BPAI Again Rejects System Claims under Bilski

January 30, 2009BPAI, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, Patentable Subject MatterpaidDennis Crouch

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The Exodus: Following TS Tech, Patent Lawsuit Transferred from E.D. Texas to Oregon

January 28, 2009Jurisdiction, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, VenueDennis Crouch

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Bilski at the Supreme Court

January 27, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009, Patentable Subject MatterFederal Circuit En Banc, obviousness, paid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Finds Stent Patent Obvious by Combining Embodiments in a Single Prior Art Reference

January 16, 2009Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2009obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Revises (Muzzles) Comiskey

January 13, 2009En Banc, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, Patentable Subject MatterFederal Circuit En Banc, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Muddling Through Claim Construction

January 6, 2009Claim Construction, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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