May 2011
The Written Description Requirement May Be Satisfied Even When the Claimed Invention Solves Only One of the Problems Addressed by a Patent
[Appealed from S.D. Ohio, Judge Rice]
No Induced Infringement Possible When No Agency or Contractual Relationship Exists to Create a Single Direct Infringer in Doctor-Patient Relationship
[Appealed from N.D. Ga., Chief Judge Camp]
Only Adding Dependent Claims Can Be a Proper Basis for Reissue
[Appealed from Board]
Federal Circuit Affirms SJ of Patent Exhaustion Based on a Valid License Assignment
[Appealed from E.D. Va., Judge Lee]
En Banc Court Establishes New Test for Contempt Proceedings in Infringement Cases
[Appealed from E.D. Tex., Chief Judge Folsom]
When Supported by Specification, Numerical Range Interpreted to Permit “Minor Fluctuations” Outside Claimed Range
[Appealed from N.D. Ill., Judge Kokoras]
Personal Jurisdiction in DJ Action Is Established by Patent Enforcement Efforts, Not Commercialization Efforts
[Appealed from E.D. Tenn., Judge Varlan]
Claims to a Method of Detecting a Genetic Disorder Not Adequately Described Where the Gene Sequence or Its Specific Disease-Causing Mutations Were Not Disclosed
[Appealed from C.D. Cal., Senior Judge Pfaelzer]
False Marking Complaint Dismissed with Prejudice for Failing to Allege the False Marking of an Unpatented Article on a Website
[Appealed from N.D. Cal., Judge Armstrong]
Claims Invalidated Because Specification Does Not Set Forth the Best Mode as Contemplated by at Least One of the Inventors
[Appealed from D. Del., Judge Robinson]
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 |