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TREEHOUSE AVATAR LLC v. VALVE CORPORATION
Treehouse owns U.S. Patent 8,180,858, which discloses a method of collecting data from an information network in response to user choices of...TREEHOUSE AVATAR LLC v. VALVE CORPORATION
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- November 30, 2022
Treehouse owns U.S. Patent 8,180,858, which discloses a method of collecting data from an information network in response to user...
Carter DeLuca Partner George Likourezos Featured In 3DHEALS!
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- November 16, 2022
Check out the Carter, DeLuca and Farrell LLP partner George Likourezos’ article for 3DHEALS LLC titled “Importance of Patent Search for Regenerative Medicine...
UNILOC USA, INC. v. MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
- CAFC Updates
- November 04, 2022
Uniloc sued Motorola for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,161,134 which district court dismissed because Uniloc had granted a license...
ABC CORPORATION I v. PARTNERSHIP AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
- CAFC Updates
- October 28, 2022
Plaintiffs own four design patents on hoverboards. Plaintiffs brought suit against appellants (who sell Gyroor-branded hoverboards) claiming that products sold...
IBM v. ZILLOW GROUP, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 17, 2022
IBM sued Zillow for infringement of seven patents, including U.S. Patent No. 9,158,789 (related to...
WEISNER v. GOOGLE LLC
- CAFC Updates
- October 13, 2022
Mr. Weisner sued Google LLC for infringement, asserting four patents. Google moved to dismiss, arguing 1) that the asserted patent...
Carter DeLuca Partner George Likourezos Featured in AFN!
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- October 11, 2022
Carter DeLuca is proud to announce that partner George Likourezos was featured in AFN, Born from the leading venture capital firm AgFunder. In the article,...
MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. v. MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP
- CAFC Updates
- September 29, 2022
Merck owns U.S. Patent 7,326,708, which describes sitagliptin dihydrogenphosphate, a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (“DP-IV”) inhibitor, which can be used for treating non-insulin-dependent (i.e.,...
COOPERATIVE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. v. KOLLECTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 28, 2022
Cooperative sued Kollective for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,432,452 relating to systems and methods of structuring a peer-to-peer (P2P) dynamic network...
PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. WEBER, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 27, 2022
Weber petitioned for inter partes review (“IPR”) of claims 1–14 of Provisur’s U.S. Patent No. 6,997,089 relating to methods and systems for...
POLARIS INNOVATIONS LIMITED v. BRENT
- CAFC Updates
- September 15, 2022
Polaris filed a complaint accusing NVIDIA of infringing certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,532,505...
SAWSTOP HOLDING LLC v. VIDAL
- CAFC Updates
- September 14, 2022
Sawstop appeals the District Court’s denial of its challenge to the PTO’s interpretation of 35 U.S.C. §...
HYATT v. PTO
- CAFC Updates
- September 08, 2022
Hyatt filed U.S. Patent Application No. 08/435,938, which claims priority to applications filed as early as 1983, during the GATT...
ARENDI S.A.R.L. v. LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 07, 2022
Arendi sued LG alleging that various LG products infringed U.S. Patent No. 7,917,843. The local...
Carter DeLuca announces $20,000 donation to local Community Non-Profits in honor of 20th anniversary of the firm!
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- September 02, 2022
Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is excited to announce that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of...
BEST MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. ELEKTA INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 26, 2022
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. filed two IPR petitions challenging claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,393,096...
In Re KILLIAN
- CAFC Updates
- August 23, 2022
Killian appeals from the decision of the PTAB affirming the examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 of all pending...
PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. v. EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 18, 2022
Par manufactures and sells Vasostrict®, a vasopressin injection product used to treat patients with critically low...
CLICK-TO-CALL TECHNOLOGIES, LP v. INGENIO, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 17, 2022
Click-to-Call sued Ingenio for patent infringement asserting sixteen claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,818,836 relating to anonymous voice communication using...
KAMSTRUP A/S v. AXIOMA METERING UAB
- CAFC Updates
- August 12, 2022
The Board, in response to Axioma’s petition for inter partes review of Kamstrup’s U.S. Patent No. 8,806,957<span...
LSI CORPORATION v. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- CAFC Updates
- August 11, 2022
The University of Minnesota sued LSI for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,859,601 which addresses...
HOLOGIC, INC. v. MINERVA SURGICAL, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 11, 2022
This case was remanded by the Supreme Court to the CAFC to consider whether assignor estoppel should preclude Minerva from...
In Re MCDONALD
- CAFC Updates
- August 10, 2022
During prosecution of U.S. Patent No. 8,280,901 (relating methods and systems related to the display...
THALER v. VIDAL
- CAFC Updates
- August 05, 2022
Thaler filed two patent applications listing his “Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Science” (DABUS) artificial intelligence (AI) software...
REALTIME ADAPTIVE STREAMING v. NETFLIX, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 27, 2022
Realtime sued Netflix for infringement in Delaware asserting six patents. Netflix filed seven petitions for inter partes review (IPR) of...
CAREDX, INC. v. NATERA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 18, 2022
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University owns, and CareDx is the exclusive licensee of U.S. Patents ...
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. v. THALES USA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 14, 2022
Philips and Thales have been negotiating an agreed upon fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) license for standard essential patents (SEPs)...
LG ELECTRONICS INC. v. IMMERVISION, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 01, 2022
LG filed two petitions for inter partes review, each challenging a dependent claim of the U.S....
MEENAXI ENTERPRISE, INC. v. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
- CAFC Updates
- June 29, 2022
Coca-Cola purchased Parle (Exports), Limited of Bombay, India (who introduced Thums Up cola Limca lemon-lime soft drink in India in...
STATIC MEDIA LLC v. LEADER ACCESSORIES LLC
- CAFC Updates
- June 28, 2022
Static Media sued Leader for infringing design patent D771,400 for a stadium seat. The district court granted Leader’s motion for...
CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, INC. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- June 23, 2022
Centripetal sued Cisco for infringement of ten U.S. patents relating to systems that perform computer networking security functions. Cisco petitioned...
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS v. ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC.
- CAFC Updates
- June 21, 2022
Novartis owns U.S. Patent No. 9,187,405 relating to methods of treating relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)...
In Re A. ZETA S.R.L.
- CAFC Updates
- June 10, 2022
Zeta filed an application to register PARMA COFFEE for, among other things, coffee and coffee substitutes. The examining attorney refused...
PAVO SOLUTIONS LLC v. KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- June 03, 2022
Kingston appeals the District Court’s judgment that Kingston willfully infringed certain claims of Pavo’s U.S. Patent No. 6,926,544 relating to...
CLEARONE, INC. v. SHURE ACQUISITION HOLDINGS
- CAFC Updates
- June 01, 2022
Shure owns U.S. Patent No. 9,565,493 relating to arrays of microphones and housings for the...
TIGER LILY VENTURES LTD. v. BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
- CAFC Updates
- June 01, 2022
Tiger Lily, a company with no corporate affiliation to Lehman Brothers (which filed for bankruptcy in 2008) or Barclays (to...
ARTHREX, INC. v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- May 27, 2022
Arthrex sued Smith & Nephew (S&N) alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,179,907 relating to...
Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP Proudly Announces David Lee As Partner
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- May 25, 2022
Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is pleased to announce the promotion to partnership of David Lee. Mr. Lee has been...
ETHICON LLC v. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- May 23, 2022
Ethicon appeals a final written decision issued in two consolidated inter partes review proceedings where the...
KAUFMAN v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- May 20, 2022
Kaufman is a co-inventor on and owns now-expired U.S. Patent No. 7,885,981 relating to methods...
MITEK SYSTEMS, INC. v. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
- CAFC Updates
- May 20, 2022
Mitek sought a declaratory judgment that Mitek and its customers have not infringed, either directly or indirectly, any valid and...
GOOGLE LLC v. IPA TECHNOLOGIES INC
- CAFC Updates
- May 19, 2022
Google appeals three inter partes review (“IPR”) Board decisions concluding that Google had not shown the...
ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. BENNETT REGULATOR GUARDS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- May 13, 2022
Bennett owns U.S. Patent No. 5,810,029 directed to an anti-icing device for a gas pressure...
SOUND VIEW INNOVATIONS, LLC v. HULU, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- May 11, 2022
Sound View owns now-expired U.S. Patent No. 6,708,213, titled “Method for Streaming Multimedia Information over...
KONDA v. FLEX LOGIX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- May 06, 2022
Flex Logix challenged various claims of Konda’s U.S. Patent No. 8,269,523, titled “VLSI Layouts of...
AURIS HEALTH, INC. v. INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
- CAFC Updates
- May 02, 2022
Auris petitioned for inter partes review of certain claims of Intuitive’s U.S. Patent No. <span...
SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING v. U.S. VENTURE, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- April 29, 2022
Sunoco sued Venture, alleging that its operation of butane-blending systems infringed claims of four of Sunoco’s U.S. Patents. Venture counterclaimed...
AURIS HEALTH, INC. v. INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
- CAFC Updates
- April 29, 2022
Auris petitioned for inter partes review of all claims of Intuitive’s U.S. Patent No. 8,142,447<span style="font-weight:...
APPLE INC. v. ZIPIT WIRELESS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- April 18, 2022
Apple appeals from a judgment of the district court dismissing its complaint for declaratory judgment of noninfringement with respect to...
APPLE INC. v. ZIPIT WIRELESS, INC.s
- CAFC Updates
- April 18, 2022
Apple appeals from a judgment of the district court dismissing its complaint for declaratory judgment of noninfringement with respect to...
2022 New York Tech Biotechnology Conference Recap!
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- April 15, 2022
Carter DeLuca & Farrell LLP recently sponsored and attended the 2022 New York Institute of Technology Biotechnology Conference on April...
NIAZI LICENSING CORPORATION v. ST. JUDE MEDICAL S.C., INC.
- CAFC Updates
- April 11, 2022
Niazi sued St. Jude for patent infringement, accusing combinations of St. Jude’s products of directly infringing and inducing infringement of...
NIAZI LICENSING CORPORATION v. ST. JUDE MEDICAL S.C., INC.
- CAFC Updates
- April 11, 2022
Niazi sued St. Jude for patent infringement, accusing combinations of St. Jude’s products of directly infringing and inducing infringement of...
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION v. MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- April 08, 2022
Both Meso and Roche licensed patents from INGEN relating to immunoassays that exploit electrochemiluminescence (“ECL”). The Roche license included a...
LITTELFUSE, INC. v. MERSEN USA EP CORP.
- CAFC Updates
- April 04, 2022
Littelfuse brought a patent infringement action against Mersen alleging that Mersen infringes U.S. Patent No. 9,564,281 which...
GENUINE ENABLING TECHNOLOGY v. NINTENDO CO., LTD.
- CAFC Updates
- April 01, 2022
Genuine sued Nintendo alleging that five Nintendo products (the Wii Remote; the Nunchuk; the WiiU Game Pad; Switch Joy-Con Controller;...
DYFAN, LLC v. TARGET CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- March 24, 2022
Dyfan appeals from the District Court’s final judgment of invalidity of asserted patent claims of U.S. Patent Nos. <span style="font-weight:...
HUNTING TITAN, INC. v. DYNAENERGETICS EUROPE GMBH
- CAFC Updates
- March 24, 2022
Hunting Titan petitioned for inter partes review of claims 1–15 of DynaEnergetics’ U.S. Patent No. 9,581,422<span...
BIOGEN INTERNATIONAL GMBH v. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
- CAFC Updates
- March 16, 2022
Judges Lourie, Moore, and Newman dissent from the denial of Biogen’s petition for rehearing en banc because in their view the panel majority has affirmed a...
BASF PLANT SCIENCE, LP v. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC
- CAFC Updates
- March 15, 2022
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), a research arm of the Australian government, owns six U.S. patents relating to the engineering...
ALMIRALL, LLC v. AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
- CAFC Updates
- March 14, 2022
U.S. Patent 9,517,219 relates to methods of treating acne or rosacea with dapsone formulations that include a specific thickening agent...
Carter DeLuca proud to sponsor 2022 New York Tech Biotechnology Conference
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- March 11, 2022
Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is proud to be a lead sponsor of the 2022 New York Tech Biotechnology Conference on April 7th,...
FLEMING v. CIRRUS DESIGN CORP.
- CAFC Updates
- March 10, 2022
Cirrus Design Corp. petitioned for inter partes review of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. RE47,474 relating to aircraft including an intelligent ballistic...
APPLE INC. v. MPH TECHNOLOGIES OY
- CAFC Updates
- March 09, 2022
Apple appeals from three Board inter partes review (IPR) final written decisions collectively holding Apple failed to show certain claims of U.S. Patent...
In Re ELSTER
- CAFC Updates
- February 24, 2022
Steve Elster appeals a decision of the Trademark Board affirming an examiner’s refusal to register the trademark “TRUMP TOO SMALL” for use on...
ALARM.COM INCORPORATED v. HIRSHFELD
- CAFC Updates
- February 24, 2022
In 2015, Alarm filed petitions seeking inter partes reviews (IPRs) of claims of three patents owned by Vivint, Inc. The IPRs were instituted,...
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. v. ETHICON LLC
- CAFC Updates
- February 11, 2022
Intuitive appeals from a final written decision of the Board upholding the patentability of claims 24–26 of U.S. Patent No. 8,479,969 relating...
ADAPT PHARMA OPERATIONS v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- February 10, 2022
Adapt appeals the District Court’s final judgment of invalidity with respect to several patents related to methods of treating opioid overdose by...
QUANERGY SYSTEMS, INC. v. VELODYNE LIDAR USA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- February 04, 2022
Velodyne and Quanergy both market products employing laser systems. Quanergy filed two inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings challenging the validity of multiple claims...
BLEPHEX, LLC v. MYCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- February 03, 2022
Myco began marketing a product for treating blepharitis called the AB Max at a trade show. A month later, BlephEx filed an application...
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED v. APPLE INC.
- CAFC Updates
- February 01, 2022
Qualcomm appeals from two related IPR decisions of the Board finding several claims of Qualcomm’s U.S. Patent No. 8,063,674 unpatentable under 35 U.S.C....
NATURE SIMULATION SYSTEMS INC. v. AUTODESK, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- January 27, 2022
Nature Simulation Systems, who owns United States Patents Nos. 10,120,961 and 10,109,105, both entitled “Method for Immediate Boolean Operations Using Geometric Facets,” sued Autodesk...
EVOLUSION CONCEPTS, INC. v. JUGGERNAUT TACTICAL, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- January 14, 2022
Evolusion sued Juggernaut alleging that Juggernaut’s “Hellfighter Mod Kits” infringe U.S. Patent No. 8,756,845 relating to a device and method for converting a semi-automatic...
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS v. ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC.
- CAFC Updates
- January 04, 2022
Novartis markets a daily dose of fingolimod hydrochloride under the brand name Gilenya to treat relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. HEC filed an Abbreviated...
INTEL CORPORATION v. QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
- CAFC Updates
- December 28, 2021
Qualcomm owns U.S. Patent No. 8,838,949, which claims systems for efficiently retrieving an executable software image...
ASTRAZENECA AB v. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
- CAFC Updates
- December 08, 2021
AstraZeneca sued for infringement of all claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,759,328; 8,143,239<span style="font-weight:...
MODERNATX, INC. v. ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- December 01, 2021
Moderna appeals from the Board’s IPR decision holding that certain claims of U.S. Patent 9,364,435 are not...
Seminar: The Legality of Cannabis and its Impact on IP Rights
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- November 30, 2021
Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is proud to announce that our partner, Pina Campagna, will be a panelist discussing The Legality of Cannabis...
INDIVIOR UK LIMITED v. DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES S.A.
- CAFC Updates
- November 24, 2021
Dr. Reddy’s petitioned for inter partes review of Indivior’s U.S. Patent 9,687,454 relating to orally dissolvable films containing therapeutic agents. The Board held certain claims unpatentable, but...
Long Island Capital Alliance (LICA) Food, Beverage, and AgTech Capital Forum
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- November 16, 2021
Carter, DeLuca and Farrell LLP is pleased to be a platinum sponsor of the Long Island Capital Alliance (LICA), which is an...
ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR USA, LLC v. MAXPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- November 12, 2021
ROHM and MaxPower entered into a technology license agreement permitting ROHM to use certain power metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (‘MOSFET’)-related technologies...
CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP OPENS NEW OFFICE IN DALLAS, TEXAS
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- October 15, 2021
Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of the law firm by the addition of a new satellite...
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 02, 2020
GlaxoSmithKline and SmithKline Beecham (collectively, “GSK”) charged Teva Pharmaceuticals with infringement of GSK’s Reissue Patent No. RE40,000 (“the ’000 patent”) directed to carvedilol...
BIOGEN MA INC. v. EMD SERONO, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 28, 2020
Biogen MA, Inc. sued EMD Serono, Inc. and Pfizer alleging contributory and induced infringement of Biogen’s U.S. Patent Number 7,588,755 by the sale...
APPLE INC. v. VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 25, 2020
Voip-Pal.com, Inc. owns U.S. Patent Nos. 8,542,815 and 9,179,005, both of which are titled “Producing Routing Messages for Voice Over IP Communications” and...
EGENERA, INC. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 28, 2020
Egenera sued Cisco alleging that Cisco’s enterprise server systems infringe various claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,231,430 which claims a platform for automatically...
Carter DeLuca partners present to Japanese Patent Attorney Association in Osaka
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- February 14, 2020
Carter DeLuca partners George Likourezos and Robert Michal visited Japan during the last week of January to give an intellectual property (IP) presentation in...
Carter DeLuca Hosts Hofstra Women’s Summer Program in Computing/Engineering (WSPICE) Initiative WebEX
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- January 21, 2020
Carter DeLuca hosted a WebEX on January 13, 2020 for members of the Hofstra Women’s Summer Program in Computing/Engineering (WSPICE) Initiative....
INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC v. TREND MICRO INCORPORATED
- CAFC Updates
- December 19, 2019
Intellectual Ventures filed a complaint for patent infringement against Trend Micro and others for infringement of claims in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,987,610, 6,073,142,...
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, LLC v. WILLOWOOD, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- December 18, 2019
Syngenta sued Willowood for copyright infringement and patent infringement, asserting four patents directed to a fungicide compound and its manufacturing processes. Prior to...
FOX FACTORY, INC. v. SRAM, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- December 18, 2019
FOX appeals the decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) in two inter partes reviews (“IPRs”) of certain claims of U.S....
THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. v. ONE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- December 17, 2019
One World Technologies petitioned for IPR of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,196,611 relating to garage door and gate operator systems that...
TCL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY v. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM
- CAFC Updates
- December 05, 2019
TCL manufactures mobile devices that implement European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) standards so that they may interoperate in the mobile communications environment. As...
PLASTIC OMNIUM ADVANCED v. DONGHEE AMERICA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- December 03, 2019
Plastic Omnium sued Donghee asserting infringement of several patents relating to manufacturing plastic fuel tanks formed by blow molding. After claim construction, Donghee...
PHARMA TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. v. LIFESCAN, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- November 22, 2019
Pharma Tech sued LifeScan for infringement of its U.S. Patent Nos. 6,153,069 and 6,413,411, which concern blood glucose monitoring systems for home use by...
IN RE IPR LICENSING, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- November 22, 2019
This case returns to the CAFC after remand to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”). In a previous appeal, the CAFC...
TQ DELTA, LLC v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- November 22, 2019
In a pair of inter partes review proceedings brought by Cisco, the PTAB invalidated all claims of two of TQ Delta’s patents relating to improvements...
GAME AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. v. WARGAMING GROUP LIMITED
- CAFC Updates
- November 19, 2019
Game and Technology (GAT) appeals the final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, ruling that institution of inter partes review was not...
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. v. GEMALTO M2M GMBH
- CAFC Updates
- November 15, 2019
Koninklijke KPN owns U.S. Patent No. 6,212,662 (relating to methods of generating “check data” that varies the way check data is generated from...
COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR v. SEIRUS INNOVATIVE ACCESSORIES
- CAFC Updates
- November 13, 2019
Columbia Sportswear appeals from the District Court’s judgment after a jury trial that certain claims of U.S. Patent 8,453,270 (relating to materials that...
AIRBUS S.A.S. v. FIREPASS CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- November 08, 2019
Airbus appeals the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s reversal of the patent examiner’s rejection of certain new claims presented by patent owner...
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM v. TCL CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- November 07, 2019
Ericsson is the owner of United States Patent No. 6,029,052 relating to a direct conversion receiver for wireless communication systems that may receive...
IN RE: FOUGHT
- CAFC Updates
- November 04, 2019
David Fought and Martin Clanton are the named inventors on U.S. Patent Application No. 13/507,528, filed on July 5, 2012 relating to the construction...
ARTHREX, INC. v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 31, 2019
Arthrex appeals from the final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board holding certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,179,907 relating...
LIQWD, INC. v. L’OREAL USA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 31, 2019
Liqwd appeals from a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that certain claims in its patent on formulations and methods of...
IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS LLC v. GILEAD SCIENCES INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 30, 2019
Idenix appeals from the decision of the District Court granting judgment as a matter of law (“JMOL”) against Idenix and finding...
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT v. SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 17, 2019
Fraunhofer sued Sirius alleging infringement of claims of four of Fraunhofer’s patents. Fraunhofer and a third party, WorldSpace International Network Inc., entered into...
HZNP MEDICINES LLC v. ACTAVIS LABORATORIES UT, INC
- CAFC Updates
- October 10, 2019
The patents-at-issue generally relate to methods and compositions for topically treating osteoarthritis with a diclofenac salt and dimethyl sulfoxide and are listed in...
B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. v. FACEBOOK, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 09, 2019
B.E. Technology filed suit accusing Facebook of infringing certain claims U.S. Patent 6,628,314 relating to methods and apparatus for providing an automatically upgradeable software...
OSI PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC v. APOTEX INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 04, 2019
OSI Pharmaceuticals appeals the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board holding certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,900,221 (relating...
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING v. NEAPCO HOLDINGS LLC
- CAFC Updates
- October 03, 2019
American Axle sued Neapco alleging infringement of claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,774,911 relating to a method for manufacturing propeller shafts with liners...
Carter DeLuca hosts AIPLA Breakfast
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- October 01, 2019
Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP hosted an informational breakfast presentation on September 12, 2019 featuring Lisa Jorgenson, Executive Director of AIPLA, and Chen Wang, Deputy Executive Director of...
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. v. ARKEMA INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 01, 2019
Honeywell appeals from a pair of post-grant review proceedings involving a single Honeywell patent relating to fluoroalkene compounds used in refrigeration systems and...
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY v. GAMON PLUS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 26, 2019
Campbell Soup appeals the final written decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board holding Appellants did not demonstrate that the claimed designs...
SIPCO, LLC v. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
- CAFC Updates
- September 25, 2019
SIPCO appeals a final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in a covered business method (CBM) review of its U.S....
INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES, INC v. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- September 18, 2019
Intra-Cellular Therapies appeals the District Court’s summary judgment decision affirming the patent term adjustment (PTA) determination made by the United States...
INSPIRED DEVELOPMENT GROUP v. INSPIRED PRODUCTS GROUP, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- September 18, 2019
Inspired Development Group sued KidsEmbrace for breach of contract and other related state law claims in federal district court on the basis of...
MAYO FOUNDATION v. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- September 16, 2019
The Mayo Foundation appeals from a District Court decision which affirmed the United States Patent Office’s calculation of patent term adjustment (“PTA”) for...
HENNY PENNY CORPORATION v. FRYMASTER LLC
- CAFC Updates
- September 12, 2019
Henny Penny appeals from the inter partes review decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board holding...
CURVER LUXEMBOURG, SARL v. HOME EXPRESSIONS INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 12, 2019
Curver Luxembourg is the assignee of U.S. Design Patent No. D677,946 entitled “Pattern for a Chair” and claiming an overlapping “Y” design as...
BOARD OF REGENTS v. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- September 05, 2019
The University of Texas (UT) and TissueGen sued Boston Scientific for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,596,296 and 7,033,603, which are directed to...
ALLERGAN SALES, LLC v. SANDOZ, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 29, 2019
Allergan sued Appellants Sandoz and Alcon, asserting that Sandoz’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) for a generic version of Allergan’s ophthalmic drug Combigan®...
ARTHREX, INC. v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 21, 2019
In an inter partes review, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled claims 10 and 11 of Arthrex’s U.S. Patent No. 8,821,541 (relating to a...
THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. v. TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES CO. LTD
- CAFC Updates
- August 21, 2019
Techtronic appeals from the opinion and order of the district court denying its motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that...
ANZA TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. MUSHKIN, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 16, 2019
Anza filed this action alleging that Mushkin had infringed claims of Anza’s U.S. Patent No. 7,124,927 relating to tools and techniques (“wire bonding”...
MYMAIL, LTD. v. OOVOO, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- August 16, 2019
MyMail appeals the District Court’s decision granting ooVoo’s motions for judgment on the pleadings in MyMail’s suit for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos....
NALPROPION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. ACTAVIS LABORATORIES FL, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 15, 2019
Nalpropion holds a New Drug Application for and markets Contrave® for weight management in overweight or obese adults and asserted three patents against...
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S., LLC v. FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- August 14, 2019
Sanofi appeals from the District Court’s judgment holding, after a bench trial, certain claims U.S. Patent 8,927,592 (relating to the compound cabazitaxel and...
MTD PRODUCTS INC. v. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- August 12, 2019
The Toro Company sought inter partes review of claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,011,458 relating to steering and driving system for zero...
IRIDESCENT NETWORKS, INC. v. AT&T MOBILITY, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- August 12, 2019
Iridescent sued AT&T and Ericsson for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,036,119 relating to systems and methods of network communication that provide guaranteed...
GENETIC VETERINARY SCIENCES v. LABOKLIN GMBH & CO. KG
- CAFC Updates
- August 09, 2019
Genetic Veterinary Sciences sued the University of Bern and LABOKLIN (the University’s exclusive licensee) seeking a declaratory judgment that claims of the...
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY v. HOSPIRA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 09, 2019
Hospira and Dr. Reddy’s appeal from two judgments of the district court in two infringement suits brought by Eli Lilly under the Hatch-Waxman...
ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. v. UNICLASS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- CAFC Updates
- August 06, 2019
ATEN appeals the District Court’s denial of judgment as a matter of law (“JMOL”), which declined to overturn the jury’s findings that the...
ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. v. UNICLASS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- CAFC Updates
- August 06, 2019
Uniclass and others appeal the District Court’s order denying their motion for attorney fees. Appellants argue that the district court erred in...
VIRNETX INC. v. APPLE INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 01, 2019
After VirnetX sued Apple in district court alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,418,504 and 7,921,211 (both relating to systems and methods for...
HYLETE LLC v. HYBRID ATHLETICS, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- August 01, 2019
When Hylete’s design mark for a stylized letter “H” for athletic apparel, namely, shirts, pants, shorts, jackets, footwear, hats and caps was published...
SOLUTRAN, INC. v. ELAVON, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 30, 2019
U.S. Bancorp and its affiliate Elavon, Inc. (collectively, U.S. Bank) appeal the district court’s order denying U.S. Bank’s motion for summary judgment that...
CELGENE CORPORATION v. PETER
- CAFC Updates
- July 30, 2019
The Coalition for Affordable Drugs (“CFAD”) filed a petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) challenging the validity of all of the claims of Celgene’s U.S....
AMGEN INC. v. COHERUS BIOSCIENCES INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 29, 2019
Coherus filed an abbreviated Biologic License Application (“aBLA”) seeking FDA approval to market a biosimilar version of Amgen’s pegfilgrastim product Neulasta, a recombinant...
AUTOMOTIVE BODY PARTS ASS’N v. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- July 23, 2019
Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) sued Ford in district court, seeking a declaratory judgment of invalidity or unenforceability of two design patents that...
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. v. INFOBRIDGE PTE. LTD.
- CAFC Updates
- July 12, 2019
In two inter partes review proceedings requested by Samsung, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board upheld all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,917,772 , which is...
INDIVIOR INC. v. DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES, S.A.
- CAFC Updates
- July 12, 2019
Indivior markets and holds the New Drug Application (“NDA”) for Suboxone® sublingual film, an opioid addiction treatment that combines buprenorphine and the opioid...
QUAKE v. LO
- CAFC Updates
- July 10, 2019
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board found claims of Quake’s Patent and pending Application unpatentable for lack of written description under...
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
- CAFC Updates
- July 10, 2019
General Electric petitioned the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 8,511,605 which is assigned to United...
ELBIT SYSTEMS LAND AND C4I LTD v. HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- June 25, 2019
Elbit brought this action against Hughes alleging that Hughes infringed Elbit’s Patent relating to systems for transmitting information from user terminals to a...
CELLSPIN SOFT, INC. v. FITBIT, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- June 25, 2019
Cellspin sued Fitbit and others for infringing various claims of four different patents relating to connecting a data capture device, e.g., a digital...
UCB, INC. v. WATSON LABORATORIES INC.
- CAFC Updates
- June 24, 2019
UCB owns U.S. Patent Nos. 6,884,434 and 8,232,414, claiming a transdermal therapeutic system comprising rotigotine, a drug used for the treatment...
GAME AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. v. ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC
- CAFC Updates
- June 21, 2019
UCB owns U.S. Patent Nos. 6,884,434 and 8,232,414, claiming a transdermal therapeutic system comprising rotigotine, a drug used for the treatment...
MAYNE PHARMA INTERNATIONAL PTY v. MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
- CAFC Updates
- June 21, 2019
Mayne Pharma appeals from the final written decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) in...
FORUM US, INC. v. FLOW VALVE, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- June 17, 2019
Flow Valve’s U.S. Patent No. RE45,878 relates to supporting assemblies, i.e., fixtures, for holding workpieces (such as pipe fittings used in...
REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MINN. v. LSI CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- June 14, 2019
The Regents of the University of Minnesota appeals from decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board declining to dismiss petitions for inter partes review...
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. v. SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS
- CAFC Updates
- June 13, 2019
Semiconductor Components, doing business as ON Semiconductor (“ON”), petitioned for inter partes review (“IPR”) of several claims of Power Integrations’ U.S. Patent No. 6,212,079 relating...
PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA
- CAFC Updates
- May 23, 2019
Samsung successfully petitioned the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to institute an inter partes review (IPR)...
SONY CORPORATION v. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- May 22, 2019
Sony owns U.S. Patent No. 6,097,676 relating to an information recording medium that can store audio data having multiple channels and a reproducing...
QUEST INTEGRITY USA, LLC v. COKEBUSTERS USA INC.
- CAFC Updates
- May 21, 2019
Quest appeals a judgment of the District Court in favor of Cokebusters holding on summary judgment that claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,542,874...
NUVO PHARMACEUTICALS v. DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES INC.
- CAFC Updates
- May 15, 2019
Nuvo sued three Generics manufacturers (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, and Lupin Pharmaceuticals) to prevent their ANDA products from going to market, if...
BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED v. AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
- CAFC Updates
- May 14, 2019
BTG sued Amneal Pharmaceuticals, asserting that Amneal’s Abbreviated New Drug Applications (“ANDA”) for the generic version of BTG’s abiraterone product ZYTIGA® infringes U.S. Patent...
BRADIUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC v. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- May 13, 2019
Bradium Technologies LLC appealed final written decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding the claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,908,343 and 8,924,506...
AVX CORPORATION v. PRESIDIO COMPONENTS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- May 13, 2019
AVX petitioned for an inter partes review (IPR) of all claims of Presidio’s U.S. Patent No. 6,661,639 (which describes and claims single-layer ceramic...
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP v. WEST-WARD PHARMACEUTICALS
- CAFC Updates
- May 13, 2019
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals appeals the decision of the District Court holding that claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,410,131 which claims methods of using the...
AMGEN INC. v. SANDOZ INC.
- CAFC Updates
- May 09, 2019
Amgen appealed from two District Court decisions in two patent infringement actions brought by Amgen under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act...
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. v. ACTAVIS LLC
- CAFC Updates
- May 03, 2019
Endo Pharmaceuticals and Mallinckrodt sued Actavis and Teva, alleging that two Abbreviated New Drug Applications filed by Actavis infringed claims of U.S. Patent...
THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL LLC v. GNC CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- May 01, 2019
ThermoLife sued Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals and Vital Pharmaceuticals on four patents which claim methods and compositions involving the amino acids arginine and lysine, to...
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTL v. IBG LLC
- CAFC Updates
- April 30, 2019
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTL v. IBG LLC – Trading Technologies appealed a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board pursuant to...
NEPTUNE GENERICS, LLC v. ELI LILLY & COMPANY
- CAFC Updates
- April 26, 2019
Neptune, Fresenius, and Mylan appeal the Patent Trial and Appeals Board’s inter partes review (“IPR”) decisions holding Petitioners did not establish that claims...
VERSATOP SUPPORT SYSTEMS v. GEORGIA EXPO, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- April 19, 2019
The district court held, on cross-motions for summary judgment, that Georgia Expo’s use of VersaTop’s trademarks in advertising and brochures in the “drape...
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INT’L v. IBG LLC
- CAFC Updates
- April 18, 2019
Trading Technologies (“TT”) owns patents relating to a graphical user interface (“GUI”) for electronic trading. IBG and Interactive Brokers petitioned for review of...
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO. v. UNIFRAX I LLC
- CAFC Updates
- April 17, 2019
Unifrax appeals from the district court’s claim construction and denial of its motions for judgment of non-infringement and invalidity as a matter of...
ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC v. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- April 11, 2019
ATI appeals three final decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on petitions for Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) filed by LG, holding...
IN RE: SINY CORP.
- CAFC Updates
- April 10, 2019
Siny Corp. appeals a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board affirming the examining attorney’s refusal to register Siny’s proposed mark CASALANA...
OMEGA PATENTS, LLC v. CALAMP CORP.
- CAFC Updates
- April 09, 2019
CalAmp appeals from a judgment that certain patents asserted by Omega were infringed and are not invalid. The patents generally relate to multi-vehicle...
TEK GLOBAL, S.R.L. v. SEALANT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
- CAFC Updates
- March 29, 2019
Following a jury trial finding Sealant Systems liable to TEK for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,789,110 directed to an emergency kit for...
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- March 28, 2019
Endo appeals the district court’s decision holding the claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,808,737 relating to methods of using oxymorphone to treat pain...
CHARGEPOINT, INC. v. SEMACONNECT, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- March 28, 2019
ChargePoint appeals the decision of the District Court, which that the eight patent claims asserted by ChargePoint relating to charging stations...
GRUNENTHAL GMBH v. ALKEM LABORATORIES LIMITED
- CAFC Updates
- March 28, 2019
Alkem and Hikma appeal the judgment of the district court that U.S. Patent No. 7,994,364 relating to the Form A polymorph of tapentadol...
ARCTIC CAT INC. v. GEP POWER PRODUCTS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- March 26, 2019
GEP petitioned the PTAB for inter partes reviews of all claims of two patents owned by Arctic Cat relating to an electrical-connection box...
SRI INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- March 20, 2019
SRI sued Cisco for infringement of patents relating to computer-automated methods of hierarchical event monitoring and analysis within an enterprise network. In view...
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTL. v. CREATIVE COMPOUNDS, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- March 15, 2019
Natural Alternatives appeals a decision of the district court granting Creative Compounds’ motion for judgment on the pleadings that the asserted claims of...
FOREST LABORATORIES, LLC v. SIGMAPHARM LABORATORIES, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- March 14, 2019
Sigmapharm Laboratories and others (“Appellants”) filed Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) seeking to market generic versions of Saphris, a sublingually administered,...
PERSONAL WEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC v. APPLE, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- March 08, 2019
PersonalWeb Technologies appeals the final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding concluding that Apple demonstrated...
Global Patent Grace Period Discussed at APEC IPEG
- News
- March 05, 2019
Ray Farrell was designated as a panel member by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) at the Asia Pacific...
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- CAFC Updates
- February 26, 2019
The University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (“UFRF”) is the assignee of U.S. Patent No. 7,062,251, titled “Managing Critical Care Physiologic Data Using...
CODA DEVELOPMENT v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER
- CAFC Updates
- February 22, 2019
CODA Development (“Coda”) filed a complaint against The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company seeking correction of inventorship in several Goodyear patents and alleged,...
CENTRAK, INC. v. SONITOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- February 14, 2019
CenTrak sued Sonitor Technologies for alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,604,909, which claims systems for locating and identifying portable devices...
CONTINENTAL CIRCUITS LLC v. INTEL CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- February 08, 2019
Continental Circuits appeals from the judgment of the District Court of non-infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patents 7,501,582; 8,278,560; 8,581,105;...
ATHENA DIAGNOSTICS, INC. v. MAYO COLLABORATIVE SERVICES
- CAFC Updates
- February 06, 2019
Athena Diagnostics, Inc. and others appeal from an order of the District Court holding that certain claims of U.S. Patent 7,267,820 (covering methods...
DUNCAN PARKING TECHNOLOGIES v. IPS GROUP, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- February 01, 2019
IPS Group appeals from two district court decisions granting summary judgment of non-infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,595,054 and 7,854,310 relating to credit...
MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. v. RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES
- CAFC Updates
- February 01, 2019
Mylan Pharmaceuticals and others appeal the final written decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board in an inter...
IN RE: GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY
- CAFC Updates
- January 28, 2019
Guild Mortgage Co. (“Guild”) appeals a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board affirming the examiner’s refusal to register the mark “GUILD...
BARRY v. MEDTRONIC, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- January 24, 2019
Dr. Barry brought this action alleging that Medtronic induced surgeons to infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 7,670,358 and 8,361,121 relating to methods and systems...
SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- January 23, 2019
Supernus Pharmaceuticals appeals the entry of summary judgment by the district court which determined that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s calculation of...
PRINCETON DIGITAL IMAGE CORP. v. OFFICE DEPOT INC
- CAFC Updates
- January 22, 2019
Princeton Digital Image Corporation (“PDIC”) licensed U.S. Patent No. 4,813,056 (which relates to methods for encoding image data) to Adobe, promising not to...
AC TECHNOLOGIES S.A. v. AMAZON.COM, INC
- CAFC Updates
- January 14, 2019
Amazon petitioned for inter partes review of (IPR) of AC Technologies S.A.’s U.S. Patent No. 7,904,680 (relating generally to data access and management),...
AMERIGEN PHARMACEUTICALS v. UCB PHARMA GMBH
- CAFC Updates
- January 11, 2019
Amerigen appeals from the decision of the PTAB in an inter partes review holding that certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,858,650 are...
WESTERNGECO L.L.C. v. ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP.
- CAFC Updates
- January 11, 2019
WesternGeco brought a patent infringement suit against ION Geophysical for infringement of four U.S. Patents relating to controlling the movement and positioning of...
REALTIME DATA, LLC v. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- January 10, 2019
Hewlett Packard and Teradata sought inter partes review of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,597,812, relating to systems and methods for providing...
IN RE: MARCO GULDENAAR HOLDING B.V.
- CAFC Updates
- December 31, 2018
Marco Guldenaar Holding B.V. appeals the final decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board affirming the rejection of certain claims of U.S....
SPINEOLOGY, INC. v. WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC.
- CAFC Updates
- December 14, 2018
Wright Medical appeals the District Court’s denial of its motion for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285. In 2015, Spineology sued Wright,...
VIRNETX INC. v. APPLE, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- December 10, 2018
VirnetX appeals from two final written decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that Apple had demonstrated by a preponderance of...
NOVARTIS AG v. EZRA VENTURES LLC
- CAFC Updates
- December 07, 2018
Ezra Ventures filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) relating to a generic version of Novartis’s branded multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya®. Novartis filed...
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP v. BRECKENRIDGE PHARMACEUTICAL
- CAFC Updates
- December 07, 2018
This case involves patents directed to the compound everolimus, the active ingredient in Zortress® and Afinitor®, which can be used to treat certain cancers...
JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. PLANO ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGIES
- CAFC Updates
- December 07, 2018
Jack Henry and eleven Texas banks appeal the ruling of the District Court dismissing a declaratory judgment action against Plano Encryption Technologies...
MAXCHIEF INVESTMENTS LIMITED V. WOK & PAN, IND., INC.
- CAFC Updates
- December 03, 2018
Wok & Pan, Ind., Inc. (“Wok”) filed suit against Staples, a customer of Maxchief Investments Limited (“Maxchief”), in California alleging that Staples’...
OMAHA STEAKS INTERNATIONAL V. GREATER OMAHA PACKING CO.
- CAFC Updates
- November 26, 2018
Omaha Steaks International, Inc. appeals a decision of the TTAB dismissing its opposition to Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc.’s application to register the...
SCHLAFLY V. THE SAINT LOUIS BREWERY, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- November 26, 2018
The Saint Louis Brewery (“SLB”) is a craft brewery that was founded in 1989 by Thomas Schlafly and DanielKopman, began selling beer with the SCHLAFLY...
ENPLAS DISPLAY DEVICE CORPORATION V. SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANY
- CAFC Updates
- November 19, 2018
Enplas appeals the district court’s summary judgment that claim 20 of Seoul Semiconductor Company, Ltd.’s (“SSC”) U.S. Patent No. 6,007,209 (relating to methods of backlighting...
ANCORA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. HTC AMERICA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- November 16, 2018
Ancora Technologies, Inc.’s U.S. Patent 6,411,941 is entitled “Method of Restricting Software Operation Within a License Limitation” and relates to methods of limiting...
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC. V. F’REAL FOODS, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- November 16, 2018
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. petitioned the PTAB for inter partes review of claim 21 of f’real! Foods, LLC’s U.S. Patent No. 7,520,662 relating to methods...
Arista Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
- CAFC Updates
- November 09, 2018
Arista Networks, Inc. petitioned for an inter partes review (“IPR”) of certain claims of Cisco Systems, Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 7,340,597 relating to ensuring network device security...
ACCELERATION BAY, LLC V. ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC.
- CAFC Updates
- November 06, 2018
Patent owner Acceleration Bay, LLC appeals the final written decisions of the PTAB in six inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings holding unpatentable certain claims of<a...
ARCELORMITTAL ATLANTIQUE V. AK STEEL CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- November 05, 2018
Appellants ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine and others appeal from a grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of their reissue of U.S. Patent No....
LIQUIDPOWER SPECIALTY PRODUCTS V. BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY
- CAFC Updates
- October 22, 2018
LiquidPower appeals the final written decision on inter partes review of the PTAB holding certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,022,118 (relating to high molecular weight drag reducing...
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC V. SANDOZ INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 12, 2018
Teva appeals the of the District Court’s decision invalidating as obvious all asserted claims of patents directed to COPAXONE, a product marketed for...
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT V. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
- CAFC Updates
- October 12, 2018
Yeda challenges the PTAB’s final written decisions finding the claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,232,250, 8,399,413, and 8,969,302 (relating to COPAXONE, a...
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES V. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- October 10, 2018
Woodbolt Distributors, LLC requested that the PTO reexamine U.S. Patent No. 8,067,381 directed to increasing athletes’ endurance and owned by Natural Alternatives International,...
REAL FOODS PTY LTD. V. FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC
- CAFC Updates
- October 10, 2018
Appellant Real Foods sought registration of two marks: “CORN THINS,” for “crisp-bread slices predominantly of corn, namely popped corn cakes”; and “RICE THINS,”...
Data Engine Technologies LLC v. Google LLC
- CAFC Updates
- October 09, 2018
Data Engine Technologies (“DET”) filed suit against Google and appeals the district court’s entry of judgment on the pleadings holding that the asserted...
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. V. CEPHEID
- CAFC Updates
- October 09, 2018
Appellant Roche owns U.S. Patent No. 5,643,723 directed to methods for detecting the pathogenic bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (“MTB”), and sued Appellee...
GUST, INC. V. ALPHACAP VENTURES, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- September 28, 2018
Gutride Safier LLP (“Gutride”), a law firm representing AlphaCap Ventures, LLC (a non-capitalized, non-practicing entity based in California) in the district court litigation,...
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH V. APPLE INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 28, 2018
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (“WARF”) sued Apple Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,781,752 relating a specific prediction technique for computer...
BENNETT REGULATOR GUARDS, INC. V. ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY
- CAFC Updates
- September 28, 2018
Years after Bennett first sued Atlanta Gas for infringing its U.S. Patent No. 5,810,029 relating to an ice preventing device for use with...
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. V. FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR
- CAFC Updates
- September 26, 2018
Power Integrations sued Fairchild Semiconductor for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,212,079 and 6,538,908 relating to switching regulators in power supply controller...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA V. BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 24, 2018
The University of California appeals a decision of the PTAB determining there was no interference-in-fact between the University’s pending application (relating to the...
PARKERVISION, INC. V. QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
- CAFC Updates
- September 24, 2018
ParkerVision appeals from three final written decisions of the PTAB in related inter partes review proceedings, in which the Board held certain claims...
ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC. V. ROXANE LABORATORIES, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 24, 2018
Roxane and others submitted Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) seeking FDA approval to market generic versions of Ampyra, a medication Acorda markets pursuant...
NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG V. INSTRADENT USA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 24, 2018
Nobel appeals from the decision of the PTAB in an inter partes review (“IPR”) holding certain claims of U.S. Patent 8,714,977 directed to dental implants unpatentable....
IN RE: DETROIT ATHLETIC CO.
- CAFC Updates
- September 24, 2018
Detroit Athletic Co. (“DACo”) appeals from a decision of the TTAB affirming the PTO’s refusal to register DETROIT ATHLETIC CO. for sports apparel retail services. In...
OREXO AB V. ACTAVIS ELIZABETH LLC
- CAFC Updates
- September 24, 2018
Actavis filed an ANDA for a generic counter-part of Zubsolv (approved by the FDA for treatment of opioid dependence), accompanied by a Paragraph...
IXI IP, LLC V. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
- CAFC Updates
- September 24, 2018
Samsung and Apple filed a petition to institute an inter partes review of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,039,033 relating to systems...
HYATT V. PATO
- CAFC Updates
- September 24, 2018
Gilbert Hyatt, a named inventor on more than 70 issued patents and approximately 400 pending patent applications, sued the United States Patent...
INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC V. T-MOBILE USA, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 10, 2018
Intellectual Ventures appeals from a grant of summary judgment by the District Court that T-Mobile and the other defendants have not infringed U.S....
WORLDS INC. V. BUNGIE, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 10, 2018
Appellant Worlds Inc. appeals the final decisions of the PTAB invalidating three patents (generally relating to the computer-generated display of avatars...
ZHENG CAI v. DIAMOND HONG, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- September 05, 2018
Appellant Cai appeals an opinion of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) cancelling registration of his mark “WU DANG TAI CHI GREEN...
ERICSSON INC. v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
- CAFC Updates
- September 05, 2018
Ericsson appeals the final written decision of the PTAB, finding that certain claims of Intellectual Ventures’ U.S. Patent No. 5,602,831 (relating to increasing...
IN RE: MAATITA
- CAFC Updates
- August 27, 2018
This is an appeal from a rejection in initial examination of Maatita’s design patent application for the design of an athletic shoe bottom. The examiner...
IN RE REMBRANDT TECHS., LP PATENT LITIG.
- CAFC Updates
- August 22, 2018
This appeal derives from a multitude of patent infringement actions that plaintiffs-appellants Rembrandt filed in the mid-2000s against dozens of cable companies,...
BSG TECH LLC V. BUYSEASONS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 22, 2018
BSG sued BuySeasons for infringement of several patents related to systems and methods for indexing information stored in wide access databases. BuySeasons sought...
CORE WIRELESS LICENSING S.A.R.L., V. APPLE INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 22, 2018
Core Wireless brought an action for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,477,151 and 6,633,536 and appeals the district court’s judgment with respect to...
IN RE: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 22, 2018
Power Integrations filed petitions for a writ of mandamus. The petitions challenge the decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denying the...
CLICK-TO-CALL TECHNOLOGIES, LP V. INGENIO, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- August 22, 2018
Click-to-Call (“CTC”) contends that the PTAB erred in determining that an inter partes review (“IPR”) petition challenging claims of CTC’s patent relating to...
Luminara Worldwide, LLC V. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- August 22, 2018
Luminara appeals from three inter partes review (“IPR”) decisions, in which the PTAB held unpatentable a total of 31 claims across...
Should Graffiti Artists be Paid for Use of their Work?
- News
- August 19, 2018
Once considered a low-life act by individuals who lacked the respect to keep their community clean, graffiti is now perceived...
Colors: Can they be Trademarked?
- News
- August 17, 2018
Colors hold more power than we often may assign to them. Whether on packaging of food in the supermarket, or...
Cannabis Industry Searches for Federal Level Intellectual Property Clarity
- News
- August 17, 2018
Despite the fact that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does not provide federal trademark registration for any products that include marijuana, it...
Dueling Claim Construction Standards at the PTAB and District Courts
- News
- August 07, 2018
By John Sepulveda
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the federal district courts currently use two different standards to construe...
JTEKT CORPORATION v. GKN AUTOMOTIVE LTD.
- CAFC Updates
- August 06, 2018
GKN Automotive owns U.S. Patent No. 8,215,440 relating to a drivetrain for a four-wheel drive vehicle that is made up of primary and...
SAP AMERICA, INC. V. INVESTPIC LLC
- CAFC Updates
- August 06, 2018
InvestPic’s U.S. Patent No. 6,349,291 relates to systems and methods for performing certain statistical analyses of investment information. The CAFC previously...
ADVANTEK MARKETING, INC. V. SHANGHAI WALK-LONG TOOLS CO.
- CAFC Updates
- August 06, 2018
Advantek owns design patent No. D715,006 for a portable animal kennel. Advantek sued its former manufacturer, Shanghai Walk-Long Tools Co. and others for...
GOPRO, INC. V. CONTOUR IP HOLDING LLC
- CAFC Updates
- July 30, 2018
GoPro, Inc. appeals from final written decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in two inter partes review proceedings. In the proceedings, the...
ZUP, LLC V. NASH MANUFACTURING, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 30, 2018
Appellant ZUP, LLC appeals the District Court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee Nash Manufacturing, Inc. The district court invalidated claims...
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY V. EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO.
- CAFC Updates
- July 30, 2018
Boston University (“BU”) sued Everlight Electronics Co. and others for infringing BU’s U.S. Patent No. 5,686,738 relating to the preparation of monocrystalline GaN films via...
NANTKWEST, INC. V. IANCU
- CAFC Updates
- July 30, 2018
When the Patent Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) affirms an examiner’s rejection of a patent application, § 145 of the Patent Act...
INTERVAL LICENSING LLC V. AOL, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 23, 2018
The District Court determined that claims 15–18 of U.S. Patent No. 6,034,652 (relating to the operation of an “attention manager” that makes use of...
SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE V. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 23, 2018
Mylan petitioned for inter partes review of various patents owned by Allergan relating to its dry eye treatment Restasis. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.,...
POLARA ENGINEERING INC V. CAMPBELL COMPANY
- CAFC Updates
- July 18, 2018
Campbell Company appeals from the District Court’s final judgment entering judgment in favor of Polara Engineering Inc. on its claim for infringement of...
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS V. CUSTOPHARM INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 18, 2018
Endo Pharmaceuticals Solutions, Inc. holds the approved New Drug Application for Aveed®, a testosterone undecanoate intramuscular injection. Bayer owns the two patents...
BLACKBIRD TECH LLC V. ELB ELECTRONICS, INC.
- CAFC Updates
- July 18, 2018
Blackbird Tech LLC appeals the District Court’s entry of judgment of noninfringement of claim 12 of U.S. Patent No. 7,086,747 relating to energy efficient lighting apparatuses...
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. V. AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- July 18, 2018
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. appeals from six IPR decisions of the PTAB. Collectively, the decisions held certain claims of Jazz’s Patents relating to a drug...
TF3 LIMITED V. TRE MILANO, LLC
- CAFC Updates
- July 18, 2018
TF3 Limited appeals the decision of the PTAB in an inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 8,651,118 that relates to a “hair styling device”...
RAYTHEON COMPANY V. INDIGO SYSTEMS CORPORATION
- CAFC Updates
- July 18, 2018
Raytheon Company filed suit against Indigo Systems Corporation and FLIR Systems (collectively, Indigo) for trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement. The patent...
TEXAS ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC V. RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA
- CAFC Updates
- July 18, 2018
Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc., (TAOS) and Intersil Corporation each develop and sell ambient light sensors, which are used in electronic devices to...
CDFS Sponsors a panel discussion by BayHelix Group and Healthcare Drinks New York
- News
- July 16, 2018
On Wednesday July 11th, Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP sponsored a panel discussion hosted...
CDFS Partner George Likourezos to be a panelist at StrtupBoost:VR Panel
- News
- July 13, 2018
Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP Partner <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAB7cX4BFsYN16QpG_LiLJ-gPoSs2p1cAv4/" id="x_1635964759ember9859" class="x_1635964759ember-view x_1635964759tap-target x_1635964759feed-shared-text-view__mention" target="_blank"...
Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor
- News
- July 10, 2018
Power Integrations sued Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and Fairchild (Taiwan) Corporation (collectively “Fairchild”) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,212,079 (“the ’079...
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. V. FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR
- CAFC Updates
- July 09, 2018
Power Integrations sued Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and Fairchild (Taiwan) Corporation (collectively “Fairchild”) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,212,079 (“the ’079 patent”)...
IMPAX LABORATORIES INC. V. LANNETT HOLDINGS INC., 17-2020 (Fed. Cir. 2018)
- CAFC Updates
- July 02, 2018
Lannett appeals from the District Court’s decision concluding that certain claims of U.S. Patent 6,760,237 and U.S. Patent 7,220,767 relating to formulations of zolmitriptan for intranasal...
Frozen Lawsuit Currently Remains Cold
- News
- June 17, 2018
If you haven’t yet heard the Academy-award winning song, “Let it Go” from the hit Disney movie, Frozen, odds are you may be...
Copyright Registration Basics
- News
- June 11, 2018
Copyright is a right that grants the creator of a work exclusive rights to its use and distribution. And although ownership vests...
Musical Works Entitlement to Broad Copyright Protection May Stifle Creation
- News
- June 06, 2018
In the much talked about decision in Williams v. Gaye, the focus was on whether Marvin Gaye’s 1976 hit, “Got to Give it...
Is China Stealing America’s IP?
- News
- May 22, 2018
The U.S. has proposed intended tariffs by the way of more than $150 million in Chinese products in response to the U.S.’s belief...
About Post-Grant Proceedings: Reissue and Reexamination
- News
- May 01, 2018
Post-grant proceedings can be initiated both by patent owners and those challenging the validity of specific current patents. When a post-grant proceeding...
An Overview of the ICANN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Process
- News
- April 24, 2018
The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) is a system for the resolution of disputes regarding the registration of internet domain names. The UDRP...
MLB Advanced Media Sued for Patent Infringement
- News
- April 23, 2018
Early in the baseball season last year, major league pitchers appeared to have lost a bit of velocity. As it turns out,...
CDFS Life Sciences April 2018 Newsletter
- News
- April 01, 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently signed into law could have a significant impact on transactions involving the transfer of patent rights. Sales of the...
In Focus: Trademark Infringement in the U.S.
- News
- March 30, 2018
Infringing on a trademark can be costly as the responsible parties must typically pay damages to the trademark owner. Additionally, they will...
CDFS Partner George Likourezos attends Capital Group Luncheon Discussing Artificial Intelligence
- News
- March 28, 2018
CDFS Partner George Likourezos attended the Capital Group Private Client Services luncheon titled Artificial Intelligence: What It Is, How It Affects You and...
CDFS Partner Raymond Farrell Attends Global Patent Harmonization Meetings In Japan
- News
- March 26, 2018
Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP Partner Raymond Farrell traveled to Japan twice in the month of February to attend two separate...
In Focus: IP Mediation
- News
- March 23, 2018
If you are involved in an intellectual property dispute, litigation in the federal court system may become inevitable. In fact, thousands of...
An Overview of Patent Infringement in the United States
- News
- February 22, 2018
A patent confers upon its owner the exclusive right to prevent others from making, selling, or using the subject of the patent....
CDFS Proudly Announces Jason Scher as a New Partner
- News
- February 13, 2018
Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP is pleased to announce the elevation to partnership of Jason Scher. Mr. Scher has been instrumental in...
How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impacts Patent Transactions
- News
- January 22, 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently signed into law could have a significant impact on transactions involving the transfer of patent...
Congratulations Raymond Farrell
- News
- October 24, 2017
Congratulations to Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt LLP Partner Raymond Farrell for being honored at this year’s LISTnet 2017 LISA Awards. Click here to learn more...
CAFC Vacates and Remands Inconsistent PTAB Rulings of SynQor Patents
- News
- October 23, 2017
In September, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ordered the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to review its...
Understanding Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
- News
- October 14, 2017
Patents, trademarks, and copyrights are often confused as being interchangeable, as all constitute types of intellectual property. However, each of the aforementioned forms...
Allergan Transfers Restasis Patents to Native American Tribe to Avoid Challenge
- News
- October 10, 2017
The drugmaker Allergan recently announced that it had transferred six patents on it best-selling eye drug, RESTASIS, to the St. Regis Mohawk...
Supreme Court Ruling Re-Draws Patent Venue Map
- News
- August 28, 2017
What is the proper venue to bring a patent infringement lawsuit?
The Supreme Court’s highly anticipated ruling in TC Heartland LLC. V. Kraft Foods...
CAFC Clarifies AIA On-Sale Bar Rule
- News
- August 26, 2017
Do public sales constitute prior art even without disclosing the invention?
On May 1, a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Congratulations Carmella Stephens, Ph.D. for being listed as one of LIBN’s 2017 Who’s Who in Women in Professional Services
- News
- August 24, 2017
CDFS Partner Carmella...
USPTO Proposes Streamlined Procedures to Remove Defunct Marks from Trademark Register
- News
- August 24, 2017
What is a trademark cancellation proceeding?
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed streamlining the procedures to eliminate registrations for marks...
“Fearless Girl” Statue Triggers Intellectual Property Dispute
- News
- August 19, 2017
To commemorate International Woman’s Day in March, State Street Global Advisors commissioned Kristen Visbal’s “Fearless Girl” statue and obtained a permit from New...
UC Berkeley Appeals CRISPR-Cas9 PTAB Ruling
- News
- August 17, 2017
What is the status of the CRISPR patent dispute?
In February, this blog reported that the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) ruled...
Nike Files Opposition of Gronk Nation Trademark Registration
- News
- August 10, 2017
What is a trademark opposition proceeding?
Nike Inc. is opposing a trademark registration by New England Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski. In April 2016,...
A Primer on Patent Valuation
- News
- August 01, 2017
In the contemporary marketplace, innovation is essential for a business to maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. For this reason, companies are...
Supreme Court Eliminates Laches Defense in Patent Cases
- News
- April 10, 2017
On March 21, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laches, an equitable doctrine that bars lawsuits after unreasonable delays, cannot be used...
Hasbro Seeks Trademark for PLAY-DOH Scent
- News
- March 28, 2017
Under what conditions can a scent be trademarked?
Last month, toymaker Hasbro, Inc. filed an application to trademark the scent of PLAY-DOH. Under the...
Is Patent Venue Reform on the Horizon?
- News
- March 21, 2017
In December 2016, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in TC Heartland v. Kraft Food Group Brands, a case that...
Importing Limitations from the Specification into the Claims: When Is It Proper?
- News
- February 28, 2017
Originally published in the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s December 2016- January 2017 edition of The Report. https://www.nyipla.org/nyipla/TheReport.asp
By William Valet*
Claim construction...
Broad Institute Prevails in CRISPR Patent Dispute
- News
- February 23, 2017
What are the potential applications of gene-editing technology?
In December 2016, this blog reported on an interference proceeding before the Patent Trial and...
Qualcomm Faces Lawsuits Over Standard Essential Patents
- News
- February 21, 2017
In January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. over its practices for licensing cellular patents to smartphone makers....
A Look at Emerging Medical Technologies
- News
- February 17, 2017
How will innovations in medical technology shape healthcare?
Recent advances in medical technology have paved the way for minimally invasive surgeries to treat...
Researchers Develop Atomic-Scale Electrical Wires
- News
- January 31, 2017
What are the latest technological developments in the electronics sector?
A recent study in the journal Nature Materials reports that scientists at Stamford...
Supreme Court to Review Dispute Over Biosimilar Patent Dance
- News
- January 28, 2017
How many biosimilars are approved in the United States?
The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced that it will review the Amgen v. Sandoz case,...
Partner Pina Campagna featured in the LIBN article “On your marks”
- News
- January 25, 2017
<a href="http://libn.com/2017/01/25/on-your-marks/" target="_blank"...
Obama Administration Releases IP Enforcement Plan
- News
- January 25, 2017
What steps if the federal government taking to protect intellectual property?
In December, the Obama administration released a three-year plan for the protection of...
Why Patent Challenges Dominate The Landscape
- News
- December 21, 2016
How has the American Invents Act shaped patent law?
Since the America Invents Act became law a little over five years ago, there have...
PTAB Hears Oral Arguments in CRISPR Patent Dispute
- News
- December 21, 2016
What is at stake in the CRISPR patent dispute?
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is weighing claims over who invented CRISPR (clustered regularly...
CDFS Sponsors IP Defense Summit in Boston, MA
- News
- December 02, 2016
Carter Deluca Farrell & Schmidt, LLP (CDFS) sponsored the IP Defense Summit which was held in Boston, Massachusetts on November 3, 2016. The Summit featured...
Partner Pina Campagna Co-Participant for Amicus Curiae In Lee v. Tam Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court
- News
- December 01, 2016
By: Pina Campagna
CDFS Partner Pina M. Campagna participated in the preparation of an amicus brief together with the New York...
Frank Sardone Speaks at the Chicago Toy & Game Inventor Conference
- News
- November 30, 2016
On Thursday, November...
Protecting Claim Scope: Lessons from Poly-America, L.P. v. API Industries, Inc.
- News
- November 28, 2016
By:David Lee and Adil Ahsanuddin
On October 14, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”)...
Intellectual Property Essentials for Entrepreneurs
- News
- November 28, 2016
How can my startup protect its innovative products?
Launching a new business can be exciting, especially for those that are introducing new products to...
The Nexus of Social Media and Copyright Protection
- News
- November 28, 2016
How do copyright rules shape my digital marketing strategy?
Today, as more businesses engage in digital marketing campaigns through the use of multiple social...
CDFS Partner George Likourezos featured in Global Innovation Forum Article
- News
- November 09, 2016
On Long Island, Startups Emphasize Opportunities to Trade at Startup Global Event Hosted by U.S. Commerce Department and Global Innovation Forum
By: Kaveri Marathe
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CDFS Partner Peter DeLuca Participates as Panelist in “IP and Contracts” Workshop at Life Sciences Summit
- News
- November 09, 2016
On Thursday, November 3, 2016 Peter DeLuca participated as a panelist in a Business Workshop relating to “IP and Contracts” as part of...
USPTO Issues Memorandum to Patent Examiners on Software Patent Eligibility Cases
- News
- November 04, 2016
How should patent examiners apply the Federal Circuit Court decisions in McRo and Bascam?
As we have previously written, a string of Federal...
CDFS Partner George Likourezos Presenter at CEWIT Technology Entrepreneurship Symposium
- News
- November 03, 2016
George Likourezos, Partner, Intellectual Property Counsel, Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP presented at CEWIT Technology...
CDFS Partner George Likourezos Panelist at StartUp Global at CEWIT, Stony Brook University
- News
- November 02, 2016
Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP partner George Likourezos participated as a panelist at StartUp Global at CEWIT, Stony Brook University on October 27, 2016....
The Brexit Effect on the IP Landscape
- News
- October 21, 2016
How will the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the EU affect intellectual property rights?
The far reaching effects of the United Kingdom’s vote to...
Commerce Department Says IP is Good for the Economy
- News
- October 21, 2016
Do intellectual property rights promote economic growth in the U.S?
In October, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a report demonstrating that intellectual property...
CEPIB Leader Spotlight: Insights into the CEBIP Board of Directors Raymond E. Farrell, Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP
- News
- October 21, 2016
Congratulations to Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP Partner Raymond E. Farrell for his selection as the recipient of this week’s Clean Energy Business Incubator Program newsletter...
Protecting Ideas: Perspectives for Individuals and Companies
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- October 20, 2016
Protecting Ideas: Perspectives for Individuals and Companies
By: Sardone, Francesco
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CDFS Attorneys Attend Manufacturing Day at the Cradle of Aviation Museum
- News
- October 10, 2016
CDFS Attorneys Thomas Keely, Vadim...
Federal Circuit Lays Out Another Piece of the Software Patent Eligibility Puzzle
- News
- September 29, 2016
By: William Valet
Most patent practitioners would agree that, fundamentally, software patent claims are directed to patent eligible subject matter. Those same patent...
“Consisting of:” Not as Narrow as You Think
- News
- August 25, 2016
By: William Valet
The transitional phrases “comprising” and “consisting of” are well defined terms of art in Patent Law; the former being inclusive...
Lexmark – Potential Supreme Court Challenge on Patent Exhaustion Looms
- News
- August 02, 2016
By: David Hubbard
Challenge Could Threaten International Price Discrimination and Conditional Sale Business Models
A petition for certiorari currently awaits...
The Greater Long Island Running Club Presented $1,422 in Proceeds
- News
- July 19, 2016
The Greater Long Island Running Club presented $1,422 in proceeds from the Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt Ho Ho Ho Holiday Run to the Bethpage School...
Leveraging Patent Strategy to Diminish Risk and Cultivate Growth
- News
- June 23, 2016
Written By: Jason B. Scher
Innovation thrives on the virtues of...
Ray Farrell Attends US Bar-JPO Council Meeting as Incoming Chair
- News
- June 16, 2016
CARTER, DELUCA, FARRELL & SCHMIDT, LLP PARTNER RAY FARRELL ATTENDS US BAR-JPO COUNCIL MEETING AS INCOMING CHAIR
As the new Chair and outgoing Vice Chair of...
Pina Campagna featured in Newsday
- News
- June 06, 2016
Doing Business Globally? Protect Your Trademark Overseas. Read this informative Newsday article that features Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP partner Pina...
Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. – New York Law School Law Review, Vol. 55, 2010.
- News
- May 31, 2016
By Joshua Zarabi
I. INTRODUCTION
Among the many objectives of the American patent system is the promotion of innovation, which is accomplished by providing...
The Importance of the Patent Search
- News
- May 19, 2016
The Importance of the Patent Search. Read the informative article written by Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP Partner, George Likourezos, in the Spring 2016- Made...
Attribution as a Vehicle for Proving Divided Infringement – The Fallout from Akamai v. Limelight
- News
- May 12, 2016
By: Jan Lucas
Less than a week after the Supreme Court denied Limelight’s petition for a writ of certiorari, the Federal...
Congratulations to Huntington High School Robotics Team 5016
- News
- April 30, 2016
Carter DeLuca is extremely proud to sponsor the Huntington High School Robotics Team 5016, winners of the NYC regional robotics competition. The win...
Cindy Huang Honored at the Long Island Business News Diversity in Business Awards
- News
- April 22, 2016
We are very proud of Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP attorney, Cindy Huang, who was honored at the Long Island Business News Diversity in...
Think There’s No Patent Agent Privilege? Think Again.
- News
- April 14, 2016
By Adil Ahsanuddin
At one time, patent agents were found “particularly responsible for the deceptive advertising and victimization of inventors” at the Patent...
Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt LLP a Major Sponsor and Presenter at Long Island Capital Alliance’s Newly Launched Entrepreneur Educational & Mentoring Series
- News
- April 12, 2016
Kick-off Event Held on April 5, 2016
Melville, NY – April 12, 2016 – Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt (“CDFS”) LLP was a major...
Improper Hindsight – The Forgotten Argument Given Renewed Teeth by the Federal Circuit
- News
- April 07, 2016
By William Valet
Hindsight bias is recognized as being a significant psychological barrier to properly examining claims. As recognized by the...
Brushing Up on Design Patents Post-Egyptian Goddess: Abstract Similarities Not Enough to Find Infringement
- News
- March 24, 2016
By Rakesh Roy
Providing an affirmation of the current standard for determining design patent infringement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...
In re Smith- Another Alice- Nail in the Coffin of Claims on Methods of Conducting Games
- News
- March 16, 2016
By: Jan Lucas
In the latest word from the Federal Circuit on the effect of Alice on method claims, the...
Covered Business Method – is there a limit to what is “covered”?
- News
- October 23, 2015
By Joshua Zarabi
In an attempt to address both actual and perceived litigation abuse involving business method patents, Congress enacted a Covered Business...
Think that provisional application qualifies as prior art? Better think again.
- News
- September 15, 2015
By William Valet
At first glance, the decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) affirming the Patent Trial and...
The “ancient” concept of patronage invalidates crowd-funding patent
- News
- September 10, 2015
By Thomas Keely
Old concepts performed on a computer still are not patent eligible, as reinforced by the Southern District of New York’s...
Practice Tip: Claiming Priority Between Design and Utility Patent Applications
- News
- August 26, 2015
By: Stephen DiLorenzo
There is perhaps no better example of the potential value of a design patent than...
End of the Line for Cuozzo – Broadest Reasonable Interpretation is the Standard for IPRs unless Congress Acts
- News
- August 15, 2015
By: Stephen DiLorenzo
No rehearing of In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC will occur as the petition for rehearing en banc in In...
Structure or process? The Fed. Cir. clarifies software patent requirements
- News
- July 13, 2015
By Thomas Keely
“Software may be patent eligible, but when a claim is not directed towards a process, the subject matter must exist...
Rescinding estoppel: the most overlooked means to a broader claim construction
- News
- July 02, 2015
By Jason Scher
The starting point for achieving a broad claim construction is a well written application, the use of non-limiting traversal of...
PTO Issues First Set of PTAB Rule Changes
- News
- June 23, 2015
By: Joseph O. McPartland
Last month, on May 19, 2015, after a notice and comment process yielded some...
Beriont: The Case for Contemporaneous Record Keeping of Inventorship
- News
- June 05, 2015
By: David Hubbard
A former employee sues company for patent infringement. This is the scenario that...
Alice, § 101, and § 112 – patent application drafting tips to avoid rejections and survive post grant proceedings
- News
- June 02, 2015
By Seth Cannon
During the prosecution of software patent applications, the two most common rejections are patent eligibility rejections under 35 U.S.C. §...
Designed for simplicity, the path to filing an international design patent application may not be straightforward
- News
- May 20, 2015
By Jason Scher
The Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (the “Hague Agreement”) took effect in the U.S. on May...
Don’t let your preamble doom your claim construction
- News
- March 09, 2015
By Thomas Keely
Take care when drafting preambles and summaries in U.S. patent applications. The Federal Circuit recently reminded practitioners of the pitfalls...
In re Cuozzo, a Victory for Patent Challenges?
- News
- March 03, 2015
By: Stephen DiLorenzo
The recently issued Federal Circuit opinion in In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, No. 2014-1301, was the first Federal Circuit...
Patent Office Remains Open During Government Shutdown
- News
- September 12, 2018
The United States Patent and Trademark Office remains open despite the general government shutdown that began October 1, 2013. ...
Vadim Vapnyar Publications
- News
- April 12, 2016
Vadim Vapnyar, Note, “Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Redefining the Scope of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act,” 77 St. John’s L. Rev. (2003).
M. A. Walters, V....
Intent and Action: Defining “Competitive Injury” in False Marking Actions
- News
- July 21, 2015
By Rakesh Roy
On May 4, 2015, in a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in...
35 U.S.C. § 101 Law Still Unsettled After Alice, But Federal Circuit Makes Clear That Vague Patents Will Not Pass Muster
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- February 01, 2016
By Adil Ahsanuddin
Now a year and half removed from the U.S. Supreme Court’s seminal ruling in Alice Corp. Party v. CLS Bank...
Jan Lucas Publications
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- February 01, 2016
“Bilski v. Kappos, Mayo v. Prometheus, and CLS Bank v. Alice Corp.: The Death of the Machine-or Transformation Test and the Effects on Software Patent Prosecution,”...
George Likourezos Publications
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- February 01, 2016
“When Trade Dress Protection May Not Be Enough,” Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (JPTOS), June 1998
“American Indians Seek Cancellation of the Trademarked Term...
Federal Circuit Continues to Clamp Down on IPR Amendment Practice
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- January 11, 2016
By William Valet
At first glance, the America Invents Act (“AIA”) appears to grant a Patentee a statutory right to amend the claims...
Congratulations to Our New Partners!
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- November 04, 2015
Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP is pleased to announce that Seth M. Cannon, Pina M. Campagna & Vadim Vapnyar have become partners of the firm....
Inconsistent IDS Rules Adversely Impact PTA
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- March 23, 2015
The current rules for Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) are confusing at best, and at worst inconsistent traps costing applicants valuable patent term. For this...
House Bill Would Let USPTO Keep All Of Its Fees
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- October 30, 2013
The USPTO is entirely funded by user fees, but it has often not been able to keep all of that money. Many times...
New Patent Reform Legislation Being Drafted
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- October 10, 2013
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte recently released a second discussion draft of legislation aimed at preventing abusive patent troll litigation. The new draft includes...
Patent Office Remains Open During Government Shutdown
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- October 03, 2013
The United States Patent and Trademark Office remains open despite the general government shutdown that began October 1, 2013. Using prior year...
Obama’s Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Steps Down
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- August 12, 2013
Victoria Espinel, the White House’s first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, has stepped down from that position, sometimes referred to as the...
Raymond T. Chen appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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- August 08, 2013
On August 1, 2013, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Raymond T. Chen to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of...
Legislation Proposed to Lower Tax Rate on Profits Derived from Patented Products
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- August 06, 2013
Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., recently introduced H.R. 2605 (the Manufacturing Innovation in America Act) which calls for lowering the corporate tax rate from...
CDFS’s Pina Campagna, co-moderates the NYIPLA 2013 Half-Day Trademark CLE Seminar
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- July 29, 2013
Pina Campagna of Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP served as co-moderator for the NYIPLA 2013 Half-Day Trademark CLE seminar held at the...
Global Patent Search Network (GPSN) Now Available
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- July 11, 2013
The US Patent Office has announced that Chinese patent documents can now be searched in English or the Chinese language using the...
Dey, L.P. v. Sunovion Pharm., Inc.
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- June 11, 2013
The Federal Circuit recently tackled Dey, L.P v. Sunovion Pharm., Inc., No. 2012-1428 (Fed. Cir. 2013), which presented an unusual twist regarding the...
In re Morsa – Challenging Enablement of Prior Art
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- April 26, 2013
With its recent decision in In re Morsa, No. 2012-1609 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 5, 2013), the Fed. Cir. lowered the burden on an...