Use of Passive Voice Insufficient to Connote Structure in MPF Analysis

The District Court for the Northern District of California recently issued a claim construction order in Zoho Corporation v. Sentius International, LLC, finding that the claim limitation “means for compiling the source material… Read More

Willful Infringement Allegations Require More Than Conclusory Statements

In a recent decision from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, the court granted a motion to dismiss willful infringement allegations for lacking plausible factual allegations. IP Power v. Westfield , No. 2… Read More

Federal Claims Court Finds Prosecution History Estoppel in Allowable Dependent Claims

In the recent decision of IRIS Corporation Berhad v. United States of America, the United States Court of Federal Claims had the opportunity to evaluate the Doctrine of Equivalents (DOE) in view of applicant actions during prosecu… Read More

Federal Circuit Finds Fault in PTAB’s Determination of Obviousness Without Proper Notice

In Nike v. Adidas (Fed. Cir. April 9, 2020) (precedential), the Federal Circuit addressed the notice provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) as they relate to the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB or Board) deter… Read More

A Printed Publication in Patent Prosecution May Not be Printed Publication in an IPR Proceeding

In a recently designated precedential decision (Ex parte Grillo-Lopez), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) explained the differences regarding what a printed publication is during inter partes review (IPR) and what a printed… Read More

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