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Who Wins, Who Loses – Still Worse To Be the Patent Owner on Appeal
We’ve been updating our stats pretty frequently but haven’t had a recent post about what—if anything—has changed in affirmance rates as more data has been compi
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (June 13-17): A Concentration Claim Construction
It’s officially the start of summer, but the Federal Circuit is still hard at work: last week the Court issued a few precedential opinions, several non-precede
Federal Circuit CVSG Update
With the Supreme Court’s October 2021 Term winding down, we thought we’d check in on the cases from the Federal Circuit where the Supreme Court called for the v
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (May 2-6): Experimenting With The On-Sale Bar
With another busy week of arguments last week, the Federal Circuit took a break from issuing precedential decisions. But it still pushed out several non-precede
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (April 4 - 8): Claim Differentiation Carries The Day
Last week was argument week at the Federal Circuit, and we’ve already begun seeing decisions from the argued cases trickle in. Below we provide our usual weekly
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 21-25): Oil is a Hot Commodity These Days—Even on the Federal Circuit
When it comes to oil, even the Federal Circuit’s hands are sometimes tied. Last week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board Precedential
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 14-18): Federal Circuit Says Go Fish To Claims of Co-Ownership
Last week’s big news was of course the official swearing in of Judge Stark. But there were plenty of other things happening at the Court. Below we provide our u
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 7-11): March Madness Mandamus-Style
If your limited attention is diverted this week because of March Madness, never fear! We’ve got you covered at Federal Circuitry, where we’re always tracking th
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (February 28 - March 4): When Infringing An Invalid Patent Can Be Costly
The Federal Circuit kicked off a new week of oral arguments today. And this week it finishes its goodbyes to Judge O’Malley, who officially retires on Friday (M
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (February 14-18): When Objective Indicia Evidence Both Is, And Is Not, Sufficient For Non-Obviousness
Despite no precedential patent decisions at the Federal Circuit last week, the Court still addressed some interesting issues, including a decision in which the