The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Canatex Completion Solutions, Inc. v. Wellmatics, LLC is a good example of the courts’ ability to correct obvious errors in patent claims through claim construction. Indeed, the panel’s reversal of the lower court’s ruling demonstrates that judicial correction of evident errors in patent claims — even when the error
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Apex Bank v. CC Serve Corp. serves as a pointed reminder to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) that it must maintain consistency across its DuPont factor analysis. While the appellate panel affirmed the TTAB’s finding that the parties’ services were highly similar, it vacated and remanded the
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Future Link Systems, LLC v. Realtek Semiconductor Corporation offers important guidance on what it means to be a “prevailing party” and the standards for awarding attorney fees, costs, and sanctions in patent litigation. This ruling, which vacated in part, affirmed in part, and remanded the district court’s decisions, is
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc. (24-1097) offers a compelling look at the evolving doctrine of prosecution laches, the written description requirement, and the practical realities of patent enforcement in the tech sector where technology typically evolves much faster than other industries. The case, which pitted two giants of the
The Federal Circuit’s recent precedential decision in In re Erik Brunetti has surely raised some eyebrows in the trademark community (and beyond), not just for its subject matter (the attempted registration of a certain provocative word, which we will refer to here as the “F-bomb” for sensitive eyes and ears, for various goods and services)
The Federal Circuit recently issued a significant decision in the ongoing patent litigation between Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp) and Qiagen Sciences, LLC, reversing a Delaware district court’s judgment that had found Qiagen liable for infringement of Labcorp’s patents-at-issue. In doing so, it vacated the $4.7 million damages award against Qiagen and ordered the
In a significant blow to Apple, the Federal Circuit recently vacated a summary judgment of noninfringement in the case of Taction Technology, Inc. v. Apple Inc. The dispute centers on Taction’s U.S. Patent Nos. 10,659,885 and 10,820,117, which Taction alleged that the Taptic Engine in Apple’s iPhone and Apple Watch products infringed the
In a significant decision for patent law and the fitness equipment industry, a panel of the Federal Circuit reversed a partial dismissal of PowerBlock Holdings, Inc.’s patent infringement claims brought against iFit, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. The infringement allegations against iFit were based on PowerBlock’s U.S. Patent No.
In Realtek Semiconductor Corporation v. ITC (23-1187), the Federal Circuit concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to decide whether the International Trade Commission (ITC) correctly denied Realtek’s motion for sanctions against Future Link Systems, LLC because the ITC decision did not involve a final determination affecting the entry of articles. As a result, the panel
Last week, the Federal Circuit vacated both the infringement and damages judgments against Apple in a patent case that involves standard-essential patents (SEPs) related to Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology brought in the Eastern District of Texas by Optis Cellular Technology, LLC. In Optis Cellular Technology, LLC v. Apple Inc. (22-1925), a panel for the