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Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – September 2024 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – September 2024
September 2, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Pre-Filing Private Sales Cannot Antedate Prior-Art References Under the § 102(b)(2)(B) “Public Disclosure” Exception Pre-Filing Private Sales Cannot Antedate Prior-Art References Under the § 102(b)(2)(B) “Public Disclosure” Exception
August 16, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Silence Is Not Surrender: Federal Circuit Determines that Arguments Omitted in PTAB Rehearing Request Were Not Forfeited on Appeal Silence Is Not Surrender: Federal Circuit Determines that Arguments Omitted in PTAB Rehearing Request Were Not Forfeited on Appeal
August 16, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Collateral Estoppel May Bar Patentability of Substitute Claims in an IPR Collateral Estoppel May Bar Patentability of Substitute Claims in an IPR
August 8, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Federal Circuit Clarifies Reach of Patent Estoppel in SoftView v. Apple Federal Circuit Clarifies Reach of Patent Estoppel in SoftView v. Apple
August 8, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
No Rule 45 Geographic Restrictions on District Court Orders to Appear No Rule 45 Geographic Restrictions on District Court Orders to Appear
August 5, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – August 2024 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – August 2024
July 31, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Federal Circuit Affirms TTAB’s Finding of Lack of Statutory Entitlement for Trust with Minority Ownership Interest in Trademark’s Owner Federal Circuit Affirms TTAB’s Finding of Lack of Statutory Entitlement for Trust with Minority Ownership Interest in Trademark’s Owner
July 2, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
No Evidence, No Injunction; Federal Circuit Vacated Preliminary Injunction for Lack of Evidence No Evidence, No Injunction; Federal Circuit Vacated Preliminary Injunction for Lack of Evidence
July 2, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – July 2024 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – July 2024
July 1, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Board’s Misapplication of Printed Matter Doctrine Leads to Partial Reversal Board’s Misapplication of Printed Matter Doctrine Leads to Partial Reversal
June 21, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
ITC’s Assessment of Failed Economic Prong of Domestic Industry Requirement Affirmed by the Federal Circuit ITC’s Assessment of Failed Economic Prong of Domestic Industry Requirement Affirmed by the Federal Circuit
June 21, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
The Federal Circuit Holds the Supreme Court Precedent Governs Obviousness of Design Patents and Overrules the Longstanding Rosen-Durling Test The Federal Circuit Holds the Supreme Court Precedent Governs Obviousness of Design Patents and Overrules the Longstanding Rosen-Durling Test
June 17, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Defendants Can Recover Fees for “Baseless” Infringement Allegations Even When Non-Infringement Decision Vacated as Moot by IPR, but Cannot Recover from Counsel or for the Related IPR Defendants Can Recover Fees for “Baseless” Infringement Allegations Even When Non-Infringement Decision Vacated as Moot by IPR, but Cannot Recover from Counsel or for the Related IPR
June 12, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Extra-Judicial Patent Enforcement That Affects Activities in Forum State Creates Personal Jurisdiction Extra-Judicial Patent Enforcement That Affects Activities in Forum State Creates Personal Jurisdiction
June 12, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
When Final Judgement Is not Final Enough When Final Judgement Is not Final Enough
June 12, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Exclusionary Rights Do Not Need to Be Exclusive Exclusionary Rights Do Not Need to Be Exclusive
June 11, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - June 2024 Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - June 2024
June 7, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Federal Circuit Affirms Rejection of Character Mark Citing Prior Use and Likelihood of Confusion Federal Circuit Affirms Rejection of Character Mark Citing Prior Use and Likelihood of Confusion
June 6, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – June 2024 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – June 2024
May 31, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – May 2024 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – May 2024
May 3, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – April 2024 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – April 2024
April 1, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
PTAB’s Implicit Claim Construction in Obviousness Analysis Constitutes Claim Construction, Even When Its Decision States It Did Not Construe Claims PTAB’s Implicit Claim Construction in Obviousness Analysis Constitutes Claim Construction, Even When Its Decision States It Did Not Construe Claims
March 21, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Prior Printed Publications “Publicly Available” Despite Confidentiality Restrictions Prior Printed Publications “Publicly Available” Despite Confidentiality Restrictions
March 7, 2024
Federal Circuit IP Blog
Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – March 2024 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – March 2024
March 1, 2024
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