Monthly Archives: May 2015

Allvoice Developments US, LLC v. Microsoft Corp.

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

Docket No. 2014-1258 PROST, DYK, O’MALLEY May 22, 2015 Non-precedential Brief Summary: DC grant of SJ of noninfringement (infringement theory not timely presented) and invalidity under § 101 (“merely claimed software instructions, which, alone, is not a tangible object”) affirmed. … Continue reading →

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Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

SCOTUS Docket No. 13-896 May 26, 2015 Supreme Court of The United States Brief Summary: FC decision “that the trial court erred in excluding Cisco’s evidence of its good-faith belief that Commil’s patent was invalid” incorrect; SCOTUS concludes “defendant’s belief … Continue reading →

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation et al. v. Watson Laboratories, Inc. et al.

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

Docket No. 2014-1799, 2014-1800 LOURIE, TARANTO, HUGHES May 21, 2015 Non-precedential Brief Summary: DC decisions regarding obviousness (“rivastigmine was not known to be susceptible to oxidative degradation at the time of the invention”) and non-infringment (“Novartis failed to put forth … Continue reading →

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Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. et al.

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

Docket No. 2014-1335, 2015-1529 PROST, O’MALLEY, CHEN May 18, 2015 Update (Dec. 6, 2016 Adn Feb. 7, 2017): SCOTUS reversed DC/FC § 289 design patent damages award of Samsung’s entire profits on infringing smartphones, holding “[i]n the case of a … Continue reading →

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Akamai Technologies, Inc. et al. v. Limelight Networks, Inc.

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

Docket No. 2009-1372, 2009-1380, 2009-1416, -2009-1417 PROST, LINN, MOORE (D) May 13, 2015 Brief Summary: DC grant of JMOL affirmed because divided infringement under § 271(a) “only occurs when a single party or a joint enterprise performs all of the … Continue reading →

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Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. et al. v. Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

Docket No. 2014-1671 PROST, LOURIE, GILSTRAP (DJ) May 13, 2015 Update (October 17, 2017): DC grant of Elan’s Motion for SJ of noninfringement affirmed (DC 1:04-cv-03521-RDB; FC Docket No. 2017-1033). Classen “argued Elan’s post-submission activities” (“submission of clinical data to … Continue reading →

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EON Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC / EON Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. Flo TV Incorporated et al.

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

Docket No. 2014-1392 NEWMAN (D), DYK, HUGHES May 6, 2015 Brief Summary: DC grant of SJ to defendants that disputed patent is indefinite affirmed because “when a patentee invokes means-plus-function claiming to recite a software function, it accedes to the … Continue reading →

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Astrazeneca LP et al. v. Breath Limited et al.

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

Docket No. 2015-1335 NEWMAN (D), DYK, HUGHES May 7, 2015 Non-precedential Brief Summary: DC findings of obviousness affirmed since analysis only requires that the “skilled artisan would have perceived a reasonable expectation of success in making the invention in light … Continue reading →

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp. et al. and Hikma Americas Inc. et al. (collectively “Hikma”)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

Docket No. 2015-1139, 2015-1142 NEWMAN (D), DYK, HUGHES May 6, 2015 Brief Summary: DC denial of Takeda’s motion for preliminary injunction of “paper NDA” (“§ 505(b)(2) application”) holder because it could not show a likelihood of success on the merits … Continue reading →

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Ponanai Sukumar, et al. v. Nautilus, Inc.

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Patrick J. Halloran, Ph.D., J.D.

Docket No. 2014-1205 PROST, NEWMAN, REYNA May 4, 2015 Brief Summary: The FC held that under under 35 § USC 292(b) (false marking) a potential competitor may suffer a competitive injury if it has attempted the market” as evidenced by … Continue reading →

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