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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.
Appeal
In re Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Fed. Cir. 20-1288
Prost, Sharon; Lourie, Alan D.; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Authored by Reyna
March 25, 2021
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Nicholas Johnson
PTAB-All 2018-008016
Prats, Francisco C.; Chang, Tawen; Cotta, David; Authored by Prats
October 16, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
In re Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Fed. Cir. 20-1012
Prost, Sharon; Lourie, Alan D.; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Authored by Reyna
March 11, 2021
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Frederick Dewey
PTAB-All 2018-005489
Fredman, Jeffrey N.; Chang, Tawen; Cotta, David; Authored by Fredman
July 24, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
In re Google Technology Holdings LLC
Fed. Cir. 19-1828
Taranto, Richard G.; Chen, Raymond T.; Stoll, Kara F.; Authored by Chen
November 13, 2020
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Bogdan O. Carbunar
PTAB-All 2018-005548
Courtnenay, John St. III; Frahm, Eric S.; Pothier, Denise M.; Authored by Frahm
February 20, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 19-2349, 19-2351, ...
Lourie, Alan D.; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Dyk, Timothy B.; Authored by Dyk
July 7, 2020
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Ex parte Karim Anwar Rammal
PTAB-All 2017-003513
Crawford, Murriel E.; Wieder, Bruce T.; Meyers, Matthew S.; Authored by Crawford; Dissenting opinion authored by Wieder
April 1, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 19-2301
Prost, Sharon; O'Malley, Kathleen M.; Taranto, Richard G.; Authored by Prost
April 24, 2020
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Christopher J. Rudy
PTAB-All 2017-006934
Astorino, Michael C.; Osinski, Michelle R.; Shah, Amee A.; Authored by Shah
July 1, 2019
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 19-1127
Newman, Pauline; Moore, Kimberly A.; Chen, Raymond T.; Authored by Moore
November 4, 2019
Decision Type
Reversed,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Ex parte David Fought
PTAB-All 2017-000315
McCarthy, Steven D.A.; Engels, Nathan A.; Korniczky, Paul J.; Authored by McCarthy
August 29, 2018
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 18-1426
Moore, Kimberly A.; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Stoll, Kara F.; Authored by Stoll
July 5, 2019
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Ex parte Darius J. Preisler
PTAB-All 2018-000871
Reimers, Annette R.; Hill, Jill D.; Stephens, Jeffrey A.; Authored by Hill
January 3, 2018
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected
Appeal
In re Marco Guldenaar Holding B.V.
Fed. Cir. 17-2465
Chen, Raymond T.; Mayer, Haldane Robert; Bryson, William C.; Authored by Chen; Concurring opinion authored by Mayer
December 28, 2018
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Marco Guldenaar
PTAB-All 2015-003656
Brown, Edward A.; Hill, Jill D.; Korniczky, Paul J.; Authored by Brown
June 22, 2017
Decision Type
Affirmed
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 17-2037
Dyk, Timothy B.; Reyna, Jimmie V.; Stoll, Kara F.; Authored by Dyk
August 20, 2018
Decision Type
Reversed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Ron Maatita
PTAB-All 2015-005829
Kerins, John C.; Mohanty, Bibhu R.; Hill, Jill D.; Authored by Hill
March 29, 2017
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 17-1486
Reyna, Jimmie V.; Lourie, Alan D.; Chen, Raymond T.; Authored by Reyna
June 4, 2018
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Ex Parte Timothy D. Durance
PTAB-All 2016-007246
Browne, Lynne H.; Jeschke, Eric C.; Dougal, Brent M.; Authored by Browne
November 15, 2016
Decision Type
Denied
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 17-1976
Lourie, Alan D.; Mayer, Haldane Robert; Newman, Pauline; Authored by Lourie
May 3, 2018
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Jeff H. Verhoef
PTAB-All 2015-005270
Charles N. Greenhut; Hoelter, Michael L.; Reimers, Annette R.; Authored by Greenhut
February 27, 2017
Decision Type
Affirmed
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 17-1434
O'Malley, Kathleen M.; Wallach, Evan J.; Lourie, Alan D.; Authored by O'Malley
February 12, 2018
Decision Type
Reversed in Part,
Vacated in Part,
...
Originating Venue
Ex parte Kenneth Andrew Hodges
PTAB-All 2014-009710
O'Hanlon, Sean P.; Staicovici, Stefan; Peslak, Arthur M.; Authored by O'Hanlon
October 28, 2016
Decision Type
Affirmed
Appeal
In re Nordt Development Co., LLC
Fed. Cir. 17-1445
Stoll, Kara F.; Moore, Kimberly A.; Taranto, Richard G.; Authored by Stoll
February 8, 2018
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Ex parte William E. Nordt III
PTAB-All 2015-001233
Worth, James A.; Kim, Michael W.; Astorino, Michael C.; Authored by Worth
November 2, 2016
Decision Type
Affirmed in Part
Appeal
Fed. Cir. 16-1811
Moore, Kimberly A.; Lourie, Alan D.; O'Malley, Kathleen M.; Authored by Moore
August 25, 2017
Decision Type
Remanded,
Vacated
Originating Venue
Andrew D. Malec v. USPTO
PTAB-All 2013-005196
Mills, Demetra J.; Adams, Donald E.; Harlow, Jacqueline T.; Authored by Mills
January 28, 2016
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Decision Type
Reversed
Originating Venue
Ex Parte Steven C. Chudik
PTAB-All 2013-006952
Murphy, Cynthia L.; Hoffmann, Philip J.; Schoper, Kenneth G.; Authored by Murphy
April 8, 2016
Decision Type
Affirmed,
Rejected,
...
Appeal
In re Constantin Efthymiopoulos
Fed. Cir. 16-1003
Prost, Sharon; Newman, Pauline; Bryson, William C.; Authored by Prost
October 18, 2016
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex parte Constantin Efthymiopoulos
PTAB-All 2014-008350
Mills, Demetra J.; Grimes, Eric B.; Green, Lora M.; Authored by Mills
March 12, 2015
Decision Type
Affirmed
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex Parte Ray Smith
PTAB-All 2012-009025
Charles N. Greenhut; Hill, Jill D.; Warner, Brandon J.; Authored by Greenhut
May 14, 2015
Decision Type
Decision Type
Affirmed
Originating Venue
Ex Parte Gregory E. Urbanski
PTAB-All 2013-002044
Roesel, Elizabeth M.; Kratz, Peter F.; Franklin, Erica A.; Authored by Roesel
January 16, 2015
Decision Type
Decision Type
Vacated,
Remanded
Originating Venue
Ex Parte Thomas L. Distefano III
PTAB-All 2011-001447
Dillon, Andrew J.; Whtiehead, Carl W. Jr.; Frahm, Eric S.; Authored by Dillon
March 17, 2015
Decision Type
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