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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.
15 Decisions
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
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
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
Bozeman Financial LLC v. Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta
Alan Lourie; Timothy Dyk; Moore, Kimberly A.; Authored by Moore
April 10, 2020
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta v. Bozeman Financial LLC
PTAB-All CBM2017-00035
Michael Kim; William Saindon; Kevin Cherry; Authored by Cherry
August 29, 2017
Decision Type
Instituted
Appeal
Customedia Technologies, LLC v. Dish Network Corporation
Prost, Sharon; Timothy Dyk; Moore, Kimberly A.; Authored by Moore
March 6, 2020
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Dish Network Corporation v. Customedia Technologies, LLC
PTAB-All CBM2017-00023
Meredith Petravick; Michael Kim; Kalyan Deshpande; Authored by Petravick
June 11, 2018
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled
Appeal
SIPCO, LLC v. Emerson Electric Co.
Fed. Cir. 18-1635, 18-1635 (Errata)
Reyna, Jimmie V.; Raymond Chen; Authored by Chen; Opinion concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part authored by Reyna
September 25, 2019
Decision Type
Reversed in Part,
Affirmed in Part,
...
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
Trading Technologies International, Inc. v. IBG LLC
Fed. Cir. 17-2323
Raymond Moore; Raymond Clevenger; Evan Wallach; Authored by Moore
April 30, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Tradestation Group, Inc. v. Trading Technologies International, Inc.
PTAB-All CBM2015-00172
Sally Medley; Meredith Petravick; Jeremy Plenzler; Authored by Petravick
March 31, 2017
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled
Appeal
Trading Technologies International, Inc. v. IBG LLC
Fed. Cir. 17-2257, 17-2621, ...
Moore, Kimberly A.; Haldane Mayer; Richard Linn; Authored by Moore
April 18, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
IBG LLC v. Trading Technologies International, Inc.
PTAB-All CBM2015-00179
Sally Medley; Meredith Petravick; Jeremy Plenzler; Authored by Medley
February 17, 2017
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled
Appeal
Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service
Fed. Cir. 16-1502
Prost, Sharon; Pauline Newman; Evan Wallach; Authored by Prost
August 28, 2017
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
United States Postal Service (USPS) v. Return Mail, Inc.
PTAB-All CBM2014-00116
Kevin Turner; Barbara Benoit; Jo-Anne Kokoski; Authored by Turner
October 15, 2015
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled
Appeal
Credit Acceptance Corp. v. Westlake Services
Fed. Cir. 16-2001
Dyk (author), Mayer, Reyna
June 9, 2017
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Westlake Services, LLC v. Credit Acceptance Corp
PTAB-All CBM2014-00176
David McKone; Justin Arbes; Gregg Anderson; Authored by McKone
January 25, 2016
Decision Type
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 15-1703, 15-1704, ...
Reyna, Jimmie V.; Raymond Chen; Kara Stoll; Authored by Reyna
November 29, 2016
Decision Type
Affirmed in Part,
Reversed in Part
Originating Venue
Apple, Inc. v. Ameranth, Inc.
PTAB-All CBM2014-00013
Meredith Petravick; Jameson Lee; Neil Powell; Authored by Petravick
March 20, 2015
Decision Type
FWD—unpatentable/cancelled
Appeal
Unwired Planet LLC v. Google, Inc.
Fed. Cir. 15-1812
Reyna, Jimmie V.; S. Jay Plager; Todd Hughes; Authored by Reyna
November 21, 2016
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Google Inc. v. Unwired Planted, LLC
PTAB-All CBM2014-00006
Jennifer Bisk; Michael Kim; Barbara Parvis; Authored by Bish
April 6, 2015
Decision Type
Appeal
Blue Calypso, LLC v. Groupon, Inc.
Fed. Cir. 15-1391, 15-1393, ...
Reyna, Jimmie V.; Alvin Schall; Raymond Chen
March 1, 2016
Decision Type
Affirmed in Part,
Reversed in Part
Originating Venue
Groupon, Inc. v. Blue Calypso, LLC
PTAB-All CBM2013-00033
Barbara Benoit; Joni Chang; Michael Kim; Authored by Benoit
December 19, 2013
Decision Type
Appeal
SightSound Technologies, LLC v. Apple Inc.
Fed. Cir. 15-1159
Alan Lourie; Timothy Dyk; Todd Hughes
December 15, 2015
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Apple Inc. v. SightSound Technologies, LLC
PTAB-All CBM2013-0020
Justin Arbes; Michael Tierney; Georgianna Braden; Authored by Arbes
October 7, 2014
Decision Type
Appeal
Versata Development Group v. SAP America, Inc.
Fed. Cir. 14-1194
Pauline Newman; S. Jay Plager; Todd Hughes;
July 9, 2015
Originating Venue
SAP America, Inc. v. Versata Development Group, Inc.
PTAB-All CBM2012-00001
Sally Medley; Michael Tierney; Rama Elluru; Authored by Tierney
January 4, 2014
Decision Type