Fed Circuit: Patent Application is Prior Art Before Publication
In a significant ruling, the Federal Circuit has clarified the status of patent applications in the realm of intellectual property […]
Federal Circuit Decisions, IPR, PTAB
IPR, Patent Eligibility, PTAB
I Say Yes, You Say No: PTAB Articulates Different Standards for Determining Whether a Printed Publication Was Publicly Available
Ex parte Grillo-Lopez, Appeal No. 2018-006082 (Jan. 31, 2020) On April 7, 2020, the PTAB designated its January decision in
IPR, PTAB
PTAB Determines That Medical Journal Article Qualifies as a Publicly Available Printed Publication
Grunenthal GmbH v. Antecip Bioventures II LLC, PGR2018-00092 (Feb. 25, 2020) In a recent decision invalidating certain claims of a
Federal Circuit Decisions, Patent Infringement, Venue
Home Isn’t Where the Servers Are: Federal Circuit Holds that the Presence of Google Servers Does Not Establish Venue
In Re: Google LLC, Appeal No. 2019-126 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2020) The Federal Circuit has ordered the U.S. District
Federal Circuit Decisions, IPR, Patent Eligibility, PTAB
Indefinitely Not: Federal Circuit Rules that the PTAB Cannot Cancel Claims for Indefiniteness During an IPR
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. v. Prisua Engineering Corp., Appeal Nos. 2019-1169, 2019-1260 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 4, 2020) The Federal Circuit