April 2010
New Trial Required Because of Inconsistent Jury Verdict on Obviousness
[Appealed from E.D. Pa., Judge Tucker]
Court Finds Sports Memorabilia Patents Obvious in View of Nonsports Prior Art in View of Secondary Objective Evidence
[Appealed from C.D. Cal., Senior Judge Stotler]
Patent Prosecution Malpractice Claim Properly Dismissed Because of Plaintiff’s Failure to Show That Her Alleged Invention Was Patentable
[Appealed from N.D. Ohio, Judge Lioi]
Patents Invalidated for Failing to Disclose Best Mode
[Appealed from ITC]
Ornamental Elements, Not Functional Elements, Are Protected in a Design Patent
[Appealed from D. Ariz., Judge Wake]
Inventor Not Permitted to Change Deposition Testimony Invalidating Patent Under On-Sale Bar
[Appealed from S.D. Fla., Judge Jordan]
[Appealed from D. Colo., Senior Judge Weinshienk]
Despite Indicators of Good Faith, Federal Circuit Upholds $90 Million Contempt Order Based on Redesign
[Appealed from E.D. Tex., Judge Folsom]
A Single Factor of Dissimilarity of Marks Precluded Likelihood of Confusion Between Farm Boy Design Trademarks
[Appealed from TTAB]
En Banc Court Confirms Existence of Written Description Requirement Separate from Enablement
[Appealed from D. Mass., Judge Zobel]
Intended Use Language in Claim Preamble Was Not a Claim Limitation
[Appealed from C.D. Cal., Judge Wu]
Language of Magnitude Can Be Definite Without Reference to a Precise Numerical Range If the Intrinsic Evidence Provides Sufficient Comparative Information
[Appealed from D. Conn., Judge Arterton]
Court Affirms Claim Construction of “POL Regulator” and Denial of JMOL of Invalidity Based on Obviousness
[Appealed from E.D. Tex., Magistrate Judge Love]
District Court Lacks Discretion to Remand Claims Arising Under Federal Patent Law to State Court
[Appealed from C.D. Cal., Judge Pregerson]
Trial Courts Cannot Look to the Prior Art Merely Listed in a Patent Specification to Provide Corresponding Structure for a
Means-Plus-Function Limitation
[Appealed from E.D. Tex., Judge Clark]
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 |