The Court in Dynocom Industries v. Mainline Automotive Equipment (Docket CV 00553-JRG-RSP, EDTX, Memorandum Opinion and Order dated July 15, 2017) found that a proper claim construction of “co-axially rotate” is “r…
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In TransPerfect Global, Inc. v. Joseph Matal, the CAFC affirmed the Board’s PGR rejection of the claims of US6,857,022 as invalid for lack of written description support. The ‘022 patent discloses a method of obtai…
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In IPCom GMBG & Co. v. HTC Corp. (Fed Cir. 2017), the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a finding of obviousness in an Inter Partes Reexamination because the PTAB’s claim construction went beyond the broadest re…
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Reversing a decision from the Eastern District of Texas, the Federal Circuit held that AdjustaCam unreasonably litigated its Camera Clip patent (U.S. Pat. No. 5,855,343) and that its case was objectively baseless—holdi…
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The PTAB held that the claims in Ex parte Quimby, Appeal No. 2016-004681 (June 2, 2017) were directed toward unpatentable subject matter. Of particular interest given the claim language, the Appellant was unsuccessful…
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Patent claims directed to an electronic inventory patent recited a covered business method, and moreover are patent-ineligible, said the PTAB in a Final Written Decision in a Covered Business Method (CBM) proceeding. L…
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In Natural Alternatives International, Inc. v. Allmax Nutrition, Inc., No. 16-cv-01764-H-AGS (S.D. Cal., June 26, 2017), the Southern District of California held that a clause barring a licensee from contesting the valid…
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Patent claims directed to “a power headroom report” recited the “patent-ineligible concept of calculating and reporting the missing power of a network device,” according to the Eastern District of Texas’ Magist…
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Based on a plain and ordinary meaning – and the patentee’s clear statement in distinguishing prior art during prosecution – the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding of invalidity…
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For a plaintiff to state a cause of action for patent infringement, some courts hold that general allegations – without an infringement claim chart – suffice. Here are two examples of courts joining other courts…
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