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28 May 2025, 12:59 pm
by Dennis Crouch In a number of recent opinions, the Federal Circuit decided the case on grounds that were not raised on appeal by either party. [read post]
14 Jan 2025, 10:55 am
by Dennis Crouch Back in October 2024, I previewed the Federal Circuit case of Lynk Labs v. [read post]
20 Jan 2025, 6:31 am
by Dennis Crouch I've been looking at some of the fastest issued US patents. [read post]
25 Jun 2021, 1:56 pm
by Dennis Crouch Kanye West and Yeezy v. [read post]
14 May 2025, 5:31 am
by Dennis Crouch I was researching my recent Brulotte / Kimble post and stumbled across a new decision from the Fourth Circuit ceding appellate jurisdiction to the Federal Circuit based upon a defendant's assertion of a patent misuse defense (in the form of a counterclaim) after being sued for breach of contract. [read post]
5 Apr 2021, 5:22 am
by Dennis Crouch The following chart provides one look at USPTO historic patent grant rate for patent applications filed over the past 20 years. [read post]
10 Feb 2025, 6:04 am
by Dennis Crouch Over the past decade, the rate at which applicants file a Notice of Appeal (NOA) following a Final Office Action has steadily declined. [read post]
16 Dec 2021, 12:54 pm
— Dennis Crouch (@patentlyo) December 16, 2021 This is a good move. [read post]
7 May 2025, 7:24 pm
by Dennis Crouch In a significant decision narrowing the scope of Inter Partes Review (IPR) estoppel, the Federal Circuit has held that a patent challenger who previously pursued an IPR can still rely on system prior art in district court litigation, even when that system was fully documented in publications that could have been raised during the IPR. [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 8:23 am
Dennis Crouch did a nice review, for which I'm thankful. [read post]
Federal Circuit Affirms $95 Million Verdict in E-Cigarette Patent Battle Between Altria and Reynolds
19 Dec 2024, 10:32 am
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit's December 19, 2024 decision in Altria (Philip Morris) v. [read post]
29 Apr 2025, 7:36 am
by Dennis Crouch Last week, Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart vacated Final Written Decisions invalidating two semiconductor patents, remanding the cases back to the PTAB with instructions to permit discovery into potential privity relationships. [read post]
18 Sep 2024, 10:45 am
by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court's landmark decision in eBay v. [read post]
21 Jul 2021, 5:20 pm
by Dennis Crouch In a unanimous vote among the five commissioners, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will move forward with a new policy regarding the right-to-repair. [read post]
29 Mar 2025, 9:24 am
by Dennis Crouch In a significant procedural shift, Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart has announced a new "Interim Process for PTAB Workload Management" that fundamentally changes aspects of how America Invents Act (AIA) patent challenges are handled. [read post]
27 Oct 2024, 3:03 pm
by Dennis Crouch The ongoing dispute between Inari Agriculture and Pioneer Hi-Bred over utility plant patents has taken its next step, with Inari seeking Director Review of the PTAB's denial of institution in PGR2024-00020 -- arguing that a patentee's reliance on its own trade secret information when developing its invention (here a maize variety) is directly relevant to the question of obviousness. [read post]
23 Dec 2024, 3:13 pm
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit recently issued an important decision refining how courts should analyze infringement of system claims when multiple parties are involved in operating different components of the claimed system. [read post]
2 Jan 2025, 6:58 am
by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court will soon be asked to weigh in on the the skinny-label debate -- particularly the question of how much a generic drug manufacturers can say about their products without inducing patent infringement? [read post]
5 Sep 2024, 7:25 pm
by Dennis Crouch In a significant ruling, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) granted corrective action to PTAB Administrative Patent Judge (APJ) Michael Fitzpatrick in his whistleblower retaliation case against the USPTO associated with his complaints about PTAB panel expansion (i.e., ‘panel stacking’). [read post]
16 Sep 2024, 8:35 pm
by Dennis Crouch In 1981, the U.S. [read post]
