Inventors, Not Ai-Ventors: The Patent Act Requires an “Inventor” to be a Natural Person In Thaler v. Vidal, Appeal No. 21-2347, the Federal Circuit held that under the Patent Act... read more →
University Successfully Argues Prior Art’s Disclosures Were Not “by Another” In Lsi Corporation v. Regents Of The University Of Minnesota, Appeal No. 21-2057, the Federal Circuit held that determining whether... read more →
An ANDA Specification that Directly Addresses Issues of Infringement Controls the Infringement Inquiry In Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Eagle Pharmaceticals, Inc. Appeal No. 22-145, the Federal Circuit held that an... read more →
Missing Experience Undermines Expert’s Rebuttal of Obviousness Arguments In Best Medical International, Inc. v. Elekta Inc., Appeal No. 21-2099, the Federal Circuit held that Expert testimony was properly discounted when... read more →
Expert Testimony That Contradicts Patent Specification Fails to Create a Genuine Issue of Fact In Caredx, Inc. v. Natera, Inc., Appeal No. 22-1027, the Federal Circuit held that expert testimony... read more →
Claims With Clerical Errors Can Be Judicially Corrected and Willfully Infringed Pavo Solutions LLC v. Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Appeal No. 21-1834, the Federal Circuit held that a court can... read more →
Justice Must Satisfy the Appearance of Justice— A Judge’s Family’s Financial Interest of 100 Shares of a Party’s Stock is a Serious Issue Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.,... read more →
Somebody’s Wrong: PTAB Must Resolve Conflicting Factual Testimony During IPR In Google LLC v. IPA Technologies Inc., Appeal No. 21-1179, the Federal Circuit held that, for purposes of determining whether... read more →
Commissioner’s Exercise of Vacant Director’s Duties Does Not Violate Appointments Clause Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., Appeal No. 18-2140 Before Moore, Reyna, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent... read more →
The Heightened Standard of Proving Induced Infringement Roche Diagnostics Corporation v. Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC, Appeal No. 21-1609, the Federal Circuit held that a finding of induced infringement requires knowledge... read more →