JD Supra Law

AUGUST 10, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a petition for rehearing en banc in LKQ Corp. The full court will consider whether forty years of established precedent regarding the obviousness of design patents should be revised or overturned in light of the Supreme Court’s KSR Int’l Co. GM Global Tech. Operations.

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IP Law 360

MAY 19, 2023

An inventor of anti-malware software is asking the Federal Circuit for en banc review after a panel tossed a $20 million jury patent verdict in his favor against Google and its Chrome browser, saying the opinion risks improperly invalidating "countless reissue patents that otherwise meet the conditions of patentability."

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JD Supra Law

JULY 5, 2023

For the first time in over five years, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be hearing a patent case en banc. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, which questions the current standard of non-obviousness that is applied to design patents. The Court has agreed to hear LKQ Corporation v.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 12, 2023

The Court affirmed a decision by the PTAB in a post-grant review denying an appellant’s motion to substitute claims of a patent directed to a botulinum toxin composition. [OPINION] (2022-1165, 6/27/2023) (Dyk, Reyna, and Stark) - Reyna, J. By: WilmerHale

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 2, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) urging the appellate court to deny a petition for rehearing en banc of the court’s August ruling in In re Cellect.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 16, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today denied rehearing and rehearing en banc to Biogen International, which had petitioned the court following a November decision affirming a district court ruling that Biogen’s patent for a method of treating multiple sclerosis (MS) was invalid for lack of written description.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 5, 2024

An en banc panel of the Federal Circuit recently heard arguments in a case that could change how courts assess design patents for “obviousness.” LKQ Corporation and GM Global Technology Operations LLC are engaged in a dispute over GM’s design patent for a vehicle fender. By: AEON Law

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Biden administration recently determined that it has the right to seize patents covering certain high-priced medicines, in an apparent effort to take a more aggressive approach to lowering drug prices. See Targeting costly meds, Biden admin asserts authority to seize certain drug patents – POLITICO. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

On April 18th, the Jurisdictional Delegation of the Colombian Trademarks and Patents Office, responsible for handling specialized legal proceedings concerning consumer protection , unfair competition , and infringement of industrial property rights, decided to temporarily suspend the attendance of these cases from April 24th to June 10th 2024.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Federal Circuit denied Cellect, LLC's petition for rehearing en banc of the In re Cellect case, which held that the expiration of a patent for obviousness-type double patenting ("ODP") purposes is the expiration date after the addition of patent term adjustment ("PTA"). By: Jones Day

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 30, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has granted a rare en banc review of its January, 2023, decision in LKQ Corporation v. Patent D855,508 covers a “vehicle front skid bar.”

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) asking the en banc court to rehear a case that many feel has a good chance of helping to clarify the law around the judicially-created doctrine of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting (ODP).

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JD Supra Law

MAY 19, 2023

Just like utility patents, design patents can be found obvious under 35 U.S.C. § But the test for obviousness for design patents differs from the more familiar standards for utility patents. 103 by combining prior art references. By: Troutman Pepper

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Late last week, more than half a dozen amicus briefs were filed in support of GM Global Technology Operations in a case that is set to potentially shake up design patent law. The latest briefs generally urged the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) to keep the law as is in order to avoid major disruptions.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

As of April 1st, 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) will increase its general fees by approximately 5%, or up to 30% for certain annuities, as European patent application renewal fees from the third and up to the tenth subsequent year.

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Patently-O

JULY 31, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Documents: FedCir Vanda Decision ; Vanda EnBanc Brief The Federal Circuit recently sided with the accused infringers Teva and Apotex, affirming the invalidation claims from four Vanda patents covering methods of using tasimelteon to treat circadian rhythm disorders. Responsive briefing from the generics are due on August 1.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 22, 2024

On Friday, January 19, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an Order refusing to rehear In re Cellect, LLC en banc. This likely means that the holding in In re Cellect will represent the law regarding patent term adjustment (PTA) as it applies to obviousness-type double patenting (ODP) for the foreseeable future.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

design patents. They both are part of ongoing sagas—one that has been pending for a decade and one that will be heard en banc in February 2024. In 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued three opinions regarding U.S. The three 2023 opinions are Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. LKQ Corporation v.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

An en banc Federal Circuit panel appeared wary Monday of discarding long-standing tests for proving that design patents are invalid as obvious, although some indicated they may be open to altering a standard that critics have described as overly rigid.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As we have previously written about, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has granted a petition for an en banc rehearing of LKQ Corp.

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

The remedy was filed against the previous decision of the Court in which it rejected the Preliminary Injunctions which sought, in general terms, the protection of the Intellectual Property rights over one of the Standard Essential Patents of 5G tecnology of the plaintiff.

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Olartemoure Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Frederick Moll and Dr. Robert Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc Date of patent: Mar. The system is patented for its innovative technology and has transformed various surgical disciplines. The system is patented for its innovative technology and has transformed various surgical disciplines.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 15, 2023

An auto parts maker fighting with General Motors has laid out its case before the full Federal Circuit to discard rules the court adopted that set a high bar for invalidating design patents, in what is poised to become the appeals court's first en banc review of a patent case since 2018.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) held its en banc oral argument to reconsider the obviousness test for design patents. Overall, the many judges’ questions indicated a hesitancy to change the current law, as they expressed concern with positions advanced by the patent challenger. On February 5, 2024, the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 5, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Katherine Vidal that asks, “whether the refusal to register a mark under Section 1052(c) violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment when the mark contains criticism of a government official or public figure.” Supreme Court today granted a petition brought by U.S.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 25, 2023

In a per curium order issued under seal May 3, 2023 but recently made public, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board awarded sanctions against Patent Owner, Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, cancelling all challenged claims of its five asserted patents for its “egregious abuse of the PTAB process.”

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

While not patented in their traditional form, innovative materials and designs may be protected by patents, ensuring the durability and comfort of contemporary beanies. Brands like New Era have obtained patents for improvements in baseball cap design, including patented sweatband technologies.

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Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Frozen pizza US2668117A Inventor: Bucci Joseph Date of Patent: Aug. 10th, 1950 Joseph Bucci’s 1950 patent changed the game. Pizza dough spreader US3390645A Inventor: Pacilio Salvatore Date of Patent: Mar. tiered pizza box US10266302B1 Inventor: Gabriel Duarte Date of Patent: Apr. Liu Date of Patent: Apr.

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IP Law 360

MAY 10, 2023

The Federal Circuit on Wednesday rebuffed a patent owner's bid for a rehearing en banc after a panel found that a more than $308 million infringement verdict against Apple should be dismissed over delays at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that rendered the patent unenforceable.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) seeking an initial hearing en banc to challenge a consent judgment entered in a patent infringement case filed in the Southern District of Ohio. Jump Rope Systems is asking the full Federal Circuit to overturn its own decision in XY, LLC v. Trans Ova Genetics, L.C.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2022

The only president ever to obtain one, Abraham Lincoln knew the essential role patents have played in the scientific and technological innovations that have driven American growth and prosperity since the founding of the republic. Patents have “peculiar value…in facilitating all other inventions and discoveries,” he said in a speech in 1858.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

On June 30 th , the Federal Circuit granted a petition for re-hearing en banc in LKQ Corp. The PTAB ultimately affirmed the patentability of GM’s claimed design, prompting LKQ to appeal to the Federal Circuit. Presently, the obviousness analysis for design patents involves a two-step test adapted from Rosen [3] and Durling. [4]

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) for rehearing en banc after the court found its original patent claims unpatentable as obvious. On March 20, Zaxcom, Inc., the owner of U.S. 9,336,307 for Engineering Emmy® and technical OSCAR award-winning wireless microphone technology, petitioned the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) agreed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) decision that the original claims of Zaxcom’s U.S. Now, Zaxcom has petitioned the court for rehearing en banc, arguing that the CAFC’s precedent in Fox Factory, Inc.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 4, 2023

The Star Wars franchise design patent’s Design patents allow creators to maintain control of their work and monetize it effectively. with a total of more than 200 design patents. La entrada Infographic | May the force of patents be with you se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit published an amended opinion and order denying rehearing and rehearing en banc, thus upholding its August reversal of the Northern District of California’s dismissal of a qui tam whistleblower action under the False Claims Act (FCA).

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