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March 31, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 21-25): Oil is a Hot Commodity These Days—Even on the Federal Circuit
By: Caroline F. Pohl
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 Opinion Panel decision for claims related to oil wells, although the Court expressed some skepticism about the agency’s
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March 21, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
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 usual weekly statistics and a detailed discussion of our case of the week—our highly subjective
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March 15, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 7-11): March Madness Mandamus-Style
By: Meghan McLean Poon Ph.D.
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 the latest news at the Federal Circuit. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and a detailed discussion of
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March 07, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (February 28 - March 4): When Infringing An Invalid Patent Can Be Costly
By: Seth W. Lloyd
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 (March 11). Even so, the work must go on. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and
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February 24, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
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 Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejected a patentee’s alleged objective indicia of non-obviousness for a patent’s broader claims, but upheld
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February 14, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (February 7-11): Don't Forget To File Your Patent Before Pressing That "Fax" Button
By: Jean Nguyen Ph.D.
No better way to start Valentine’s Day week than to think about a different way for communicating. But as this week’s case of the week shows, what you say and how you say it can matter. Check out our usual weekly statistics below and
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January 24, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (January 18-21): A Roundup of Non-Patent Decisions
The Federal Circuit was quite productive last week despite the holiday weekend. The Court issued a dozen non-precedential decisions, several precedential opinions, and a handful of Rule 36 summary affirmances in cases argued during the Court’s January sitting. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics
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January 11, 2022 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Two Weeks in the Federal Circuit (December 27 - January 7)
The Federal Circuit is holding its first argument session of 2022 this week (with a return to telephonic arguments in light of the Omicron variant). In this post, we take a look back at how the Court closed out 2021 and began 2022. Below
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December 07, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 29 - December 3): COVID-19 Vaccine Patents at the PTAB
Last week the Federal Circuit was gearing up for its December argument sitting, but the Court still found time to issue several decisions. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever case piqued
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December 06, 2021 - Last Week in the Federal Circuit
Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 22-27): Written Description - Cobbling Together Numbers After the Fact
The week of Thanksgiving was a slower one for the Federal Circuit. But we still got an interesting written description decision with a divided panel. Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever
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Topic Archives: Last Week in the Federal Circuit

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 21-25): Oil is a Hot Commodity These Days—Even on the Federal Circuit

By: Caroline F. Pohl

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 14-18): Federal Circuit Says Go Fish To Claims of Co-Ownership

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (March 7-11): March Madness Mandamus-Style

By: Meghan McLean Poon Ph.D.

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (February 28 - March 4): When Infringing An Invalid Patent Can Be Costly

By: Seth W. Lloyd

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (February 14-18): When Objective Indicia Evidence Both Is, And Is Not, Sufficient For Non-Obviousness

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (February 7-11): Don't Forget To File Your Patent Before Pressing That "Fax" Button

By: Jean Nguyen Ph.D.

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (January 18-21): A Roundup of Non-Patent Decisions

Last Two Weeks in the Federal Circuit (December 27 - January 7)

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 29 - December 3): COVID-19 Vaccine Patents at the PTAB

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (November 22-27): Written Description - Cobbling Together Numbers After the Fact