December 2010
Federal Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Barring Defendant from Launching FDA-Approved Generic Drug
[Appealed from D.N.J., Judge Bumb]
Federal Circuit Declines to Rehear Double Patenting Case in a Split Decision
[Appealed from E.D. Mich., Judge Steech]
Period Between Entry of Judgment and Entry of Permanent Injunction Should Be Considered When Calculating Damages
[Appealed from D. Del., Judge Sleet]
En Banc Court Refuses to Limit New Evidence in § 145 Actions Apart from the Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure
[Appealed from D.D.C., Judge Kennedy]
Federal Circuit Law Governs Patent Assignment Interpretation and Nunc Pro Tunc Assignments Cannot Retroactively Confer Standing
[Appealed from D.N.J., Judge Pisano]
Court Clarifies the Prejudice Requirement for Prosecution Laches and the Intent Requirement for Inequitable Conduct
[Appealed from D. Del., Judge Robinson]
Patent Owner Is a Necessary and Indispensable Party Where Exclusive Licensee Acquired Less Than All Substantial Rights
[Appealed from D. Mass, Judge Tauro]
Substitute Service of Process Ordered for Defendant from Russian Federation
[Appealed from N.D. Cal., Judge White]
| 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 |
