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Federal Circuit IP Decisions
From 2001 through September 2021, Finnegan tracked intellectual property cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The cases are listed below with links to the court decision as well as a Finnegan summary and podcast of selected opinions that involve key developments or evolving trends.
260 Decisions
Appeal
Campbell Soup Company v. Gamon Plus, Inc.
Moore, Kimberly A.; Prost, Sharon; Kara Stoll; Authored by Moore
August 19, 2021
Decision Type
Reversed
Originating Venue
Campbell Soup Company v. Gamon Plus, Inc.
PTAB-All IPR2017-00091
Grace Obermann; Bart Gerstenblith; Robert Kinder; Authored by Kinder
July 29, 2020
Decision Type
Decision on Remand,
FWD—not unpatentable
Appeal
Valve Corporation v. Ironburg Inventions Ltd.
Fed. Cir. 20-1315, 20-1316, ...
Pauline Newman; Alan Lourie; Timothy Dyk; Authored by Dyk
August 17, 2021
Decision Type
Reversed in Part,
Vacated in Part,
...
Originating Venue
Valve Corporation v. Ironburg Inventions Ltd.
PTAB-All IPR2017-00858
Phillip Kauffman; Meredith Petravick; Mitchell Weatherly; Authored by Weatherly
February 28, 2019
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled,
FWD—not unpatentable,
...
Appeal
Seabed Geosolutions (US) Inc. v. Magseis FF LLC
Fed. Cir. 20-1237
Moore, Kimberly A.; Richard Linn; Raymond Chen; Authored by Moore
August 11, 2021
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Seabed Geosolutions (US), Inc. v. Magseis FF LLC
PTAB-All IPR2018-00960
Kristina Kalan; Kevin Cherry; Jon Jurgovan; Authored by Cherry
November 26, 2019
Decision Type
Not Unpatentable
Appeal
Qualcomm Incorporated v. Intel Corporation
Fed. Cir. 20-1589, 20-1590, ...
Moore, Kimberly A.; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Kara Stoll; Authored by Moore
July 27, 2021
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Intel Corporation v. Qualcomm Incorporated
PTAB-All IPR2018-01326
Michelle Wormmeester; Amanda Wieker; Scott Howard; Authored by Wormmeester
January 15, 2019
Decision Type
Instituted
Appeal
Chemours Company FC, LLC v. Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Pauline Newman; Timothy Dyk; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Authored by Reyna; Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part authored by Dyk
July 22, 2021
Decision Type
Reversed
Originating Venue
Daikin Industries Ltd. v. The Chemours Company FC, LLC
PTAB-All IPR2018-00992
Jo-Anne Kokoski; Kristina Kalan; Sheldon McGee; Authored by Kalan
November 13, 2018
Decision Type
Instituted
Appeal
Becton, Dickinson and Company v. Baxter Corporation Englewood
Fed. Cir. 20-1937
Prost, Sharon; Raymond Clevenger; Timothy Dyk; Authored by Dyk
May 28, 2021
Decision Type
Reversed
Originating Venue
Becton, Dickinson and Company v. Baxter Corporation Englewood
PTAB-All IPR2019-00119
Barry Grossman; Robert Pollock; Paul Korniczky; Authored by Pollock
April 29, 2020
Decision Type
FWD—not unpatentable,
Motion to Exclude Dismissed,
...
Appeal
New Vision Gaming & Development, Inc. v. SG Gaming, Inc.
Pauline Newman; Moore, Kimberly A.; Richard Taranto; Authored by Moore; Opinion concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part authored by Newman
May 13, 2021
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Bally Gaming, Inc. v. New Vision Gaming & Development, Inc.
PTAB-All CBM2018-00005
Frances Ippolito; Kevin Cherry; Christopher Paulraj; Authored by Ippolito
June 22, 2018
Decision Type
Instituted
Appeal
Prost, Sharon; William Bryson; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Authored by Bryson
May 12, 2021
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Apple Inc. v. Uniloc 2017 LLC
PTAB-All IPR2018-00884
Sally Medley; Karl Easthom; Sean O'Hanlon; Authored by O'Hanlon
October 2, 2018
Decision Type
Instituted
Appeal
Raytheon Technologies Corporation v. General Electric Company
Fed. Cir. 20-1755
Alan Lourie; Raymond Chen; Todd Hughes; Authored by Chen
April 16, 2021
Decision Type
Reversed
Originating Venue
General Electric Company v. United Technologies Corporation
PTAB-All IPR2018-01442
Hyun Jung; Scott Daniels; Terrence McMillin; Authored by Daniels
February 20, 2020
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled
Appeal
Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated
Moore, Kimberly A.; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Todd Hughes; Authored by Moore
April 7, 2021
Decision Type
Dismissed
Originating Venue
Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated
PTAB-All IPR2018-01279
Daniel Fishman; Michelle Wormmeester; Scott Howard; Authored by Howard
January 2, 2020
Decision Type
FWD—not unpatentable,
Motion to Amend Dismissed
Appeal
In re Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Fed. Cir. 20-1288
Prost, Sharon; Alan Lourie; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Authored by Reyna
March 25, 2021
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Nicholas Johnson
PTAB-All 2018-008016
Francisco Prats; Tawen Chang; David Cotta; Authored by Prats
October 16, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
Mylan Laboratories Ltd. v. Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
Fed. Cir. 21-1071
Pauline Newman; Moore, Kimberly A.; Kara Stoll; Authored by Moore
March 12, 2021
Decision Type
Dismissed,
Mandamus Denied
Originating Venue
Mylan Laboratories Ltd. v. Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
PTAB-All IPR2020-00440
John New; Kristina Kalan; Robert Pollock; Authored by New
September 16, 2020
Decision Type
Institution Denied
Appeal
In re Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Fed. Cir. 20-1012
Prost, Sharon; Alan Lourie; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Authored by Reyna
March 11, 2021
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Frederick Dewey
PTAB-All 2018-005489
Jeffrey Fredman; Tawen Chang; David Cotta; Authored by Fredman
July 24, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Facebook Inc.
Alan Lourie; Evan Wallach; Raymond Chen; Authored by Chen
March 9, 2021
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Facebook, Inc. v. Uniloc USA, Inc.
PTAB-All IPR2017-01427
Miriam Quinn; Kerry Begley; Charles Boudreau; Authored by Quinn
December 4, 2017
Decision Type
Instituted
Appeal
Synqor, Inc. v. Vicor Corporation
Fed. Cir. 19-1704
Timothy Dyk; Raymond Clevenger; Todd Hughes; Authored by Hughes; Dissenting opinion authored by Dyk
February 22, 2021
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Vicor Corporation v. Synqor, Inc.
PTAB-All 2014-001733
James Moore; Stephen Siu; Denise Pothier; Authored by Moore
May 2, 2016
Decision Type
Decision on Remand,
Affirmed in Part,
...
Appeal
Canfield Scientific, Inc. v. Melanoscan, LLC
Fed. Cir. 19-1927
Pauline Newman; Timothy Dyk; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Authored by Newman
February 18, 2021
Decision Type
Reversed in Part,
Vacated in Part,
...
Originating Venue
Canfield Scientific, Inc. v. Melanoscan, LLC
PTAB-All IPR2017-02125
John Kerins; Michael Kim; Scott Moore; Authored by Moore
March 26, 2019
Decision Type
FWD—not unpatentable,
Motion to Exclude Denied in Part,
...
Appeal
Mojave Desert Holdings, LLC v. Crocs, Inc.
Fed. Cir. 20-1167, 20-1167 (Modified April 21, 2021)
Pauline Newman; Timothy Dyk; Authored by Dyk; Dissenting opinion authored by O'Malley
February 11, 2021
Decision Type
Motion to Substitute Granted
Decision Type
Memorandum Opinion,
Request to Change Real Party in Interest Denied
Appeal
cxLoyalty, Inc. v. Maritz Holdings Inc.
Prost, Sharon; Alan Lourie; Todd Hughes; Authored by Prost
February 8, 2021
Decision Type
Affirmed in Part,
Reversed in Part,
...
Originating Venue
cxLoyalty, Inc. v. Maritz Holdings Inc.
PTAB-All CBM2018-00037
Michael Zecher; Justin Arbes; Jon Tornquist; Authored by Arbes
December 19, 2019
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled,
Motion to Amend Granted,
...
Appeal
M&K Holdings, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Fed. Cir. 20-1160
Moore, Kimberly A.; William Bryson; Raymond Chen; Authored by Bryson
February 1, 2021
Decision Type
Affirmed in Part,
Vacated in Part,
...
Originating Venue
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. M&K Holdings Inc.
PTAB-All IPR2018-00696
Karl Easthom; Melissa Haapala; Sharon Fenick; Authored by Easthom
September 4, 2019
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled,
Motion to Exclude Denied
Appeal
ABS Global, Inc. v. Cytonome/ST, LLC
Fed. Cir. 19-2051
Prost, Sharon; Moore, Kimberly A.; Kara Stoll; Authored by Stoll; Opinion dissenting in part authored by Prost
January 6, 2021
Decision Type
Dismissed
Originating Venue
ABS Global, Inc. v. Cytonome/ST, LLC
PTAB-All IPR2017-02097
Scott Daniels; Beverly Bunting; Timothy Goodson; Authored by Daniels
April 16, 2019
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled,
FWD—not unpatentable,
...
Appeal
General Electric Company v. Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Fed. Cir. 19-1319
Alan Lourie; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Todd Hughes; Authored by Hughes
December 23, 2020
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
General Electric Company v. United Technologies Corporation
PTAB-All IPR2017-00428
Hyun Jung; Mitchell Weatherly; George Hoskins; Authored by Hoskins
June 22, 2018
Decision Type
FWD—not unpatentable
Appeal
VidStream LLC v. Twitter, Inc.
Pauline Newman; Richard Taranto; Authored by Newman
November 25, 2020
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Twitter, Inc. v. VidStream, LLC
PTAB-All IPR2017-00829
Sally Medley; Charles Boudreau; Kaiser, Jessica C.; Authored by Kaiser
January 28, 2019
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled,
Motion to Exclude Denied in Part,
...
Appeal
SIPCO, LLC v. Emerson Electric Co.
Fed. Cir. 18-1635
Reyna, Jimmie V.; Raymond Chen; Authored by Chen
November 17, 2020
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Emerson Electric Co. v. SIPCO, LLC
PTAB-All CBM2016-00095
Kevin Turner; Joni Chang; Christopher Paulraj; Authored by Chang
January 16, 2018
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled
Appeal
In re Google Technology Holdings LLC
Fed. Cir. 19-1828
Richard Taranto; Raymond Chen; Kara Stoll; Authored by Chen
November 13, 2020
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Bogdan O. Carbunar
PTAB-All 2018-005548
St. John Courtenay; Eric Frahm; Denise Pothier; Authored by Frahm
February 20, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
Donner Technology, LLC v. Pro Stage Gear, LLC
Fed. Cir. 20-1104
Prost, Sharon; Timothy Dyk; Todd Hughes; Authored by Prost
November 9, 2020
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Donner Technology, LLC v. Pro Stage Gear, LLC
PTAB-All IPR2018-00708
Kevin Trock; John Hudalla; Stacy Margolies; Authored by Hudalla
August 26, 2019
Decision Type
FWD—not unpatentable,
Motion to Exclude Dismissed