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Federal Circuit Dismisses Patent Owner’s Patent Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a per curiam decision today in Tramec Sloan LLC v. Surti, dismissing an appeal brought by patent owner Tarun N. Surt...

The Federal Circuit Dropped A Theme Song For Some Reason

The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit — aka the Fed. Cir. or the C.A.F.C. — is an appellate court that has jurisdiction over a broad selection of federal cases...

Affirmed But Not Over: The Federal Circuit Sends an Unexplained “Unexceptional” Ruling Back to the Field

Fed. Circ. Won't Trade Detailed Verdicts For Efficiency

The Federal Circuit has again faulted U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap's use of jury verdict forms that collapse all infringement allegations down to checking simply "yes" or "n...

Fed. Circ. Unsure Where State 'Bad Faith' Patent Cases Belong

At arguments Friday in a dispute between Micron Technology Inc. and Netlist Inc., a Federal Circuit panel appeared uncertain whether suits under state laws against "bad faith" pate...

Fed. Circ. Changes Process For Some Full-Panel Reviews

The Federal Circuit now requires the authoring judge to notify all panel members about nonprocedural motions, including motions for extensions of time and withdrawal of counsel, ac...

3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In June

The Federal Circuit's argument calendar next month includes a dispute between Micron and Netlist over Idaho's law against "bad faith" patent suits, and appeals of multimillion-doll...

CAFC Clarifies Statutory Versus Constitutional Standing Jurispridence

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential opinion authored by Judge Chen that clarified its case law on statutory versus constitutional s...

Appellate Deference: Reinforcing Limits on Reweighing Evidence

Clarifying the proper scope of appellate review, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed an International Trade Commission final determination in full. The Court u...

Fed. Circ. Won't Save Farm Patents, But Reopens Fee Issue

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday revived a company's bid for attorney fees after defeating an infringement case by AGI Suretrack over agricultural data patents, saying a lower court...

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Ruling That Samesurf’s Shared Browsing Patent Claims Are Unpatentable

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a decision today in Samesurf, Inc. v. Intuit Inc., affirming a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) final written de...

The Federal Circuit’s Expanding Grip on Dismissed Patent Claims

A nominally without-prejudice patent dismissal functioned as with prejudice under § 286, keeping Insulet's trade secret appeal in the Federal Circuit. Continue reading this post on...

Federal Circuit Affirms Ruling Blocking Generic Nuedexta

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision today in Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Hetero Labs Limited, affirming a preliminary...

Fed. Circ. 'Recalibrates' Analysis For Constitutional Standing

The Federal Circuit eased the line between constitutional and statutory standing last month when reviving A.L.M. Holding Co.'s infringement suit against Zydex Industries Private Lt...

Justice Up Close: The Federal Circuit Opens Its Doors for America 250

Federal Circuit unveils a Schoolhouse Rock-style theme song and opens its doors July 3 for America 250. Free tickets drop May 19 at 11:30 a.m. ET. Continue reading this post on Pat...

Federal Circuit Rules for Versata Software in Trade Secrets Dispute Against Ford Motor Company

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Versata Software, Inc. in its long-running contract and trade secret dispute with Ford Motor Company, reinstatin...

Intuit's PTAB Win On Browsing Patent Upheld At Fed. Circ.

The Federal Circuit on Thursday approved a Patent Trial and Review Board decision that held a patent owned by Samesurf Inc. that was asserted against TurboTax maker Intuit Inc. was...

Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Invalidation Of Railcar Patent Claims

The Federal Circuit on Wednesday refused to revive claims across a pair of Amsted Rail Co. Inc. patents covering a way of monitoring the performance of railcars, backing Patent Tri...

No Fed. Circ. Arguments In August Due To Building Work

The Federal Circuit announced Friday that it will not be holding oral arguments in August, because infrastructure work is being done on its courthouse.

Federal Circuit Should Implement Mini En Banc Process

To fulfill its mission of uniformity in patent law while avoiding the challenges of en banc hearings, the Federal Circuit should institute mini en bancs — allowing regular three-ju...

Federal Circuit Finds Representative Claim Error Harmless, Affirms Section 101 Dismissal

On July 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed the dismissal  of Etison LLC d/b/a ClickFunnels’ patent infringement suit against HighLevel Inc., holdi...

Federal Circuit Reverses IPR Estoppel Ruling Against Valve, Finds Insufficient Search Evidence and Hindsight Bias

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision today in Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation, reversing a district court ruling th...

3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In July

A patent owner's effort to undo a Texas jury verdict clearing Samsung of infringing a wireless patent and an appeal of a ruling that Dartmouth College and a supplement maker owe $9...

Fed. Circ. Restores 2 Patent Suits On Same Standing Issue

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday reinstated a pair of patent infringement suits from patent owners that licensed their intellectual property to other parties, finding that the compan...