February 2013
Domestic Industry Requirement of Section 337 Does Not Require Domestic Production
[Appealed from ITC]
Inventive Features Repeatedly Emphasized in a Patent Cannot Be Overlooked in Claim Construction
[Appealed from E.D. Tex., Chief Judge Davis]
Appeal Moot Because of Settlement Agreement, Despite Contingency Payment for Successful Appeal of Certain Findings
[Appealed from C.D. Cal.,
Senior Judge Pfaelzer]
Claims Incorporating Internet Technology into Existing Processes Obvious in View of the Prior Art
[Appealed from E.D. Tex., Judge Davis]
Board Erred in Refusing to Consider Alternative Grounds That Were Fully Raised Before the Examiner During Reexamination
[Appealed from Board]
Claim Construction Is Not an Essential Element of a Patent Infringement Complaint
Nos. 11-1165, -1235 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 25, 2013)
[Appealed from S.D.N.Y., Judge Hellerstein]
Abbreviations | |
ALJ | Administrative Law Judge |
ANDA | Abbreviated New Drug Application |
APA | Administrative Procedures Act |
APJ | Administrative Patent Judge |
Board | Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences |
Commissioner | Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks |
CIP | Continuation-in-Part |
DJ | Declaratory Judgment |
DOE | Doctrine of Equivalents |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
IDS | Information Disclosure Statement |
ITC | International Trade Commission |
JMOL | Judgment as a Matter of Law |
MPEP | Manual of Patent Examining Procedure |
NDA | New Drug Application |
PCT | Patent Cooperation Treaty |
PTO | United States Patent and Trademark Office |
SJ | Summary Judgment |
TTAB | Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |