Category: Federal Circuit
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$9M attorney fees award reversed by Federal Circuit for Myriad-plus proof of unpatentability
The panel concluded that while the plaintiff “ultimately did not prevail, it cannot be said that the substantive strength of its… position was so exceptionally meritless” as to justify the fees award.
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University of Washington DNA sequencing patent at center of $245M damages award survives second PTAB run
Guardant Health petitioned for IPR of the patent in response to a district court infringement complaint brought by the university and TwinStrand Biosciences.
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Valtrus patent upheld by Federal Circuit after Google challenges Word doc metadata as pre-AIA invention proof
Automatically generated metadata can independently corroborate inventor testimony, the panel opined.
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U.S. Supreme Court denies Google cert petition challenging USPTO’s settled expectations denials
Three other petitions for writ of certiorari, similarly questioning the agency’s validity review denials, are pending before the court.
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Google succeeds in getting Federal Circuit to move online maps case out of Western District of Texas
Now-retired District Judge Alan D. Albright was “patently erroneous” in denying Google’s motion to transfer the University of Southern California’s complaint.
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Federal Circuit distinguishes impossibility from indefiniteness, affirms Samsung invalidity win on enablement grounds
The Federal Circuit upheld Samsung’s invalidity win, but shifted the basis from indefiniteness to lack of enablement.
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Federal Circuit dismisses ParkerVision appeal against Qualcomm: Rule 54(b) does not allow partial final judgment on some claims of one patent
The Federal Circuit has held that a patent is a single cause of action, so judgments on receiver claims cannot be appealed while transmitter claims remain pending. ParkerVision’s 15 years of litigation have returned to Florida.
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Federal Circuit issues revised opinion in LG case over TV patents – but damages decision remains untouched
The appeals court had originally issued its opinion in Constellation Designs v. LG Electronics back in April.
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Federal Circuit: “survives” is no patent law term giving it jurisdiction; in another case, district court rightly resolved eligibility after dismissal over venue
Two precedential Federal Circuit decisions came down today.
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Canadian Solar, Maxeon settle U.S. patent dispute
The Eastern District of Texas has dismissed Maxeon’s suit against Canadian Solar with prejudice, while the Federal Circuit has vacated the relevant portion of a PTAB decision relating to Maxeon’s remaining claim, resolving the case in Canadian Solar’s favor.