Absolute or Equitable Intervening Rights, It Matters

Delaware District Court grants-in-part and denies-in-part patentee’s motion for summary judgment regarding accused infringer’s defense of intervening rights.  Sonos, Inc. v. D&M Holdings, Inc.,No. 14-1330-WCB (D. Del. Nov… Read More

Battery Charging Apparatus Held Patent Ineligible

N. District Court of California grants Apple’s 12(c) motion for judgment on the pleadings (following full briefing and oral argument) finding claims of U.S. Pat. No. 6,661,203 ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 based on broad fun… Read More

Plain and Ordinary Meaning Requires More Than a Mere Capability

The Eastern District of Texas has granted-in-part Defendant HTC’s motion to strike expert testimony based on application of improper legal principles, to wit, the expert had improperly extended the plain and ordinary meaning of… Read More

Lack of Inventive Support leads to Patent Ineligibility

E. District Court of Virginia grants summary judgment to Defendant Amazon finding claims of USRE46140 (reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,618,705) ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 based on a lack of support in the specification for how t… Read More

‘Internet protocol’ different than ‘internet protocol’

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirms obviousness rejection of Patent Trial and Appeal Board based on the Board’s construction of ‘Internet protocol’ and ‘internet protocol.’ AIP Acquisitions LLC v. Cisco Syst… Read More

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