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Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - November 2022 Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - November 2022

November 22, 2022

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Federal Circuit Rejects Procedurally and Substantively Defective Preliminary Injunctions Federal Circuit Rejects Procedurally and Substantively Defective Preliminary Injunctions

November 9, 2022

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Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – November 2022 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – November 2022

November 1, 2022

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Plausible Factual Allegations Regarding Inventive Concept Preclude Dismissal at the Rule 12(b)(6) Stage Plausible Factual Allegations Regarding Inventive Concept Preclude Dismissal at the Rule 12(b)(6) Stage

October 7, 2022

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Cut It Out: Federal Circuit Rejects PTAB's Obviousness Analysis for Meat Slicing Patent Cut It Out: Federal Circuit Rejects PTAB's Obviousness Analysis for Meat Slicing Patent

October 6, 2022

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Federal Circuit Affirms Wireless Communication Patent Not Essential or Infringed Federal Circuit Affirms Wireless Communication Patent Not Essential or Infringed

September 8, 2022

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Federal Circuit Defends the Alice/Mayo Test Federal Circuit Defends the Alice/Mayo Test

September 7, 2022

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Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - August 2022 Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - August 2022

August 26, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence Ineligible for Inventorship Artificial Intelligence Ineligible for Inventorship

August 12, 2022

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Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – August 2022 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – August 2022

August 1, 2022

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Applying Standard Techniques in a Standard Way to Observe Natural Phenomena Is Not Patent-Eligible Applying Standard Techniques in a Standard Way to Observe Natural Phenomena Is Not Patent-Eligible

July 27, 2022

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Sharing Plaintiff’s Confidential Information with Joint Defense Group Does Not Warrant a Contempt Order or Sanctions Sharing Plaintiff’s Confidential Information with Joint Defense Group Does Not Warrant a Contempt Order or Sanctions

July 6, 2022

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Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – July 2022 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – July 2022

June 27, 2022

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Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - June 2022 Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - June 2022

June 17, 2022

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Federal Circuit Puts a Cork on Tiger Lily’s Whiskey Trademark Federal Circuit Puts a Cork on Tiger Lily’s Whiskey Trademark

June 10, 2022

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Time’s Up: The Federal Circuit Holds It Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Board’s Time-Bar Determination Time’s Up: The Federal Circuit Holds It Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Board’s Time-Bar Determination

May 19, 2022

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Applicants’ Statements During Prosecution Streamlines Scope of Claims for Multimedia Streaming Patent Applicants’ Statements During Prosecution Streamlines Scope of Claims for Multimedia Streaming Patent

May 18, 2022

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Relative Terms Survive Indefiniteness Challenge Relative Terms Survive Indefiniteness Challenge

April 22, 2022

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Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - April 2022 Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - April 2022

April 21, 2022

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Federal Circuit Vacates District Court’s Claim Construction Based on Claim Differentiation Federal Circuit Vacates District Court’s Claim Construction Based on Claim Differentiation

April 7, 2022

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District Court’s Failure to Consider Unrebutted Expert Testimony and Surrounding Claim Context Fatal to Means-Plus-Function Analysis District Court’s Failure to Consider Unrebutted Expert Testimony and Surrounding Claim Context Fatal to Means-Plus-Function Analysis

April 6, 2022

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Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – April 2022 Spotlight on Upcoming Oral Arguments – April 2022

March 31, 2022

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Federal Circuit Drills Down on Plain and Ordinary Meaning in Affirming PTAB’s Decision Federal Circuit Drills Down on Plain and Ordinary Meaning in Affirming PTAB’s Decision

March 21, 2022

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Ex Parte Reexamination Scheme Did Not Preclude Review of Director’s Decision to Vacate Reexamination Proceedings Based on IPR Estoppel Ex Parte Reexamination Scheme Did Not Preclude Review of Director’s Decision to Vacate Reexamination Proceedings Based on IPR Estoppel

March 14, 2022

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Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - February 2022 Podcast Series: Last Month at the Federal Circuit - February 2022

March 14, 2022

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