Intellectual Property Matters
Intellectual Property Matters: Category Archive for Patents

Tafas summary

Federal Circuit renders claims obvious as "predictable variations"

Even when "reasonable persons will disagree" over claim meaning, it is not necessarily indefinite

Federal Circuit upholds jury verdict of no inducement - based on intent

Summary Judgment of Obviousness Reversed

Federal Circuit Holds Claimed Invention Obvious Based On Single Reference

Federal Circuit grants petition for Writ of Mandamus on Venue in Eastern District of Texas

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirms dismissal of declaratory judgment action

Anticipation: Is a "Standard" a Single Reference or Multiple Reference?

Fed. Cir. affirms rule of reason analysis of patent case settlement agreement

District Court feels bound not to allow enhanced damages for post-filing infringement in patent case

D.C. Federal Court holds that the Patent Office has been under compensating applicants for delay in prosecution.

Fed. Cir. holds that "Improper Revival" may not be raised as a defense in patent action

Federal Circuit allows inference of intent to deceive

PTO BPAI holds provisional applications are prior art under 102(e)